Chevrolet Cobalt vs Toyota Markx
The Cobalt costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,623 (better)
- $2,662
- Australia
- $2,176 (better)
- $2,207
- United Kingdom
- £1,593 (better)
- £1,617
- United States
- $2,026 (better)
- $2,056
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.1 L/100km (better)
- 8.2 L/100km
- UK
- 35 mpg (better)
- 34 mpg
- US
- 29 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- On a full tank
- 592 km
- 863 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 391 L
- –
- Length
- 4,583 mm
- 4,730 mm
- Weight
- 1,294 kg
- 1,520 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 118 kW
- 149 kW (better)
- Torque
- 210 Nm
- 252 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
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.
Cobalt or Markx?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Cobalt or the Toyota Markx?
The Chevrolet Cobalt: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Toyota Markx at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Cobalt or the Toyota Markx?
The Chevrolet Cobalt, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Toyota Markx's 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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