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2024 Mazda 2 G15 Pure manual review
Mazda's ageing little hatchback is a neat little car for first and last car buyers, if you can live without the latest and greatest tech.
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Max Davies
Mazda Mazda 2 vs Cupra Leon Comparison
Mazda Mazda 2
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Cupra Leon
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2025 Mazda
Mazda 2
vs
2025 Cupra
Leon
Select Variants...
How they stack...
Best suitable for...
City driving
Driving the family
FunFuel Efficiency
44L
220 to 238 km
40L - 50L
72 to 340 km
ANCAP Safety Rating
Warranty
5 year
warranty
warranty
5 year
warranty
warranty
MSRP
$22,870 - $28,190
$45,190 - $61,690
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CarExpert's Take
Max Davies
Marketplace Journalist
Max Davies drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Just look at that face
- Super easy to drive
- It's manual!
Misses
- Tiny boot
- Second row is underdone
- MZD infotainment is dated
Scott Collie
Contributor
Scott Collie drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Flash interior finish
- Packs a punch for a base model
- Solid value with Tribe Edition kit
Misses
- Noisy on the highway
- Sportier drive modes are buried
- People still ask what a Cupra is
Colours Available
The 2023 Cupra Leon is available in the following exterior paint finishes, depending on the trim level.
- Nevada White metallic
- Magnetic Tech metallic
- Midnight Black metallic
- Asphalt Blue metallic
- Urban Silver metallic
- Desire Red premium metallic
- Graphene Grey premium metallic
- Petrol Blue matte
- Magnetic Tech matte
Premium metallic paint finishes comprise Desire Red and Graphene Grey, and are a $475 option across the range. Desire Red isn’t available on the VZx.
Exclusive to the VZx is the option of matte paint ($2300), available in either Petrol Blue or Magnetic Tech.
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Specs
| Type | ||
| PETROL DIRECT INJECTION | TURBO | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 1496 | 1395 - 1984 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 1.5L | 2.0L, 1.4L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| 4 | 4 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | 16 | |
| Power | ||
| 81kW - 82kW | 140kW - 221kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 6000 | 5000 - 5300 | |
| Torque | ||
| 142Nm - 144Nm | 320Nm - 400Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 3500 - 4000 | 1600 - 2000 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| 85.8 | 80 - 92.8 | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
