Renault Megane vs Subaru Impreza
The Impreza costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 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
- $2,684
- $2,623 (better)
- Australia
- $2,220
- $2,170 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,631
- £1,593 (better)
- United States
- $2,074
- $2,026 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.3 L/100km
- 8.1 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 34 mpg
- 35 mpg (better)
- US
- 28 mpg
- 29 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 566 km
- 617 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 384 L (better)
- 345 L
- Length
- 4,359 mm
- 4,475 mm
- Weight
- 1,300 kg
- 1,383 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L naturally aspirated 4-cylinder petrol boxer
- Power
- 103 kW
- 115 kW (better)
- Torque
- 240 Nm (better)
- 196 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- CVT (7-speed simulated ratios)
- 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.
Megane or Impreza?
Which is cheaper to run, the Renault Megane or the Subaru Impreza?
The Subaru Impreza: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Renault Megane at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Renault Megane or the Subaru Impreza?
The Subaru Impreza, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Renault Megane's 8.3 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Renault Megane or the Subaru Impreza?
The Renault Megane, at 384 L to the Subaru Impreza's 345 L, for their newest versions.
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