Kia K5 vs Subaru WRX

Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.

Kia K5Subaru WRX

Side by side

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

Kia K5Subaru WRX

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£1,711 (better)
£1,713
New Zealand
$2,817 (better)
$2,820
Australia
$2,334 (better)
$2,337
United States
$2,176 (better)
$2,179

Official figures

Uses
32 mpg (better)
32 mpg
Also
8.7 L/100km (better)
8.7 L/100km
On a full tank
410 miles
449 miles (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
445 L
–
Length
4,905 mm
4,670 mm
Weight
1,424 kg
1,519 kg

Engine

Engine
1.6 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
2.4 L turbocharged horizontally opposed 4-cylinder petrol
Power
125 kW
202 kW (better)
Torque
265 Nm
350 Nm (better)
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
6-speed manual
Drive
FWD
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.

K5 or WRX?

Which uses less fuel, the Kia K5 or the Subaru WRX?

The Kia K5, at 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Subaru WRX's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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