Mazda Demio fuel consumption: 1300cc petrol vs 1500cc diesel

The Demio 1500cc diesel uses 7% less fuel: 19.0 km/L against 17.7 km/L. At 1,000 km a month and today's Nairobi prices, that is KSh 9,979 a year less in fuel.

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Typical km/L from Kenyan drivers, or our estimate where drivers have not added theirs yet. Costs at today's Nairobi pump prices.
Measure	Demio 1300cc petrol	Difference	Demio 1500cc diesel
km/L	17.7 (Estimate)	1.3 km/L	19.0 (Estimate)
Drivers	0		0
Cost per km	KSh 12.81	KSh 0.83	KSh 11.98
Cost per 100 km	KSh 1,281	KSh 83	KSh 1,198
Tank size	44 litres		44 litres
Distance on a full tank	779 km	57 km	836 km
Official figure	24.6 km/L		26.4 km/L
Engine	1300cc petrol · P3-VPS		1500cc diesel · S5-DPTS
Gearbox	Automatic		Automatic

Which is cheaper to run?

At 1,000 km a month, the Demio 1500cc diesel costs about KSh 9,979 a year less to run than the Demio 1300cc petrol. The gap is small, so condition and price matter more.

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