Mazda 626 vs Nissan Maxima
The Maxima 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
- $3,234
- $3,169 (better)
- Australia
- $2,680
- $2,626 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,965
- £1,925 (better)
- United States
- $2,499
- $2,449 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.0 L/100km
- 9.8 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 28 mpg
- 29 mpg (better)
- US
- 24 mpg
- 24 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 640 km
- 695 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 405 L
- Length
- 4,690 mm
- 4,897 mm
- Weight
- 1,200 kg
- 1,638 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 96 kW
- 224 kW (better)
- Torque
- 178 Nm
- 354 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- Xtronic CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 10
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.
626 or Maxima?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda 626 or the Nissan Maxima?
The Nissan Maxima: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Mazda 626 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda 626 or the Nissan Maxima?
The Nissan Maxima, at 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Mazda 626's 10.0 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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