Audi A6 vs Mazda Protege
The A6 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $950 a year less in New Zealand, $780 in Australia, £580 in the UK and $730 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
- New Zealand
- $2,222 (better)
- $3,169
- Australia
- $1,841 (better)
- $2,624
- United Kingdom
- £1,350 (better)
- £1,925
- United States
- $1,716 (better)
- $2,449
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.9 L/100km (better)
- 9.8 L/100km
- UK
- 41 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- US
- 34 mpg (better)
- 24 mpg
- On a full tank
- 917 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
- –
- Boot
- 530 L
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- Length
- 4,939 mm
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- Weight
- 1,735 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
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- Power
- 180 kW
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- Torque
- 370 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
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- Drive
- AWD
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Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
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- Airbags
- 8
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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.
A6 or Protege?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A6 or the Mazda Protege?
The Audi A6: about $950 a year less in New Zealand, $780 in Australia, £580 in the UK and $730 in the US than the Mazda Protege at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi A6 or the Mazda Protege?
The Audi A6, at 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Mazda Protege's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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