Mazda RX-8 vs Nissan 350z
The RX-8 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $160 a year less in New Zealand, $140 in Australia, £100 in the UK and $130 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
- $3,654 (better)
- $3,819
- Australia
- $3,028 (better)
- $3,165
- United Kingdom
- £2,220 (better)
- £2,320
- United States
- $2,823 (better)
- $2,951
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.3 L/100km (better)
- 11.8 L/100km
- UK
- 25 mpg (better)
- 24 mpg
- US
- 21 mpg (better)
- 20 mpg
- On a full tank
- 540 km
- 677 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 2
- Boot
- –
- 235 L
- Length
- 4,435 mm
- 4,315 mm
- Weight
- 1,310 kg
- 1,534 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.3 L twin-rotor petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 154 kW
- 206 kW (better)
- Torque
- 211 Nm
- 358 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
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.
RX-8 or 350z?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda RX-8 or the Nissan 350z?
The Mazda RX-8: about $160 a year less in New Zealand, $140 in Australia, £100 in the UK and $130 in the US than the Nissan 350z at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda RX-8 or the Nissan 350z?
The Mazda RX-8, at 11.3 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the Nissan 350z's 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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