Lexus ES300 vs Mercedes-Benz E63
The E63 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $330 a year less in New Zealand, $270 in Australia, £200 in the UK and $260 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $3,460
- $3,127 (better)
- Australia
- $2,864
- $2,589 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,102
- £1,900 (better)
- United States
- $2,673
- $2,416 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.7 L/100km
- 9.7 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 26 mpg
- 29 mpg (better)
- US
- 22 mpg
- 24 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 467 km
- 683 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 4,975 mm
- 4,989 mm
- Weight
- 1,680 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder hybrid
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 160 kW
- 450 kW (better)
- Torque
- –
- 850 Nm
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
ES300 or E63?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus ES300 or the Mercedes-Benz E63?
The Mercedes-Benz E63: about $330 a year less in New Zealand, $270 in Australia, £200 in the UK and $260 in the US than the Lexus ES300 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus ES300 or the Mercedes-Benz E63?
The Mercedes-Benz E63, at 9.7 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Lexus ES300's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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