Lexus IS200 vs Mazda 626
The IS200 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 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
- $3,202 (better)
- $3,234
- Australia
- $2,651 (better)
- $2,677
- United Kingdom
- £1,945 (better)
- £1,965
- United States
- $2,474 (better)
- $2,499
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.9 L/100km (better)
- 10.0 L/100km
- UK
- 29 mpg (better)
- 28 mpg
- US
- 24 mpg (better)
- 24 mpg
- On a full tank
- 657 km (better)
- 640 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 4,400 mm
- 4,690 mm
- Weight
- 1,350 kg
- 1,200 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 114 kW (better)
- 96 kW
- Torque
- 190 Nm (better)
- 178 Nm
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
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.
IS200 or 626?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus IS200 or the Mazda 626?
The Lexus IS200: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Mazda 626 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus IS200 or the Mazda 626?
The Lexus IS200, at 9.9 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Mazda 626's 10.0 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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