Mazda CX-8 vs Suzuki SX4
The SX4 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
- $1,940
- $1,924 (better)
- Australia
- $1,610
- $1,594 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,179
- £1,169 (better)
- United States
- $1,499
- $1,487 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.0 L/100km
- 6.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,233 km (better)
- 790 km
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 430 L
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,900 mm
- 4,300 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,230 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.2 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 140 kW (better)
- 103 kW
- Torque
- 450 Nm (better)
- 220 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★★☆
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
CX-8 or SX4?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda CX-8 or the Suzuki SX4?
The Suzuki SX4: about $20 a year less in New Zealand than the Mazda CX-8 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda CX-8 or the Suzuki SX4?
The Suzuki SX4, at 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the Mazda CX-8's 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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