Mazda CX-5 vs Volkswagen Touareg
The CX-5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $190 a year less in New Zealand, $160 in Australia, £110 in the UK and $140 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
- $2,523 (better)
- $2,710
- Australia
- $2,087 (better)
- $2,242
- United Kingdom
- £1,532 (better)
- £1,646
- United States
- $1,949 (better)
- $2,094
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- 8.4 L/100km
- UK
- 36 mpg (better)
- 34 mpg
- US
- 30 mpg (better)
- 28 mpg
- On a full tank
- 718 km
- 895 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 438 L
- 697 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 1,800 kg
- 3,500 kg (better)
- Length
- 4,575 mm
- 4,878 mm
- Weight
- 1,576 kg
- 2,070 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
- 3.0 L V6 turbo diesel
- Power
- 115 kW
- 170 kW (better)
- Torque
- 200 Nm
- 500 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
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.
CX-5 or Touareg?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda CX-5 or the Volkswagen Touareg?
The Mazda CX-5: about $190 a year less in New Zealand, $160 in Australia, £110 in the UK and $140 in the US than the Volkswagen Touareg at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda CX-5 or the Volkswagen Touareg?
The Mazda CX-5, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Touareg's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mazda CX-5 or the Volkswagen Touareg?
The Volkswagen Touareg, at 697 L to the Mazda CX-5's 438 L, for their newest versions.
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