Holden Commodore vs Subaru Impreza
The Commodore costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 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
- $2,571 (better)
- $2,623
- Australia
- $2,127 (better)
- $2,170
- United Kingdom
- £1,562 (better)
- £1,593
- United States
- $1,986 (better)
- $2,026
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.0 L/100km (better)
- 8.1 L/100km
- UK
- 36 mpg (better)
- 35 mpg
- US
- 30 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- On a full tank
- 767 km (better)
- 617 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 490 L (better)
- 345 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,800 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,897 mm
- 4,475 mm
- Weight
- 1,535 kg
- 1,383 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L naturally aspirated 4-cylinder petrol boxer
- Power
- 191 kW (better)
- 115 kW
- Torque
- 350 Nm (better)
- 196 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- CVT (7-speed simulated ratios)
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 6
- 7 (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.
Commodore or Impreza?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Commodore or the Subaru Impreza?
The Holden Commodore: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Subaru Impreza at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Commodore or the Subaru Impreza?
The Holden Commodore, at 8.0 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Subaru Impreza's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Holden Commodore or the Subaru Impreza?
The Holden Commodore, at 490 L to the Subaru Impreza's 345 L, for their newest versions.
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