Kia Carnival vs Mazda Biante
The Carnival costs less to run, by the official figures: about $250 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
- $1,449 (better)
- $1,699
- New Zealand
- $1,876 (better)
- $2,199
- Australia
- $1,554 (better)
- $1,824
- United Kingdom
- £1,140 (better)
- £1,336
Official figures
- Uses
- 41 mpg (better)
- 35 mpg
- Also
- 5.8 L/100km (better)
- 6.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 846 miles
- –
Space
- Seats
- 8
- 7
- Boot
- 960 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
- –
- Length
- 5,115 mm
- 4,715 mm
- Weight
- 2,136 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 216 kW (better)
- 114 kW
- Torque
- 355 Nm (better)
- 196 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- –
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 7
- –
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.
Carnival or Biante?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Carnival or the Mazda Biante?
The Kia Carnival: about $250 a year less in the US than the Mazda Biante at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Carnival or the Mazda Biante?
The Kia Carnival, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Mazda Biante's 6.8 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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