Fiat 500 L vs Toyota Matrix
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $3,043 (better)
- $3,169
- Australia
- $2,525 (better)
- $2,630
- United Kingdom
- £1,849 (better)
- £1,925
- United States
- $2,351 (better)
- $2,449
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.4 L/100km (better)
- 9.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 531 km (better)
- 510 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 455 L
- 561 L (better)
- Length
- 4,147 mm
- 4,366 mm
- Weight
- 1,320 kg
- 1,350 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 70 kW
- 100 kW (better)
- Torque
- 127 Nm
- 175 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
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A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
500 L or Matrix?
Which uses less fuel, the Fiat 500 L or the Toyota Matrix?
The Fiat 500 L, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Toyota Matrix's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Fiat 500 L or the Toyota Matrix?
The Toyota Matrix, at 561 L to the Fiat 500 L's 455 L, for their newest versions.
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