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.

Mitsubishi RVRSubaru XV

Side by side

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

Mitsubishi RVRSubaru XV

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.

Each on its own

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