Lexus RC350 vs Nissan Datsun
The RC350 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $360 a year less in New Zealand, $290 in Australia, £220 in the UK and $270 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
- $3,105 (better)
- $3,460
- Australia
- $2,572 (better)
- $2,862
- United Kingdom
- £1,886 (better)
- £2,102
- United States
- $2,399 (better)
- $2,673
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.6 L/100km (better)
- 10.7 L/100km
- UK
- 29 mpg (better)
- 26 mpg
- US
- 25 mpg (better)
- 22 mpg
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.
RC350 or Datsun?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus RC350 or the Nissan Datsun?
The Lexus RC350: about $360 a year less in New Zealand, $290 in Australia, £220 in the UK and $270 in the US than the Nissan Datsun at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus RC350 or the Nissan Datsun?
The Lexus RC350, at 9.6 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Nissan Datsun's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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