Honda Airwave vs Subaru Forester
The Airwave costs less to run, by the official figures: about $190 a year less in New Zealand, $160 in Australia, £120 in the UK and $150 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
- $1,811 (better)
- $2,005
- Australia
- $1,498 (better)
- $1,659
- United Kingdom
- £1,100 (better)
- £1,218
- United States
- $1,399 (better)
- $1,549
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.6 L/100km (better)
- 6.2 L/100km
- UK
- 50 mpg (better)
- 46 mpg
- US
- 42 mpg (better)
- 38 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 1,016 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 498 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,800 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,640 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,564 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
- Power
- 81 kW
- 136 kW (better)
- Torque
- 143 Nm
- 239 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- CVT (Lineartronic)
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
Airwave or Forester?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Airwave or the Subaru Forester?
The Honda Airwave: about $190 a year less in New Zealand, $160 in Australia, £120 in the UK and $150 in the US than the Subaru Forester at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Airwave or the Subaru Forester?
The Honda Airwave, at 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US) to the Subaru Forester's 6.2 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 38 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Each on its own
Other comparisons
What will the drive cost?
Roadtrip works out the fuel or charging cost of any drive for your exact car, finds the cheapest stations on the way, and splits it between everyone in the car.
Rated 4.7 by drivers · 700,000 downloads
