Mazda CX-9 vs Nissan Terrano

The Terrano costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Mazda CX-9Nissan Terrano

Side by side

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

Mazda CX-9Nissan Terrano

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,911
$2,878 (better)
Australia
$2,408
$2,381 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,768
£1,749 (better)
United States
$2,249
$2,224 (better)

Official figures

Uses
9.0 L/100km
8.9 L/100km (better)
UK
31 mpg
32 mpg (better)
US
26 mpg
26 mpg (better)
On a full tank
800 km (better)
787 km

Space

Seats
7
5
Boot
230 L
–
Towing, braked
2,000 kg
–
Length
5,075 mm
4,343 mm
Weight
1,882 kg
–

Engine

Engine
2.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
Power
170 kW (better)
81 kW
Torque
420 Nm (better)
248 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
6-speed manual
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
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-9 or Terrano?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda CX-9 or the Nissan Terrano?

The Nissan Terrano: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Mazda CX-9 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda CX-9 or the Nissan Terrano?

The Nissan Terrano, at 8.9 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Mazda CX-9's 9.0 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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