Isuzu Mu-x vs Mitsubishi Asx

The Mu-x costs less to run, by the official figures: about $470 a year less in New Zealand.

Isuzu Mu-xMitsubishi Asx

Side by side

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

Isuzu Mu-xMitsubishi Asx

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,987 (better)
$2,458
Australia
$2,453
$2,033 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,737
£1,493 (better)
United States
$2,747
$1,899 (better)

Official figures

Uses
7.7 L/100km
7.6 L/100km (better)
UK
37 mpg
37 mpg (better)
US
30 mpg
31 mpg (better)
On a full tank
1,036 km (better)
632 km

Space

Seats
7
5
Boot
–
379 L
Towing, braked
3,500 kg (better)
1,300 kg
Length
4,850 mm
4,227 mm
Weight
2,085 kg
1,440 kg

Engine

Engine
3.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
140 kW (better)
67 kW
Torque
450 Nm (better)
160 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
6-speed manual
Drive
4WD
FWD

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.

Mu-x or Asx?

Which is cheaper to run, the Isuzu Mu-x or the Mitsubishi Asx?

The Isuzu Mu-x: about $470 a year less in New Zealand than the Mitsubishi Asx at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Isuzu Mu-x or the Mitsubishi Asx?

The Mitsubishi Asx, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Isuzu Mu-x's 7.7 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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