Holden Epica vs Mazda 6
The 6 costs less to run, by the official figures: about £60 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
- £1,474
- £1,419 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,426
- $2,335 (better)
- Australia
- $2,011
- $1,937 (better)
- United States
- $1,874
- $1,804 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 38 mpg
- 39 mpg (better)
- Also
- 7.5 L/100km
- 7.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 534 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 476 L (better)
- 474 L
- Length
- 4,803 mm
- 4,865 mm
- Weight
- 1,499 kg
- 1,470 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 6-cylinder petrol
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 115 kW
- 138 kW (better)
- Torque
- 236 Nm
- 250 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-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.
Epica or 6?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Epica or the Mazda 6?
The Mazda 6: about £60 a year less in the UK than the Holden Epica at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Epica or the Mazda 6?
The Mazda 6, at 7.2 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the Holden Epica's 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Holden Epica or the Mazda 6?
The Holden Epica, at 476 L to the Mazda 6's 474 L, for their newest versions.
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