Jeep Cherokee vs Mitsubishi RVR

The RVR costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $30 in the US.

Jeep CherokeeMitsubishi RVR

Side by side

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

Jeep CherokeeMitsubishi RVR

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,057
$2,015 (better)
Australia
$1,706
$1,669 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,250
£1,224 (better)
United States
$1,589
$1,557 (better)

Official figures

Uses
6.4 L/100km
6.2 L/100km (better)
UK
44 mpg
45 mpg (better)
US
37 mpg
38 mpg (better)
On a full tank
943 km
963 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
700 L (better)
493 L
Towing, braked
2,200 kg
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Length
4,623 mm
4,295 mm
Weight
1,638 kg
1,385 kg

Engine

Engine
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
130 kW (better)
98 kW
Torque
229 Nm (better)
175 Nm
Gearbox
9-speed automatic
CVT
Drive
FWD
FWD

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.

Cherokee or RVR?

Which is cheaper to run, the Jeep Cherokee or the Mitsubishi RVR?

The Mitsubishi RVR: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Jeep Cherokee at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Jeep Cherokee or the Mitsubishi RVR?

The Mitsubishi RVR, at 6.2 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 38 mpg US) to the Jeep Cherokee's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Jeep Cherokee or the Mitsubishi RVR?

The Jeep Cherokee, at 700 L to the Mitsubishi RVR's 493 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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