Mazda MX-5 vs Porsche Boxster
The MX-5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about £560 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
- £1,369 (better)
- £1,925
- New Zealand
- $2,254 (better)
- $3,169
- Australia
- $1,868 (better)
- $2,626
- United States
- $1,741 (better)
- $2,449
Official figures
- Uses
- 41 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- Also
- 7.0 L/100km (better)
- 9.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 401 miles
- 406 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 2
- Boot
- 144 L
- –
- Length
- 3,915 mm
- 4,379 mm
- Weight
- 1,000 kg
- 1,335 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 135 kW
- 220 kW (better)
- Torque
- 205 Nm
- 380 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 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.
MX-5 or Boxster?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda MX-5 or the Porsche Boxster?
The Mazda MX-5: about £560 a year less in the UK than the Porsche Boxster at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda MX-5 or the Porsche Boxster?
The Mazda MX-5, at 7.0 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Porsche Boxster's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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