Mazda 5 2008 vs Toyota Corolla Verso 2007
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual/Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Diesel | 2.0 Diesel | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing chain | |
| Timing belt usually needs to be replaced more often than the chain, but it is usually significantly cheaper. Timing belt motors are generally quieter and less vibrating than chain motors. | |||
Performance | |||
| Power: | 143 HP | 126 HP | |
| Torque: | 360 NM | 310 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11 seconds | 11.3 seconds | |
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Mazda 5 is more dynamic to drive. Mazda 5 engine produces 17 HP more power than Toyota Corolla Verso, whereas torque is 50 NM more than Toyota Corolla Verso. Thanks to more power Mazda 5 reaches 100 km/h speed 0.3 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 6.1 | 5.4 | |
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The Toyota Corolla Verso is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Mazda 5 consumes 0.7 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Toyota Corolla Verso, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Mazda 5 could require 105 litres more fuel. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 5 years | 13 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 2 other car models, including Mazda 6, Mazda 3 | Installed on at least 4 other car models, including Toyota Avensis, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Auris | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Toyota Corolla Verso might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | no | yes | |
| The Toyota Corolla Verso engine has hydraulic tappets (lifters), providing quieter operation and no need for periodic adjustment, but they are more complex in design and can cause serious engine damage in case of failure. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.51 m | 4.44 m | |
| Width: | 1.76 m | 1.79 m | |
| Height: | 1.67 m | 1.63 m | |
| Both cars are similar in size. Mazda 5 is 7 cm longer than the Toyota Corolla Verso, 4 cm narrower, while the height of Mazda 5 is 3 cm higher. | |||
| Seats: | 7 seats | no data | |
| Trunk capacity: | 112 litres | 699 litres | |
| Trunk capacity with 7 seats: | 112 litres | no data | |
| Trunk capacity with 5 seats: | no data | 699 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1566 litres | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | 10.6 meters | no data | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 2`250 | 2`260 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | low | above average | |
| Toyota Corolla Verso has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Mazda 5 has serious deffects in 45 percent more cases than Toyota Corolla Verso, so Toyota Corolla Verso quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 3400 | 3200 | |
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