Lexus RC vs Porsche 911
The RC costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $3,457 (better)
- $3,464
- Australia
- $2,860 (better)
- $2,865
- United Kingdom
- £2,100 (better)
- £2,104
- United States
- $2,671 (better)
- $2,676
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.7 L/100km (better)
- 10.7 L/100km
- UK
- 26 mpg (better)
- 26 mpg
- US
- 22 mpg (better)
- 22 mpg
- On a full tank
- 608 km (better)
- 598 km
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 4
- Boot
- 294 L (better)
- 132 L
- Length
- 4,699 mm
- 4,519 mm
- Weight
- 1,765 kg
- 1,505 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.0 L flat-6 twin turbo petrol
- Power
- 289 kW (better)
- 283 kW
- Torque
- 453 Nm (better)
- 450 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
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.
RC or 911?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus RC or the Porsche 911?
The Lexus RC: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia than the Porsche 911 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus RC or the Porsche 911?
The Lexus RC, at 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US) to the Porsche 911's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Lexus RC or the Porsche 911?
The Lexus RC, at 294 L to the Porsche 911's 132 L, for their newest versions.
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