Kia Carnival vs Mazda Premacy
The Carnival costs less to run, by the official figures: about $140 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
- $1,554 (better)
- $1,690
- New Zealand
- $1,876 (better)
- $2,037
- United Kingdom
- £1,140 (better)
- £1,238
- United States
- $1,449 (better)
- $1,574
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.8 L/100km (better)
- 6.3 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,362 km (better)
- 952 km
Space
- Seats
- 8
- 7
- Boot
- 960 L (better)
- 110 L
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
- –
- Length
- 5,115 mm
- 4,506 mm
- Weight
- 2,136 kg
- 1,405 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 216 kW (better)
- 96 kW
- Torque
- 355 Nm (better)
- 175 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 7
- –
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.
Carnival or Premacy?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Carnival or the Mazda Premacy?
The Kia Carnival: about $140 a year less in Australia than the Mazda Premacy at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Carnival or the Mazda Premacy?
The Kia Carnival, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Mazda Premacy's 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Carnival or the Mazda Premacy?
The Kia Carnival, at 960 L to the Mazda Premacy's 110 L, for their newest versions.
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