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.

Lexus RC350Nissan Datsun

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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