Lexus IS200 vs Toyota Axio

The Axio costs less to run, by the official figures: about $2,260 a year less in New Zealand, $1,870 in Australia, £1,380 in the UK and $1,750 in the US.

Lexus IS200

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Lexus IS200Toyota Axio

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,202
$938 (better)
Australia
$2,651
$776 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,945
£570 (better)
United States
$2,474
$725 (better)

Official figures

Uses
9.9 L/100km
2.9 L/100km (better)
UK
29 mpg
97 mpg (better)
US
24 mpg
81 mpg (better)
On a full tank
657 km
1,483 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Length
4,400 mm
4,495 mm
Weight
1,350 kg
1,100 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
114 kW (better)
80 kW
Torque
190 Nm (better)
140 Nm
Gearbox
5-speed manual
CVT
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 Axio?

Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus IS200 or the Toyota Axio?

The Toyota Axio: about $2,260 a year less in New Zealand, $1,870 in Australia, £1,380 in the UK and $1,750 in the US than the Lexus IS200 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Lexus IS200 or the Toyota Axio?

The Toyota Axio, at 2.9 L/100km (97 mpg UK, 81 mpg US) to the Lexus IS200's 9.9 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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