Mazda Atenza vs Toyota Avalon
The Atenza costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 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
- $1,289 (better)
- $1,367
- New Zealand
- $1,669 (better)
- $1,769
- Australia
- $1,384 (better)
- $1,468
- United Kingdom
- £1,014 (better)
- £1,075
Official figures
- Uses
- 46 mpg (better)
- 43 mpg
- Also
- 5.2 L/100km (better)
- 5.5 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 747 miles (better)
- 624 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 507 L (better)
- 454 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 454 kg
- Length
- 4,806 mm
- 4,976 mm
- Weight
- 1,469 kg
- 1,615 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 100 kW
- 224 kW (better)
- Torque
- 210 Nm
- 362 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Airbags
- –
- 10
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.
Atenza or Avalon?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda Atenza or the Toyota Avalon?
The Mazda Atenza: about $80 a year less in the US than the Toyota Avalon at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda Atenza or the Toyota Avalon?
The Mazda Atenza, at 5.2 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US) to the Toyota Avalon's 5.5 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mazda Atenza or the Toyota Avalon?
The Mazda Atenza, at 507 L to the Toyota Avalon's 454 L, for their newest versions.
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