Mazda 323 vs Volkswagen Arteon
The 323 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $30 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
- $2,620 (better)
- $2,662
- Australia
- $2,172 (better)
- $2,205
- United Kingdom
- £1,591 (better)
- £1,617
- United States
- $2,024 (better)
- $2,056
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.1 L/100km (better)
- 8.2 L/100km
- UK
- 35 mpg (better)
- 34 mpg
- US
- 29 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 802 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 563 L
- Length
- –
- 4,862 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,700 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 78 kW
- 162 kW (better)
- Torque
- –
- 350 Nm
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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.
323 or Arteon?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda 323 or the Volkswagen Arteon?
The Mazda 323: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Volkswagen Arteon at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda 323 or the Volkswagen Arteon?
The Mazda 323, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Arteon's 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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