Mazda 626 vs Mercedes-Benz C63
The 626 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 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
- $3,234 (better)
- $3,289
- Australia
- $2,680 (better)
- $2,721
- United Kingdom
- £1,965 (better)
- £1,998
- United States
- $2,499 (better)
- $2,541
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.0 L/100km (better)
- 10.2 L/100km
- UK
- 28 mpg (better)
- 28 mpg
- US
- 24 mpg (better)
- 23 mpg
- On a full tank
- 640 km
- 649 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 435 L
- Length
- 4,690 mm
- 4,686 mm
- Weight
- 1,200 kg
- 1,730 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 96 kW
- 350 kW (better)
- Torque
- 178 Nm
- 650 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 7-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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.
626 or C63?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda 626 or the Mercedes-Benz C63?
The Mazda 626: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz C63 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda 626 or the Mercedes-Benz C63?
The Mazda 626, at 10.0 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz C63's 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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