Mazda CX-9 vs Volkswagen Tiguan
The CX-9 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 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
- $2,911 (better)
- $2,927
- Australia
- $2,408 (better)
- $2,421
- United Kingdom
- £1,768 (better)
- £1,778
- United States
- $2,249 (better)
- $2,261
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.0 L/100km (better)
- 9.1 L/100km
- UK
- 31 mpg (better)
- 31 mpg
- US
- 26 mpg (better)
- 26 mpg
- On a full tank
- 800 km (better)
- 641 km
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- 230 L
- 615 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg (better)
- 1,600 kg
- Length
- 5,075 mm
- 4,509 mm
- Weight
- 1,882 kg
- 1,437 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 170 kW (better)
- 96 kW
- Torque
- 420 Nm (better)
- 220 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
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.
CX-9 or Tiguan?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda CX-9 or the Volkswagen Tiguan?
The Mazda CX-9: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Volkswagen Tiguan at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda CX-9 or the Volkswagen Tiguan?
The Mazda CX-9, at 9.0 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Tiguan's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mazda CX-9 or the Volkswagen Tiguan?
The Volkswagen Tiguan, at 615 L to the Mazda CX-9's 230 L, for their newest versions.
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