Ford S-max vs Mazda 5
The S-max costs less to run, by the official figures: about $320 a year less in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- Australia
- $1,395 (better)
- $1,717
- New Zealand
- $1,682 (better)
- $2,070
- United Kingdom
- £1,022 (better)
- £1,257
- United States
- $1,299 (better)
- $1,599
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.2 L/100km (better)
- 6.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,346 km (better)
- 938 km
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 7
- Boot
- 2,081 L (better)
- 110 L
- Length
- 4,796 mm
- 4,506 mm
- Weight
- 1,923 kg
- 1,405 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 140 kW (better)
- 96 kW
- Torque
- 360 Nm (better)
- 175 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
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.
S-max or 5?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford S-max or the Mazda 5?
The Ford S-max: about $320 a year less in Australia than the Mazda 5 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford S-max or the Mazda 5?
The Ford S-max, at 5.2 L/100km (54 mpg UK, 45 mpg US) to the Mazda 5's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford S-max or the Mazda 5?
The Ford S-max, at 2081 L to the Mazda 5's 110 L, for their newest versions.
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