Holden Senator vs Mazda RX-7

The Senator costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 a year less in New Zealand, $60 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US.

Side by side

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

Holden SenatorMazda RX-7

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$4,075 (better)
$4,143
Australia
$3,376 (better)
$3,432
United Kingdom
£2,476 (better)
£2,517
United States
$3,148 (better)
$3,201

Official figures

Uses
12.6 L/100km (better)
12.8 L/100km
UK
22 mpg (better)
22 mpg
US
19 mpg (better)
18 mpg

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.

Senator or RX-7?

Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Senator or the Mazda RX-7?

The Holden Senator: about $70 a year less in New Zealand, $60 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Mazda RX-7 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Holden Senator or the Mazda RX-7?

The Holden Senator, at 12.6 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 19 mpg US) to the Mazda RX-7's 12.8 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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