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Lexus LS Fuel Economy (km/L)

km/L Number of Vehicles
7 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
8 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
9 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
10 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
11 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
12 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
13 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
14 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
15 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
16 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
17 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
18 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
19 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
20 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
21 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
22 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
23 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
24 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
25 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
26 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
27 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
28 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
29 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
30 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
31 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
32 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
33 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
34 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
35 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
36 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
37 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
38 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
39 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
40 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
41 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
42 kilometers per liter 5 vehicles
43 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
44 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
45 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
46 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
47 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
48 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
49 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
50 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
51 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
52 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
53 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
54 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
55 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
56 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
57 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
58 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
59 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
60 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
61 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
62 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
63 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
64 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
65 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
66 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
67 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
68 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
69 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
70 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
71 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
72 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
73 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
Model Year Body/Powertrain km/L  
2010 2010 4dr Sedan 357-hp 4.6L V8 8-sp shiftable automatic AWD 48.2
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With the turbocharged 310kW 3.5L V6 engine, 10-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, the 2010 Lexus LS has been averaging 48.2 L/100km (liters per 100 kilometers).

The 2010 Lexus LSs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 kilometers per hour (about 80 percent of the kilometers driven). The rest of the kilometers were in the city (20 percent), in the suburbs (0 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent).

In addition, the average 2010 Lexus LS in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on most or all of the time.
2009 2009 4dr Sedan 380-hp 4.6L V8 8-sp shiftable automatic RWD 31.21
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2008 2008 4dr Sedan 380-hp 4.6L V8 8-sp shiftable automatic RWD 47.1
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2007 2007 4dr Sedan 380-hp 4.6L V8 8-sp shiftable automatic RWD 53.15
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2006 2006 4dr Sedan 380-hp 4.6L V8 8-sp shiftable automatic RWD 57.51
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2005 2005 4dr Sedan 380-hp 4.6L V8 8-sp shiftable automatic RWD 54.36
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2004 2004 4dr Sedan 380-hp 4.6L V8 8-sp shiftable automatic RWD 47.42
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2003 2003 4dr Sedan 380-hp 4.6L V8 8-sp shiftable automatic RWD 56.5
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2002 2002 4dr Sedan 380-hp 4.6L V8 8-sp shiftable automatic RWD 40.34
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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Lexus LS

Lexus LS Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearComment
Nearly everyone except Toyota has been transitioning to boosted engines for fuel efficiency at least as much as for performance. While boosted engines swill gas at least as well as their unboosted equivalents when hustled, in typical driving they are more efficient. With EPA ratings of 16 mpg city, 23 mpg highway, the LS 460 nearly matches the Jaguar XJ AWD (16/24), but falls well short of the Audi A8 3.0T (18/28) and BMW 740Li xDrive (19/28). In the real world, the Lexus's fuel economy lags the others, including the Jaguar, to an even greater degree. In our suburban driving the LS 460's trip computer often reported averages between 15 and 16, vs. low 20s in the Jaguar. A light foot could nudge the LS's average to 18, but the XJ's to 25. On the highway the LS 460's trip computer reported averages of 24.7 and 23.3. The XJ's reported just over 30. see full Lexus LS review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Lexus LS

Lexus LS Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2001 0 In United Kingdom (Imperial) gallons and miles, over the last 60,000 miles I have averaged 24.6mpg. In town it falls to about 15mpg and on a long run at 85mph (normal cruising speed on UK motorways despite 70mph limit) it returns 27.5mpg see full Lexus LS review
 

Lexus LS Gas Mileage (km/L)

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Lexus LS's real-world km/L based on how and where you drive a car.