Citroën C3 Aircross vs Subaru Crosstrek
The Crosstrek costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 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
- $2,134
- $2,102 (better)
- Australia
- $1,769
- $1,742 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,297
- £1,277 (better)
- United States
- $1,649
- $1,624 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.6 L/100km
- 6.5 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 43 mpg
- 43 mpg (better)
- US
- 36 mpg
- 36 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 682 km
- 954 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 411 L (better)
- 315 L
- Length
- 4,153 mm
- 4,481 mm
- Weight
- 1,249 kg
- 1,410 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L flat-4 petrol
- Power
- 81 kW
- 125 kW (better)
- Torque
- 205 Nm
- 219 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- CVT
- 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.
C3 Aircross or Crosstrek?
Which is cheaper to run, the Citroën C3 Aircross or the Subaru Crosstrek?
The Subaru Crosstrek: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Citroën C3 Aircross at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Citroën C3 Aircross or the Subaru Crosstrek?
The Subaru Crosstrek, at 6.5 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Citroën C3 Aircross's 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Citroën C3 Aircross or the Subaru Crosstrek?
The Citroën C3 Aircross, at 411 L to the Subaru Crosstrek's 315 L, for their newest versions.
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