Acura Ilx vs Subaru WRX

The Ilx costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 in the US.

Acura IlxSubaru WRX

Side by side

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

Acura IlxSubaru WRX

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,717 (better)
$2,820
Australia
$2,253 (better)
$2,339
United Kingdom
£1,650 (better)
£1,713
United States
$2,099 (better)
$2,179

Official figures

Uses
8.4 L/100km (better)
8.7 L/100km
UK
34 mpg (better)
32 mpg
US
28 mpg (better)
27 mpg
On a full tank
595 km
722 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Length
–
4,670 mm
Weight
–
1,519 kg

Engine

Engine
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.4 L turbocharged horizontally opposed 4-cylinder petrol
Power
150 kW
202 kW (better)
Torque
244 Nm
350 Nm (better)
Gearbox
8-speed dual-clutch
6-speed manual
Drive
FWD
AWD

Safety

Airbags
–
8

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.

Ilx or WRX?

Which is cheaper to run, the Acura Ilx or the Subaru WRX?

The Acura Ilx: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 in the US than the Subaru WRX at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Acura Ilx or the Subaru WRX?

The Acura Ilx, at 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Subaru WRX's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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