Mitsubishi RVR vs Subaru XV
The RVR costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 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
- $2,092 (better)
- $2,102
- Australia
- $1,731 (better)
- $1,739
- United Kingdom
- £1,271 (better)
- £1,277
- United States
- $1,617 (better)
- $1,624
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.5 L/100km (better)
- 6.5 L/100km
- UK
- 44 mpg (better)
- 43 mpg
- US
- 36 mpg (better)
- 36 mpg
- On a full tank
- 974 km (better)
- 969 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 310 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,400 kg
- Length
- 4,295 mm
- 4,465 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,418 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol boxer
- Power
- 110 kW
- 115 kW (better)
- Torque
- 197 Nm (better)
- 196 Nm
- 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.
RVR or XV?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mitsubishi RVR or the Subaru XV?
The Mitsubishi RVR: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Subaru XV at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mitsubishi RVR or the Subaru XV?
The Mitsubishi RVR, at 6.5 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Subaru XV's 6.5 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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