Nissan Maxima vs Subaru Legacy
The Legacy costs less to run, by the official figures: about £150 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £1,925
- £1,778 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,169
- $2,927 (better)
- Australia
- $2,626
- $2,425 (better)
- United States
- $2,449
- $2,261 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 29 mpg
- 31 mpg (better)
- Also
- 9.8 L/100km
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 432 miles
- 481 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 405 L
- 425 L (better)
- Length
- 4,897 mm
- 4,841 mm
- Weight
- 1,638 kg
- 1,587 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- 2.5 L flat-4 petrol
- Power
- 224 kW (better)
- 134 kW
- Torque
- 354 Nm (better)
- 239 Nm
- Gearbox
- Xtronic CVT
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 10 (better)
- 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.
Maxima or Legacy?
Which is cheaper to run, the Nissan Maxima or the Subaru Legacy?
The Subaru Legacy: about £150 a year less in the UK than the Nissan Maxima at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Nissan Maxima or the Subaru Legacy?
The Subaru Legacy, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Nissan Maxima's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Nissan Maxima or the Subaru Legacy?
The Subaru Legacy, at 425 L to the Nissan Maxima's 405 L, for their newest versions.
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