BMW 120D vs Mazda Verisa

The 120D costs less to run, by the official figures: about $370 a year less in New Zealand.

Mazda Verisa

Side by side

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

BMW 120DMazda Verisa

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,544 (better)
$1,915
Australia
$1,906
$1,584 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,350
£1,163 (better)
United States
$2,135
$1,479 (better)

Official figures

Uses
6.0 L/100km
5.9 L/100km (better)
UK
47 mpg
48 mpg (better)
US
39 mpg
40 mpg (better)

Space

Seats
–
5

Engine

Engine
–
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
–
81 kW
Torque
–
143 Nm
Gearbox
–
4-speed automatic
Drive
–
FWD

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.

120D or Verisa?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 120D or the Mazda Verisa?

The BMW 120D: about $370 a year less in New Zealand than the Mazda Verisa at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 120D or the Mazda Verisa?

The Mazda Verisa, at 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the BMW 120D's 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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