Daihatsu Altis vs Mazda Axela
The Axela costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 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
- $1,112
- $1,070 (better)
- Australia
- $923
- $887 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £676
- £650 (better)
- United States
- $859
- $827 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 3.4 L/100km
- 3.3 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 1,541 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 392 L
- Length
- –
- 4,460 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,350 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- –
- 114 kW
- Torque
- –
- 200 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- 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.
Altis or Axela?
Which is cheaper to run, the Daihatsu Altis or the Mazda Axela?
The Mazda Axela: about $40 a year less in New Zealand than the Daihatsu Altis at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Daihatsu Altis or the Mazda Axela?
The Mazda Axela, at 3.3 L/100km (85 mpg UK, 71 mpg US) to the Daihatsu Altis's 3.4 L/100km (82 mpg UK, 68 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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