Chevrolet Malibu vs Mazda 6
The 6 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $90 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
- $1,896
- $1,804 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,455
- $2,335 (better)
- Australia
- $2,036
- $1,937 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,491
- £1,419 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 31 mpg
- 33 mpg (better)
- Also
- 7.6 L/100km
- 7.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 490 miles
- 534 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 445 L
- 474 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 454 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,933 mm
- 4,865 mm
- Weight
- 1,422 kg
- 1,470 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 119 kW
- 138 kW (better)
- Torque
- 249 Nm
- 250 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- Continuously variable automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 6
- 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.
Malibu or 6?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Malibu or the Mazda 6?
The Mazda 6: about $90 a year less in the US than the Chevrolet Malibu at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Malibu or the Mazda 6?
The Mazda 6, at 7.2 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Malibu's 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Malibu or the Mazda 6?
The Mazda 6, at 474 L to the Chevrolet Malibu's 445 L, for their newest versions.
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