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Kia Picanto vs Mazda 2

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Kia Picanto
Kia Picanto

$18,888 - $24,990

2024 price

Mazda 2
Mazda 2

$22,990 - $33,990

2024 price

Summary

2024 Kia Picanto
2024 Mazda 2
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 1.2L

Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

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Fuel Efficiency
5.0L/100km (combined)

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Seating
5

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Dislikes
  • Minimal interior upgrades for 2024
  • Feeling its age
  • Fuel consumption is so-so

  • Interior is dating
  • Engine noise under load
  • Pricing not quite 'first-car'
2024 Kia Picanto Summary

If you're feeling the cost of living sting, there's a good chance you've scaled back your ambitions for your next new car. You may have even looked at some of Australia's most affordable brand-new vehicles and the Kia Picanto is one of them.

It's one of the few brand-new options left with a before-on-roads starting price of under $20,000 and it's one of the few non-performance models left which can still be chosen as a manual.

It's one thing to be affordable, though, and quite another to be good value - so does the freshly updated 2024 Picanto have what it takes to stack up against more expensive options? Let's take a look.

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2024 Mazda 2 Summary

The entry-point into one of Australia's most popular brands has been around for almost 10 years in its current generation, but the Mazda2 has had a refresh.

Possibly for the last time in its current lifespan, the small hatchback gets a facelift to remain appealing, Mazda hopes, to first-car-buyers.

Mazda's up against not only direct rivals, like the Suzuki Swift and Toyota Yaris, but also the shifting market.

Mazda has sold just over 3500 Mazda2s so far this year, but almost 11,000 CX-3 small SUVs, the latter based on our friend here's platform.

It's a name with a little over two decades behind it, but can it be a first-car-favourite in an increasingly difficult small car market?

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