Toyota Matrix vs Volkswagen Fox
The Fox costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $100 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 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
- $3,169
- $3,043 (better)
- Australia
- $2,626
- $2,521 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,925
- £1,849 (better)
- United States
- $2,449
- $2,351 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.8 L/100km
- 9.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 29 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- US
- 24 mpg
- 25 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 510 km
- –
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 561 L (better)
- 261 L
- Length
- 4,366 mm
- 3,828 mm
- Weight
- 1,350 kg
- 980 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 100 kW (better)
- 40 kW
- Torque
- 175 Nm (better)
- 112 Nm
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
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.
Matrix or Fox?
Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Matrix or the Volkswagen Fox?
The Volkswagen Fox: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $100 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US than the Toyota Matrix at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Matrix or the Volkswagen Fox?
The Volkswagen Fox, 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 Toyota Matrix or the Volkswagen Fox?
The Toyota Matrix, at 561 L to the Volkswagen Fox's 261 L, for their newest versions.
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