Acura RSX vs Subaru BRZ
The RSX costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $3,043 (better)
- $3,072
- Australia
- $2,524 (better)
- $2,548
- United Kingdom
- £1,849 (better)
- £1,866
- United States
- $2,351 (better)
- $2,374
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.4 L/100km (better)
- 9.5 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 531 km (better)
- 526 km
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 4
- Boot
- –
- 237 L
- Length
- 4,366 mm
- 4,265 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,290 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder boxer petrol
- Power
- 116 kW
- 174 kW (better)
- Torque
- 190 Nm
- 250 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
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.
RSX or BRZ?
Which is cheaper to run, the Acura RSX or the Subaru BRZ?
The Acura RSX: about $30 a year less in New Zealand than the Subaru BRZ at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Acura RSX or the Subaru BRZ?
The Acura RSX, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Subaru BRZ's 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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