Nissan Wingroad vs Subaru Forester

The Wingroad costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US.

Nissan WingroadSubaru Forester

Side by side

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

Nissan WingroadSubaru Forester

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,876 (better)
$2,005
Australia
$1,552 (better)
$1,659
United Kingdom
£1,140 (better)
£1,218
United States
$1,449 (better)
$1,549

Official figures

Uses
5.8 L/100km (better)
6.2 L/100km
UK
49 mpg (better)
46 mpg
US
41 mpg (better)
38 mpg
On a full tank
862 km
1,016 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
–
498 L
Towing, braked
–
1,800 kg
Length
–
4,640 mm
Weight
–
1,564 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.5 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
Power
81 kW
136 kW (better)
Torque
148 Nm
239 Nm (better)
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.

Wingroad or Forester?

Which is cheaper to run, the Nissan Wingroad or the Subaru Forester?

The Nissan Wingroad: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US than the Subaru Forester at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Nissan Wingroad or the Subaru Forester?

The Nissan Wingroad, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Subaru Forester's 6.2 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 38 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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