Mazda MPV vs Mitsubishi Grandis

The MPV costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US.

Mazda MPVMitsubishi Grandis

Side by side

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

Mazda MPVMitsubishi Grandis

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,846 (better)
$2,911
Australia
$2,354 (better)
$2,408
United Kingdom
£1,729 (better)
£1,768
United States
$2,199 (better)
$2,249

Official figures

Uses
8.8 L/100km (better)
9.0 L/100km
UK
32 mpg (better)
31 mpg
US
27 mpg (better)
26 mpg
On a full tank
–
667 km

Space

Seats
7
7
Length
–
4,765 mm
Weight
–
1,570 kg

Engine

Engine
2.5 L V6 petrol
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
–
121 kW
Torque
–
217 Nm
Gearbox
5-speed automatic
4-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

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.

MPV or Grandis?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda MPV or the Mitsubishi Grandis?

The Mazda MPV: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Mitsubishi Grandis at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda MPV or the Mitsubishi Grandis?

The Mazda MPV, at 8.8 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Mitsubishi Grandis's 9.0 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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