Kia Soul vs Subaru Impreza
The Impreza costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less 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
- United States
- $1,959
- $1,874 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,535
- $2,426 (better)
- Australia
- $2,101
- $2,012 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,540
- £1,474 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 30 mpg
- 31 mpg (better)
- Also
- 7.8 L/100km
- 7.5 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 428 miles (better)
- 414 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 364 L
- 385 L (better)
- Length
- 4,195 mm
- 4,550 mm
- Weight
- 1,300 kg
- 1,456 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L flat-4 petrol
- Power
- 110 kW (better)
- 98 kW
- Torque
- 179 Nm
- 194 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
- –
- Airbags
- 6
- 7 (better)
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.
Soul or Impreza?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Soul or the Subaru Impreza?
The Subaru Impreza: about $80 a year less in the US than the Kia Soul at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Soul or the Subaru Impreza?
The Subaru Impreza, at 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Kia Soul's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Soul or the Subaru Impreza?
The Subaru Impreza, at 385 L to the Kia Soul's 364 L, for their newest versions.
Each on its own
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