Mazda CX-7 vs Mitsubishi Challenger

Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.

Mazda CX-7Mitsubishi Challenger

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Mazda CX-7Mitsubishi Challenger

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£1,923 (better)
£1,925
New Zealand
$3,166 (better)
$3,169
Australia
$2,623 (better)
$2,626
United States
$2,446 (better)
$2,449

Official figures

Uses
29 mpg (better)
29 mpg
Also
9.8 L/100km (better)
9.8 L/100km
On a full tank
438 miles (better)
437 miles

Space

Seats
5
7
Boot
456 L
–
Towing, braked
–
2,500 kg
Length
4,686 mm
4,695 mm
Weight
1,700 kg
1,900 kg

Engine

Engine
2.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
2.5 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
Power
175 kW (better)
131 kW
Torque
350 Nm
350 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
5-speed automatic
Drive
AWD
4WD

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-7 or Challenger?

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda CX-7 or the Mitsubishi Challenger?

The Mazda CX-7, at 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Mitsubishi Challenger's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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