Honda CR-V vs Mitsubishi RVR

The CR-V costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US.

Honda CR-VMitsubishi RVR

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Honda CR-VMitsubishi RVR

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,057 (better)
$2,092
Australia
$1,701 (better)
$1,731
United Kingdom
£1,250 (better)
£1,271
United States
$1,589 (better)
$1,617

Official figures

Uses
6.4 L/100km (better)
6.5 L/100km
UK
44 mpg (better)
44 mpg
US
37 mpg (better)
36 mpg
On a full tank
896 km
974 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
589 L
–
Towing, braked
1,500 kg
–
Length
4,694 mm
4,295 mm
Weight
1,570 kg
–

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
140 kW (better)
110 kW
Torque
240 Nm (better)
197 Nm
Gearbox
CVT
CVT
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
–
Airbags
8
–

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.

CR-V or RVR?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda CR-V or the Mitsubishi RVR?

The Honda CR-V: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Mitsubishi RVR at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda CR-V or the Mitsubishi RVR?

The Honda CR-V, at 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Mitsubishi RVR's 6.5 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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