Land Rover Defender vs Mazda Tribute
The Tribute costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 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
- $2,178
- $2,173 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,629
- $2,623 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,597
- £1,593 (better)
- United States
- $2,031
- $2,026 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.1 L/100km
- 8.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,107 km (better)
- 740 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 368 L
- Towing, braked
- 3,500 kg
- –
- Length
- 5,018 mm
- 4,425 mm
- Weight
- 2,223 kg
- 1,400 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel mild hybrid
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 147 kW (better)
- 98 kW
- Torque
- 430 Nm (better)
- 181 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- 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.
Defender or Tribute?
Which is cheaper to run, the Land Rover Defender or the Mazda Tribute?
The Mazda Tribute: about $10 a year less in Australia than the Land Rover Defender at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Land Rover Defender or the Mazda Tribute?
The Mazda Tribute, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Land Rover Defender's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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