Mazda Axela vs Suzuki Alto
The Alto costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 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
- $1,070
- $996 (better)
- Australia
- $888
- $826 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £650
- £605 (better)
- United States
- $827
- $770 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 3.3 L/100km
- 3.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,541 km (better)
- 877 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 392 L (better)
- 130 L
- Length
- 4,460 mm
- 3,500 mm
- Weight
- 1,350 kg
- 868 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 0.66 L 3-cylinder petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 114 kW (better)
- 49 kW
- Torque
- 200 Nm (better)
- 89 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- CVT
- 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.
Axela or Alto?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda Axela or the Suzuki Alto?
The Suzuki Alto: about $70 a year less in New Zealand than the Mazda Axela at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda Axela or the Suzuki Alto?
The Suzuki Alto, at 3.1 L/100km (92 mpg UK, 76 mpg US) to the Mazda Axela's 3.3 L/100km (85 mpg UK, 71 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mazda Axela or the Suzuki Alto?
The Mazda Axela, at 392 L to the Suzuki Alto's 130 L, for their newest versions.
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