Subaru Legacy vs Toyota Aurion
The Legacy costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 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
- $2,927 (better)
- $3,008
- Australia
- $2,428 (better)
- $2,494
- United Kingdom
- £1,778 (better)
- £1,827
- United States
- $2,261 (better)
- $2,324
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- 9.3 L/100km
- UK
- 31 mpg (better)
- 30 mpg
- US
- 26 mpg (better)
- 25 mpg
- On a full tank
- 773 km (better)
- 753 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 425 L
- 504 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,600 kg
- Length
- 4,841 mm
- 4,835 mm
- Weight
- 1,587 kg
- 1,525 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L flat-4 petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 134 kW
- 200 kW (better)
- Torque
- 239 Nm
- 336 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 7
- 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.
Legacy or Aurion?
Which is cheaper to run, the Subaru Legacy or the Toyota Aurion?
The Subaru Legacy: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US than the Toyota Aurion at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Subaru Legacy or the Toyota Aurion?
The Subaru Legacy, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Toyota Aurion's 9.3 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Subaru Legacy or the Toyota Aurion?
The Toyota Aurion, at 504 L to the Subaru Legacy's 425 L, for their newest versions.
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