Daihatsu Materia vs Toyota Aqua
The Materia costs less to run, by the official figures: about $140 a year less 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
- United States
- $550 (better)
- $695
- New Zealand
- $711 (better)
- $899
- Australia
- $589 (better)
- $746
- United Kingdom
- £432 (better)
- £546
Official figures
- Uses
- 107 mpg (better)
- 85 mpg
- Also
- 2.2 L/100km (better)
- 2.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- –
- 805 miles
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Length
- –
- 4,050 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,120 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder petrol hybrid (M15A-FXE)
- Power
- –
- 85 kW
- Torque
- –
- 120 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- CVT
- Drive
- –
- 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.
Materia or Aqua?
Which is cheaper to run, the Daihatsu Materia or the Toyota Aqua?
The Daihatsu Materia: about $140 a year less in the US than the Toyota Aqua at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Daihatsu Materia or the Toyota Aqua?
The Daihatsu Materia, at 2.2 L/100km (128 mpg UK, 107 mpg US) to the Toyota Aqua's 2.8 L/100km (102 mpg UK, 85 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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