Toyota Matrix vs Volkswagen Rabbit
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
- United Kingdom
- £1,925
- £1,925
- New Zealand
- $3,169
- $3,169
- Australia
- $2,630
- $2,628 (better)
- United States
- $2,449
- $2,449
Official figures
- Uses
- 29 mpg
- 29 mpg
- Also
- 9.8 L/100km
- 9.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 317 miles
- 349 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 561 L (better)
- 350 L
- Length
- 4,366 mm
- 4,246 mm
- Weight
- 1,350 kg
- 1,370 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.5 L 5-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 100 kW
- 125 kW (better)
- Torque
- 175 Nm
- 240 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- 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 Rabbit?
Which has the bigger boot, the Toyota Matrix or the Volkswagen Rabbit?
The Toyota Matrix, at 561 L to the Volkswagen Rabbit's 350 L, for their newest versions.
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