BMW Z4 vs Mazda MX-5
The MX-5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about £410 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £1,778
- £1,369 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,927
- $2,254 (better)
- Australia
- $2,425
- $1,868 (better)
- United States
- $2,261
- $1,741 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 31 mpg
- 41 mpg (better)
- Also
- 9.1 L/100km
- 7.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 357 miles
- 401 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 2
- Boot
- 241 L (better)
- 144 L
- Length
- 4,324 mm
- 3,915 mm
- Weight
- 1,470 kg
- 1,000 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 145 kW (better)
- 135 kW
- Torque
- 320 Nm (better)
- 205 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 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.
Z4 or MX-5?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW Z4 or the Mazda MX-5?
The Mazda MX-5: about £410 a year less in the UK than the BMW Z4 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW Z4 or the Mazda MX-5?
The Mazda MX-5, at 7.0 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the BMW Z4's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW Z4 or the Mazda MX-5?
The BMW Z4, at 241 L to the Mazda MX-5's 144 L, for their newest versions.
Each on its own
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