Mazda Protege vs Porsche Cayman
The Protege costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 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
- $3,169 (better)
- $3,202
- Australia
- $2,626 (better)
- $2,648
- United Kingdom
- £1,925 (better)
- £1,945
- United States
- $2,449 (better)
- $2,474
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.8 L/100km (better)
- 9.9 L/100km
- UK
- 29 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- US
- 24 mpg (better)
- 24 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 646 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 2
- Boot
- –
- 275 L
- Length
- –
- 4,379 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,335 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.0 L flat-4 turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 220 kW
- Torque
- –
- 380 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- –
- RWD
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.
Protege or Cayman?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda Protege or the Porsche Cayman?
The Mazda Protege: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Porsche Cayman at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda Protege or the Porsche Cayman?
The Mazda Protege, at 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Porsche Cayman's 9.9 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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