BMW M5 vs Mazda 626
The M5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $3,202 (better)
- $3,234
- Australia
- $2,654 (better)
- $2,680
- United Kingdom
- £1,945 (better)
- £1,965
- United States
- $2,474 (better)
- $2,499
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.9 L/100km (better)
- 10.0 L/100km
- UK
- 29 mpg (better)
- 28 mpg
- US
- 24 mpg (better)
- 24 mpg
- On a full tank
- 687 km (better)
- 640 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 530 L
- –
- Length
- 4,966 mm
- 4,690 mm
- Weight
- 1,855 kg
- 1,200 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 4.4 L V8 twin turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 441 kW (better)
- 96 kW
- Torque
- 750 Nm (better)
- 178 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- AWD
- 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.
M5 or 626?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW M5 or the Mazda 626?
The BMW M5: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Mazda 626 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW M5 or the Mazda 626?
The BMW M5, at 9.9 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Mazda 626's 10.0 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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