Kia Sorento vs Mazda CX-50
The Sorento costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 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.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,940 (better)
- $2,002
- Australia
- $1,609 (better)
- $1,659
- United Kingdom
- £1,179 (better)
- £1,216
- United States
- $1,499 (better)
- $1,547
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.0 L/100km (better)
- 6.2 L/100km
- UK
- 47 mpg (better)
- 46 mpg
- US
- 39 mpg (better)
- 38 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,183 km
- –
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- 606 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,801 mm
- 4,724 mm
- Weight
- 1,919 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.2 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 147 kW (better)
- 139 kW
- Torque
- 441 Nm (better)
- 252 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed dual-clutch
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- 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.
Sorento or CX-50?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Sorento or the Mazda CX-50?
The Kia Sorento: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Mazda CX-50 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Sorento or the Mazda CX-50?
The Kia Sorento, at 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the Mazda CX-50's 6.2 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 38 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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