Buick Encore vs Mazda CX-5
The CX-5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,535
- $2,519 (better)
- Australia
- $2,102
- $2,087 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,540
- £1,530 (better)
- United States
- $1,959
- $1,946 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.8 L/100km
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 663 km
- 719 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 532 L (better)
- 442 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,800 kg
- Length
- 4,277 mm
- 4,550 mm
- Weight
- 1,400 kg
- 1,558 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 101 kW
- 115 kW (better)
- Torque
- 200 Nm
- 200 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
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.
Encore or CX-5?
Which is cheaper to run, the Buick Encore or the Mazda CX-5?
The Mazda CX-5: about $20 a year less in New Zealand than the Buick Encore at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Buick Encore or the Mazda CX-5?
The Mazda CX-5, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Buick Encore's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Buick Encore or the Mazda CX-5?
The Buick Encore, at 532 L to the Mazda CX-5's 442 L, for their newest versions.
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