Lexus IS200 vs Volkswagen LT35
The LT35 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $2,670 a year less in New Zealand, $2,000 in Australia, £1,480 in the UK and $1,740 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
- $528 (better)
- Australia
- $2,651
- $651 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,945
- £461 (better)
- United States
- $2,474
- $730 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.9 L/100km
- 2.1 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 29 mpg
- 138 mpg (better)
- US
- 24 mpg
- 115 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 657 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
- –
- Length
- 4,400 mm
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- Weight
- 1,350 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
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- Power
- 114 kW
- –
- Torque
- 190 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- –
- Drive
- RWD
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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 LT35?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus IS200 or the Volkswagen LT35?
The Volkswagen LT35: about $2,670 a year less in New Zealand, $2,000 in Australia, £1,480 in the UK and $1,740 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 Volkswagen LT35?
The Volkswagen LT35, at 2.1 L/100km (138 mpg UK, 115 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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