Mazda 6 vs Subaru Legacy
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,927
- $2,927
- Australia
- $2,421
- $2,421
- United Kingdom
- £1,778
- £1,778
- United States
- $2,261
- $2,261
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km
- 9.1 L/100km
- UK
- 31 mpg
- 31 mpg
- US
- 26 mpg
- 26 mpg
- On a full tank
- 685 km
- 773 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 474 L (better)
- 425 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,500 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,865 mm
- 4,840 mm
- Weight
- 1,536 kg
- 1,617 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.5 L flat-4 petrol
- Power
- 140 kW (better)
- 136 kW
- Torque
- 252 Nm (better)
- 239 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 6
- 7 (better)
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.
6 or Legacy?
Which has the bigger boot, the Mazda 6 or the Subaru Legacy?
The Mazda 6, at 474 L to the Subaru Legacy's 425 L, for their newest versions.
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