Honda Freed vs Mazda 5
The Freed costs less to run, by the official figures: about $820 a year less in New Zealand, $680 in Australia, £500 in the UK and $630 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
- $1,252 (better)
- $2,070
- Australia
- $1,037 (better)
- $1,717
- United Kingdom
- £760 (better)
- £1,257
- United States
- $967 (better)
- $1,599
Official figures
- Uses
- 3.9 L/100km (better)
- 6.4 L/100km
- UK
- 73 mpg (better)
- 44 mpg
- US
- 61 mpg (better)
- 37 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,034 km (better)
- 938 km
Space
- Seats
- 6
- 7
- Boot
- –
- 110 L
- Length
- 4,265 mm
- 4,506 mm
- Weight
- 1,300 kg
- 1,405 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 96 kW
- 96 kW
- Torque
- 155 Nm
- 175 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- 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.
Freed or 5?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Freed or the Mazda 5?
The Honda Freed: about $820 a year less in New Zealand, $680 in Australia, £500 in the UK and $630 in the US than the Mazda 5 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Freed or the Mazda 5?
The Honda Freed, at 3.9 L/100km (73 mpg UK, 61 mpg US) to the Mazda 5's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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