Rover 75 vs Subaru Impreza

The 75 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $200 a year less in New Zealand, $160 in Australia, £120 in the UK and $150 in the US.

Subaru Impreza

Side by side

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

Rover 75Subaru Impreza

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,426 (better)
$2,623
Australia
$2,006 (better)
$2,170
United Kingdom
£1,474 (better)
£1,593
United States
$1,874 (better)
$2,026

Official figures

Uses
7.5 L/100km (better)
8.1 L/100km
UK
38 mpg (better)
35 mpg
US
31 mpg (better)
29 mpg
On a full tank
–
617 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
345 L
Length
–
4,475 mm
Weight
–
1,383 kg

Engine

Engine
–
2.0 L naturally aspirated 4-cylinder petrol boxer
Power
–
115 kW
Torque
–
196 Nm
Gearbox
–
CVT (7-speed simulated ratios)
Drive
–
AWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
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.

75 or Impreza?

Which is cheaper to run, the Rover 75 or the Subaru Impreza?

The Rover 75: about $200 a year less in New Zealand, $160 in Australia, £120 in the UK and $150 in the US than the Subaru Impreza at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Rover 75 or the Subaru Impreza?

The Rover 75, at 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Subaru Impreza's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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