Audi A2 vs Mazda Bongo

The A2 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $160 a year less in New Zealand, $130 in Australia, £100 in the UK and $120 in the US.

Mazda Bongo

Side by side

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

Audi A2Mazda Bongo

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,684 (better)
$2,846
Australia
$2,222 (better)
$2,354
United Kingdom
£1,631 (better)
£1,729
United States
$2,074 (better)
$2,199

Official figures

Uses
8.3 L/100km (better)
8.8 L/100km
UK
34 mpg (better)
32 mpg
US
28 mpg (better)
27 mpg

Space

Seats
–
3

Engine

Engine
–
2.2 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
Gearbox
–
5-speed manual
Drive
–
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.

A2 or Bongo?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A2 or the Mazda Bongo?

The Audi A2: about $160 a year less in New Zealand, $130 in Australia, £100 in the UK and $120 in the US than the Mazda Bongo at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi A2 or the Mazda Bongo?

The Audi A2, at 8.3 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Mazda Bongo's 8.8 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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