Mazda CX-8 vs Nissan X-Trail
The CX-8 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $1,499 (better)
- $1,524
- New Zealand
- $1,940 (better)
- $1,973
- Australia
- $1,610 (better)
- $1,637
- United Kingdom
- £1,179 (better)
- £1,198
Official figures
- Uses
- 39 mpg (better)
- 39 mpg
- Also
- 6.0 L/100km (better)
- 6.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 766 miles (better)
- 560 miles
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 585 L
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg (better)
- 1,650 kg
- Length
- 4,900 mm
- 4,680 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,560 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.2 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 140 kW (better)
- 135 kW
- Torque
- 450 Nm (better)
- 244 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- CVT
- 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-8 or X-Trail?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda CX-8 or the Nissan X-Trail?
The Mazda CX-8: about $20 a year less in the US than the Nissan X-Trail at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda CX-8 or the Nissan X-Trail?
The Mazda CX-8, at 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the Nissan X-Trail's 6.1 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 39 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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