BMW 330D vs Mazda Atenza
The Atenza costs less to run, by the official figures: about $450 a year less in the US.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $1,744
- $1,289 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,261 (better)
- $1,669
- Australia
- $1,558
- $1,384 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,102
- £1,014 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 48 mpg (better)
- 46 mpg
- Also
- 4.9 L/100km (better)
- 5.2 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 748 miles (better)
- 747 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L
- 507 L (better)
- Length
- 4,709 mm
- 4,806 mm
- Weight
- 1,680 kg
- 1,469 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 195 kW (better)
- 100 kW
- Torque
- 580 Nm (better)
- 210 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
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.
330D or Atenza?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 330D or the Mazda Atenza?
The Mazda Atenza: about $450 a year less in the US than the BMW 330D at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 330D or the Mazda Atenza?
The BMW 330D, at 4.9 L/100km (58 mpg UK, 48 mpg US) to the Mazda Atenza's 5.2 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 330D or the Mazda Atenza?
The Mazda Atenza, at 507 L to the BMW 330D's 480 L, for their newest versions.
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