MG ZS vs Nissan Qashqai

The ZS costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in the US.

MG ZSNissan Qashqai

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

MG ZSNissan Qashqai

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,174 (better)
$1,199
New Zealand
$1,520 (better)
$1,552
Australia
$1,260 (better)
$1,287
United Kingdom
£923 (better)
£943

Official figures

Uses
50 mpg (better)
49 mpg
Also
4.7 L/100km (better)
4.8 L/100km
On a full tank
635 miles
712 miles (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
–
504 L
Length
4,313 mm
4,425 mm
Weight
1,211 kg
1,420 kg

Engine

Engine
1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
Power
80 kW
110 kW (better)
Torque
151 Nm
250 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
CVT
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★
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.

ZS or Qashqai?

Which is cheaper to run, the MG ZS or the Nissan Qashqai?

The MG ZS: about $20 a year less in the US than the Nissan Qashqai at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the MG ZS or the Nissan Qashqai?

The MG ZS, at 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US) to the Nissan Qashqai's 4.8 L/100km (59 mpg UK, 49 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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