Dodge Avenger vs Mazda 626
The 626 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 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
- $2,556
- $2,499 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,308
- $3,234 (better)
- Australia
- $2,741
- $2,680 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,010
- £1,965 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 23 mpg
- 24 mpg (better)
- Also
- 10.2 L/100km
- 10.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 389 miles
- 398 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 382 L
- –
- Length
- 4,892 mm
- 4,690 mm
- Weight
- 1,587 kg
- 1,200 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 170 kW (better)
- 96 kW
- Torque
- 289 Nm (better)
- 178 Nm
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
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.
Avenger or 626?
Which is cheaper to run, the Dodge Avenger or the Mazda 626?
The Mazda 626: about $60 a year less in the US than the Dodge Avenger at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Dodge Avenger or the Mazda 626?
The Mazda 626, at 10.0 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Dodge Avenger's 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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