Mazda CX-5 vs Mitsubishi Outlander
The Outlander 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
- $2,087
- $2,082 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,519
- $2,513 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,530
- £1,527 (better)
- United States
- $1,946
- $1,941 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.8 L/100km
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 719 km (better)
- 708 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 442 L
- 571 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 1,800 kg (better)
- 1,600 kg
- Length
- 4,550 mm
- 4,710 mm
- Weight
- 1,558 kg
- 1,635 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
- Power
- 115 kW
- 135 kW (better)
- Torque
- 200 Nm
- 245 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- CVT automatic (8 simulated ratios)
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 6
- 8 (better)
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.
CX-5 or Outlander?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda CX-5 or the Mitsubishi Outlander?
The Mitsubishi Outlander: about $10 a year less in Australia than the Mazda CX-5 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda CX-5 or the Mitsubishi Outlander?
The Mitsubishi Outlander, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Mazda CX-5's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mazda CX-5 or the Mitsubishi Outlander?
The Mitsubishi Outlander, at 571 L to the Mazda CX-5's 442 L, for their newest versions.
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