Mazda 2 vs Škoda Rapid
The 2 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 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
- $1,249 (better)
- $1,279
- New Zealand
- $1,617 (better)
- $1,656
- Australia
- $1,340 (better)
- $1,372
- United Kingdom
- £982 (better)
- £1,006
Official figures
- Uses
- 47 mpg (better)
- 46 mpg
- Also
- 5.0 L/100km (better)
- 5.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 534 miles
- 667 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 249 L
- 550 L (better)
- Length
- 4,064 mm
- 4,483 mm
- Weight
- 1,030 kg
- 1,170 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.2 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 66 kW
- 81 kW (better)
- Torque
- 148 Nm
- 175 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★★★ (better)
- Airbags
- 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.
2 or Rapid?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda 2 or the Škoda Rapid?
The Mazda 2: about $30 a year less in the US than the Škoda Rapid at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda 2 or the Škoda Rapid?
The Mazda 2, at 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US) to the Škoda Rapid's 5.1 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mazda 2 or the Škoda Rapid?
The Škoda Rapid, at 550 L to the Mazda 2's 249 L, for their newest versions.
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