Ford Ka vs Mazda 323
The Ka costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 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
- $1,974 (better)
- $2,024
- New Zealand
- $2,555 (better)
- $2,620
- Australia
- $2,118 (better)
- $2,174
- United Kingdom
- £1,552 (better)
- £1,591
Official figures
- Uses
- 30 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- Also
- 7.9 L/100km (better)
- 8.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 267 miles
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Space
- Seats
- 4
- 5
- Boot
- 224 L
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- Length
- 3,620 mm
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- Weight
- 840 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 51 kW
- 78 kW (better)
- Torque
- 102 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★☆☆
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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.
Ka or 323?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Ka or the Mazda 323?
The Ford Ka: about $50 a year less in the US than the Mazda 323 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Ka or the Mazda 323?
The Ford Ka, at 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Mazda 323's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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