Citroën C3 vs Mazda Mazda2
The C3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 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
- $1,585 (better)
- $1,617
- Australia
- $1,311 (better)
- $1,338
- United Kingdom
- £963 (better)
- £982
- United States
- $1,224 (better)
- $1,249
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.9 L/100km (better)
- 5.0 L/100km
- UK
- 58 mpg (better)
- 56 mpg
- US
- 48 mpg (better)
- 47 mpg
- On a full tank
- 918 km (better)
- 860 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 300 L
- 350 L (better)
- Length
- 3,996 mm
- 4,081 mm
- Weight
- 1,033 kg
- 968 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 60 kW
- 66 kW (better)
- Torque
- 118 Nm
- 129 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★★☆
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.
C3 or Mazda2?
Which is cheaper to run, the Citroën C3 or the Mazda Mazda2?
The Citroën C3: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Mazda Mazda2 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Citroën C3 or the Mazda Mazda2?
The Citroën C3, at 4.9 L/100km (58 mpg UK, 48 mpg US) to the Mazda Mazda2's 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Citroën C3 or the Mazda Mazda2?
The Mazda Mazda2, at 350 L to the Citroën C3's 300 L, for their newest versions.
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