Porsche Cayman vs Subaru BRZ
The BRZ costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 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
- $2,449
- $2,374 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,169
- $3,072 (better)
- Australia
- $2,626
- $2,546 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,925
- £1,866 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 24 mpg
- 25 mpg (better)
- Also
- 9.8 L/100km
- 9.5 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 406 miles (better)
- 327 miles
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 4
- Boot
- 275 L (better)
- 237 L
- Length
- 4,379 mm
- 4,265 mm
- Weight
- 1,335 kg
- 1,290 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L flat-4 turbo petrol
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder boxer petrol
- Power
- 220 kW (better)
- 174 kW
- Torque
- 380 Nm (better)
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- 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.
Cayman or BRZ?
Which is cheaper to run, the Porsche Cayman or the Subaru BRZ?
The Subaru BRZ: about $70 a year less in the US than the Porsche Cayman at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Porsche Cayman or the Subaru BRZ?
The Subaru BRZ, at 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Porsche Cayman's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Porsche Cayman or the Subaru BRZ?
The Porsche Cayman, at 275 L to the Subaru BRZ's 237 L, for their newest versions.
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