Mini Clubman vs Subaru Forester
The Forester costs less to run, by the official figures: about $330 a year less in New Zealand, $270 in Australia, £200 in the UK and $250 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
- $2,332
- $2,005 (better)
- Australia
- $1,929
- $1,659 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,417
- £1,218 (better)
- United States
- $1,801
- $1,549 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.2 L/100km
- 6.2 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 39 mpg
- 46 mpg (better)
- US
- 33 mpg
- 38 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 666 km
- 1,016 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 360 L
- 498 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,800 kg
- Length
- 4,253 mm
- 4,640 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,564 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
- Power
- 100 kW
- 136 kW (better)
- Torque
- 220 Nm
- 239 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 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.
Clubman or Forester?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mini Clubman or the Subaru Forester?
The Subaru Forester: about $330 a year less in New Zealand, $270 in Australia, £200 in the UK and $250 in the US than the Mini Clubman at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mini Clubman or the Subaru Forester?
The Subaru Forester, at 6.2 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 38 mpg US) to the Mini Clubman's 7.2 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 33 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mini Clubman or the Subaru Forester?
The Subaru Forester, at 498 L to the Mini Clubman's 360 L, for their newest versions.
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