Chevrolet Cavalier vs Subaru Legacy

The Legacy costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 a year less in Australia.

Chevrolet CavalierSubaru Legacy

Side by side

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

Chevrolet CavalierSubaru Legacy

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$2,521
$2,425 (better)
New Zealand
$3,043
$2,927 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,849
£1,778 (better)
United States
$2,351
$2,261 (better)

Official figures

Uses
9.4 L/100km
9.1 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
606 km
773 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
375 L
425 L (better)
Length
4,593 mm
4,841 mm
Weight
1,203 kg
1,587 kg

Engine

Engine
2.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.5 L flat-4 petrol
Power
90 kW
134 kW (better)
Torque
193 Nm
239 Nm (better)
Gearbox
4-speed automatic
CVT
Drive
FWD
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.

Cavalier or Legacy?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Cavalier or the Subaru Legacy?

The Subaru Legacy: about $100 a year less in Australia than the Chevrolet Cavalier at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Cavalier or the Subaru Legacy?

The Subaru Legacy, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Cavalier's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Cavalier or the Subaru Legacy?

The Subaru Legacy, at 425 L to the Chevrolet Cavalier's 375 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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