Land Rover Range Rover vs Mazda RX-7

The RX-7 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.

Land Rover Range Rover

Side by side

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

Land Rover Range RoverMazda RX-7

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$4,227
$4,217 (better)
Australia
$3,496
$3,488 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,568
£2,562 (better)
United States
$3,266
$3,258 (better)

Official figures

Uses
13.1 L/100km
13.0 L/100km (better)
UK
22 mpg
22 mpg (better)
US
18 mpg
18 mpg (better)
On a full tank
689 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Boot
549 L
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Towing, braked
3,500 kg
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Length
5,052 mm
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Weight
2,387 kg
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Engine

Engine
3.0 L 6-cylinder petrol mild hybrid
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Power
294 kW
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Torque
550 Nm
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Gearbox
8-speed automatic
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Drive
AWD
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Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
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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.

Range Rover or RX-7?

Which is cheaper to run, the Land Rover Range Rover or the Mazda RX-7?

The Mazda RX-7: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Land Rover Range Rover at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Land Rover Range Rover or the Mazda RX-7?

The Mazda RX-7, at 13.0 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Land Rover Range Rover's 13.1 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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