Mazda 5 vs Toyota Ipsum

The 5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $630 a year less in New Zealand, $520 in Australia, £380 in the UK and $490 in the US.

Mazda 5Toyota Ipsum

Side by side

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

Mazda 5Toyota Ipsum

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,070 (better)
$2,700
Australia
$1,715 (better)
$2,238
United Kingdom
£1,257 (better)
£1,641
United States
$1,599 (better)
$2,086

Official figures

Uses
6.4 L/100km (better)
8.4 L/100km
UK
44 mpg (better)
34 mpg
US
37 mpg (better)
28 mpg
On a full tank
938 km (better)
719 km

Space

Seats
7
7
Boot
110 L
–
Length
4,506 mm
4,635 mm
Weight
1,405 kg
1,530 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
96 kW
118 kW (better)
Torque
175 Nm
218 Nm (better)
Gearbox
5-speed manual
4-speed automatic
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.

5 or Ipsum?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda 5 or the Toyota Ipsum?

The Mazda 5: about $630 a year less in New Zealand, $520 in Australia, £380 in the UK and $490 in the US than the Toyota Ipsum at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda 5 or the Toyota Ipsum?

The Mazda 5, at 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Toyota Ipsum's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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