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Subaru Impreza vs Holden Barina

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Subaru Impreza
Subaru Impreza

$31,490 - $37,990

2024 price

Holden Barina
Holden Barina

$6,499 - $19,994

2018 price

Summary

2024 Subaru Impreza
2018 Holden Barina
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Flat 4, 2.0L

Inline 4, 1.6L
Fuel Type
-

Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
7.5L/100km (combined)

6.6L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • No hybrid option
  • Engine noisy when pushed
  • Loves a drink

  • Not fun to drive
  • Underwhelming engine
  • Feeling its age
2024 Subaru Impreza Summary

For over thirty years, the Subaru Impreza has been an icon on Australian roads.

If you’re a member of the ‘PlayStation generation’ like me, there’s a very good chance you slapped P plates on one as your first car.

For Subaru the Impreza is more than that. Along with its WRX performance variant, it's the car which put Subaru on the map, raising it from a relatively unknown Japanese automaker to a global household name.

Things change, though, and despite 30-plus years of history as a beloved nameplate, the Impreza has gone from a best-seller to tumbling down the sales charts as buyers shuffle into small SUVs rather than hatchbacks or small sedans.

The question we’re looking to answer today is what this new-generation Impreza has to offer in 2024, and whether it is still worth a look.

Read on to see what we found.

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2018 Holden Barina Summary

The Holden Barina is a nameplate that is arguably better known than many of the others in the company’s line-up. It has been around longer than Trax, Equinox, Colorado, Trailblazer, Spark… in fact, longer than everything but Astra and Commodore.

The current-generation Barina itself has been around for a while, too: it launched way back in 2012, and it’s fair to say the market has moved on a long way since then. But so has the Barina, following a refresh late in 2016 - and it remains one of the roomier offerings in the segment, and one of the keener-priced cars, too.

In fact, it managed to run eighth in terms of sales in the declining light-car segment in 2017… and yet, with nearly 4000 cars sold, there are still plenty of people interested in the Barina model. 

So, does it still stack up?

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2024 Subaru Impreza 2018 Holden Barina

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