Facts and figures
| Mazda 6 2.2D Sport | VW Passat 2.0 TDI Sport | Skoda Superb 2.0 TDI SE Plus | |
| On the road price/total as tested | £25,495/£26,755 | £25,120/£25,120 | £23,755/£23,755 |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) | £10,861/42.6% | £10,500/41.8% | £9,526/40.1% |
| Depreciation | £14,634 | £14,620 | £14,229 |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £865/£1,730 | £902/£1,805 | £1,084/£2,168 |
| Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) | £2,010/£3,350 | £1,768/£2,946 | £1,872/£3,120 |
| Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost | 21/£599/C/£30 | 21/£471/C/£120 | 23/£438/F/£135 |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | TBC | £349 (3yrs/30k) | £173/£273/£173 |
| Length/wheelbase | 4,870/2,830mm | 4,874/2,712mm | 4,838/2,761mm |
| Height/width | 1,450/1,840mm | 1,470/1,820mm | 1,462/1,817mm |
| Engine | 4cyl in-line/2,191cc | 4cyl in-line/1,968cc | 4cyl in-line/1,968cc |
| Peak power/revs | 173/4,500 bhp/rpm | 168/4,200 bhp/rpm | 168/4,200 bhp/rpm |
| Peak torque/revs | 420/2,000 Nm/rpm | 350/1,750 Nm/rpm | 350/1,750 Nm/rpm |
| Transmission | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 62 litres/repair kit | 70 litres/full-size alloy | 60 litres/space-saver |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 483/1,632 litres | 565 litres/N/A | 595/1,700 litres |
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | 2,055/650/1,600kg | 2,100/643/1,800kg | 2,118/638/1,800kg |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 11.2 metres/0.26Cd | 11.4 metres/0.27Cd | 10.8 metres/0.30Cd |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | 3yrs (60k)/3yrs Mazda | 3yrs (60k)/1yr VW | 3yrs (60k)/3yrs Skoda |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | 12,500 miles (1yr)/170 | Variable/223 | Variable/135 |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. | 17th/27th | 18th/25th | 1st/3rd |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars | N/A | 91/77/54/5 | 90/81/50/5 |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 8.5/7.5 secs* | 8.7/8.0 secs | 8.0/7.9 secs |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 3.1/4.5 secs | 4.1/6.7 secs | 3.4/4.7 secs |
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th | 5.9/7.8 secs | 7.7/10.8 secs | 7.1/8.7 secs |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | 139mph/2,050rpm | 140mph/1,850rpm | 138mph/2,050rpm |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 52.4/37.9/9.9m* | 49.1/34.7/10.0m | 50.7/36.9/9.5m |
| Noise outside/idle/30/70mph | 60/43/62/69dB | 67/47/59/68dB | 71/49/61/67dB |
| Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range | 38.0/8.4/518 miles | 43.2/9.6/665 miles | 40.8/9.1/538 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 51.4/72.4/62.8mpg | 52.3/68.9/61.4mpg | 37.7/60.1/49.6mpg |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 11.3/15.9/13.8mpl | 11.5/15.2/13.5mpl | 8.3/13.2/10.9mpl |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 199/119g/km/17% | 175/120g/km/18% | 186/149g/km/23% |
| Airbags/park. sens./reversing camera | Six/yes/yes | Six/£435/£300 | Seven/rear**/no |
| Automatic box/stability/cruise control | £1,200/yes/yes | £1,720/yes/yes | £1,345/yes/yes |
| Climate control/leather/heated seats | Yes/yes/yes | Yes/£1,365/£270 | Yes/no/£195 |
| Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go | £520^/yes/yes | £500/£1,005/£435 | £495/£865/£370 |
| Sat-nav/USB/DAB radio/Bluetooth | £600/yes/no/yes | Yes/yes/yes/yes | Yes/yes/no/yes |
