Mazda 6 vs Toyota Altezza

The Altezza 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.

Toyota Altezza

Side by side

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

Mazda 6Toyota Altezza

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,927
$2,901 (better)
Australia
$2,421
$2,402 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,778
£1,762 (better)
United States
$2,261
$2,241 (better)

Official figures

Uses
9.1 L/100km
9.0 L/100km (better)
UK
31 mpg
31 mpg (better)
US
26 mpg
26 mpg (better)
On a full tank
685 km
725 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
474 L
–
Towing, braked
1,500 kg
–
Length
4,865 mm
4,400 mm
Weight
1,536 kg
–

Engine

Engine
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
140 kW
154 kW (better)
Torque
252 Nm (better)
206 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
6-speed manual
Drive
FWD
RWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
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.

6 or Altezza?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda 6 or the Toyota Altezza?

The Toyota Altezza: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Mazda 6 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda 6 or the Toyota Altezza?

The Toyota Altezza, at 9.0 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Mazda 6's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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