Mazda 2 vs Volkswagen Up
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,617
- $1,552 (better)
- Australia
- $1,341
- $1,287 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £982
- £943 (better)
- United States
- $1,249
- $1,199 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.0 L/100km
- 4.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 860 km
- –
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 249 L
- 251 L (better)
- Length
- 4,064 mm
- 3,540 mm
- Weight
- 1,030 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 66 kW (better)
- 55 kW
- Torque
- 148 Nm (better)
- 95 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★★★ (better)
- Airbags
- 6
- –
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.
2 or Up?
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda 2 or the Volkswagen Up?
The Volkswagen Up, at 4.8 L/100km (59 mpg UK, 49 mpg US) to the Mazda 2's 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mazda 2 or the Volkswagen Up?
The Volkswagen Up, at 251 L to the Mazda 2's 249 L, for their newest versions.
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