Lexus GS vs Maserati Ghibli
The GS costs less to run, by the official figures: about $180 a year less in New Zealand, $150 in Australia, £110 in the UK and $140 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
- $3,622 (better)
- $3,803
- Australia
- $2,996 (better)
- $3,146
- United Kingdom
- £2,200 (better)
- £2,310
- United States
- $2,798 (better)
- $2,938
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.2 L/100km (better)
- 11.8 L/100km
- UK
- 25 mpg (better)
- 24 mpg
- US
- 21 mpg (better)
- 20 mpg
- On a full tank
- 589 km
- 680 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 4,880 mm
- 4,971 mm
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- 3.0 L V6 twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 233 kW
- 243 kW (better)
- Torque
- 378 Nm
- 500 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
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.
GS or Ghibli?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus GS or the Maserati Ghibli?
The Lexus GS: about $180 a year less in New Zealand, $150 in Australia, £110 in the UK and $140 in the US than the Maserati Ghibli at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus GS or the Maserati Ghibli?
The Lexus GS, at 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the Maserati Ghibli's 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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