Mazda CX-8 vs Toyota Venza

The CX-8 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in Australia.

Mazda CX-8Toyota Venza

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Mazda CX-8Toyota Venza

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$1,610 (better)
$1,616
New Zealand
$1,940 (better)
$1,950
United Kingdom
£1,179 (better)
£1,185
United States
$1,499 (better)
$1,507

Official figures

Uses
6.0 L/100km (better)
6.0 L/100km
On a full tank
1,233 km (better)
1,111 km

Space

Seats
7
5
Boot
–
913 L
Towing, braked
2,000 kg
–
Length
4,900 mm
4,801 mm
Weight
–
1,782 kg

Engine

Engine
2.2 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
2.7 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
140 kW
165 kW (better)
Torque
450 Nm (better)
291 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
6-speed automatic
Drive
AWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–

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-8 or Venza?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda CX-8 or the Toyota Venza?

The Mazda CX-8: about $10 a year less in Australia than the Toyota Venza at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda CX-8 or the Toyota Venza?

The Mazda CX-8, at 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the Toyota Venza's 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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