Mazda 3 vs Peugeot 206
The 3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 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
- $2,717 (better)
- $2,746
- Australia
- $2,247 (better)
- $2,271
- United Kingdom
- £1,650 (better)
- £1,668
- United States
- $2,099 (better)
- $2,121
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.4 L/100km (better)
- 8.5 L/100km
- UK
- 34 mpg (better)
- 33 mpg
- US
- 28 mpg (better)
- 28 mpg
- On a full tank
- 607 km (better)
- 589 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 295 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 1,200 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,460 mm
- 3,820 mm
- Weight
- 1,338 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 114 kW (better)
- 55 kW
- Torque
- 200 Nm (better)
- 120 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 7
- –
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.
3 or 206?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda 3 or the Peugeot 206?
The Mazda 3: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Peugeot 206 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda 3 or the Peugeot 206?
The Mazda 3, at 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Peugeot 206's 8.5 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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