Mahindra Pikup vs Subaru WRX

The Pikup costs less to run, by the official figures: about $570 a year less in New Zealand.

Subaru WRX

Side by side

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

Mahindra PikupSubaru WRX

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,252 (better)
$2,820
Australia
$2,783
$2,337 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,968
£1,713 (better)
United States
$3,114
$2,179 (better)

Official figures

Uses
8.8 L/100km
8.7 L/100km (better)
UK
32 mpg
32 mpg (better)
US
27 mpg
27 mpg (better)
On a full tank
–
722 km

Space

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

Engine

Engine
–
2.4 L turbocharged horizontally opposed 4-cylinder petrol
Power
–
202 kW
Torque
–
350 Nm
Gearbox
–
6-speed manual
Drive
–
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.

Pikup or WRX?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mahindra Pikup or the Subaru WRX?

The Mahindra Pikup: about $570 a year less in New Zealand than the Subaru WRX at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mahindra Pikup or the Subaru WRX?

The Subaru WRX, at 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Mahindra Pikup's 8.8 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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