Kia Cerato vs Mazda Mazda6
The Cerato costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 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
- $2,354 (better)
- $2,390
- Australia
- $1,947 (better)
- $1,977
- United Kingdom
- £1,430 (better)
- £1,452
- United States
- $1,819 (better)
- $1,846
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.3 L/100km (better)
- 7.4 L/100km
- UK
- 39 mpg (better)
- 38 mpg
- US
- 32 mpg (better)
- 32 mpg
- On a full tank
- 687 km
- 839 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 502 L (better)
- 481 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,100 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,640 mm
- 4,869 mm
- Weight
- 1,320 kg
- 1,415 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 112 kW
- 131 kW (better)
- Torque
- 192 Nm
- 233 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★★★ (better)
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- 6
- –
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.
Cerato or Mazda6?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Cerato or the Mazda Mazda6?
The Kia Cerato: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Mazda Mazda6 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Cerato or the Mazda Mazda6?
The Kia Cerato, at 7.3 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Mazda Mazda6's 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Cerato or the Mazda Mazda6?
The Kia Cerato, at 502 L to the Mazda Mazda6's 481 L, for their newest versions.
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