Lexus LX vs Mercedes-Benz A45

The A45 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $540 a year less in New Zealand, $440 in Australia, £330 in the UK and $410 in the US.

Side by side

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

Lexus LXMercedes-Benz A45

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,878
$2,341 (better)
Australia
$2,381
$1,940 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,749
£1,422 (better)
United States
$2,224
$1,809 (better)

Official figures

Uses
8.9 L/100km
7.2 L/100km (better)
UK
32 mpg
39 mpg (better)
US
26 mpg
32 mpg (better)

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.

LX or A45?

Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus LX or the Mercedes-Benz A45?

The Mercedes-Benz A45: about $540 a year less in New Zealand, $440 in Australia, £330 in the UK and $410 in the US than the Lexus LX at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Lexus LX or the Mercedes-Benz A45?

The Mercedes-Benz A45, at 7.2 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Lexus LX's 8.9 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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