Mazda MX-5 vs Volkswagen Eos
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
- $2,254 (better)
- $2,458
- Australia
- $1,868 (better)
- $2,039
- United Kingdom
- £1,369 (better)
- £1,493
- United States
- $1,741 (better)
- $1,899
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.0 L/100km (better)
- 7.6 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 646 km
- 711 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 4
- Boot
- 144 L
- 204 L (better)
- Length
- 3,915 mm
- 4,409 mm
- Weight
- 1,000 kg
- 1,523 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 135 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 205 Nm (better)
- 200 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
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.
MX-5 or Eos?
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda MX-5 or the Volkswagen Eos?
The Mazda MX-5, at 7.0 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Eos's 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mazda MX-5 or the Volkswagen Eos?
The Volkswagen Eos, at 204 L to the Mazda MX-5's 144 L, for their newest versions.
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