Mazda CX-7 vs Suzuki Grand Vitara
The Grand Vitara 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
- $2,446
- $2,384 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,166
- $3,085 (better)
- Australia
- $2,628
- $2,559 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,923
- £1,874 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 24 mpg
- 25 mpg (better)
- Also
- 9.8 L/100km
- 9.5 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 438 miles (better)
- 306 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 456 L (better)
- 375 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,700 kg
- Length
- 4,686 mm
- 4,175 mm
- Weight
- 1,700 kg
- 1,130 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 175 kW (better)
- 86 kW
- Torque
- 350 Nm (better)
- 156 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- 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.
CX-7 or Grand Vitara?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda CX-7 or the Suzuki Grand Vitara?
The Suzuki Grand Vitara: about $60 a year less in the US than the Mazda CX-7 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda CX-7 or the Suzuki Grand Vitara?
The Suzuki Grand Vitara, at 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Mazda CX-7's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mazda CX-7 or the Suzuki Grand Vitara?
The Mazda CX-7, at 456 L to the Suzuki Grand Vitara's 375 L, for their newest versions.
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