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Lincoln MKZ vs. Toyota Matrix MPG

Chart is based on 28 fuel economy reports for the Lincoln MKZ and 292 fuel economy reports for the Toyota Matrix.

Lincoln MKZ MPG

Lincoln MKZ Lincoln MKZ 2015 33.6 MPG Highway Percentage 0 percent Lincoln MKZ Lincoln MKZ 2012 39.3 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Lincoln MKZ Lincoln MKZ 2011 28.0 MPG Highway Percentage 100 percent Lincoln MKZ Lincoln MKZ 2011 17.2 MPG Highway Percentage 16 percent Lincoln MKZ Lincoln MKZ 2010 23.2 MPG Highway Percentage 33 percent Lincoln MKZ Lincoln MKZ 2010 26.6 MPG Highway Percentage 69 percent Lincoln MKZ Lincoln MKZ 2008 24.8 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Lincoln MKZ Lincoln MKZ 2008 23.3 MPG Highway Percentage 69 percent Lincoln MKZ Lincoln MKZ 2007 22.0 MPG Highway Percentage 46 percent Lincoln MKZ Lincoln MKZ 2007 14.0 MPG Highway Percentage 13 percent
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2015 4dr Sedan 141-horsepower 2.0L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD		 flat light hvy 0 100 0 0 33.6  
2012 4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD		 hills med light 60 10 10 20 70 39.3  
2011 4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light hvy 0 0 0 100 70 28.0  
2011 4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 flat med none 21 0 63 16 55 17.2  
2010 4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 20 21 26 33 80 23.2  
2010 4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 flat light none 2 21 8 69 74 26.6  
2008 4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 6 13 26 55 64 24.8  
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2008 4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed automatic AWD		 flat light hvy 3 17 11 69 63 23.3  
2007 4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 9 29 16 46 68 22.0  
2007 4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed automatic AWD		 flat med hvy 13 62 13 13 60 14.0  

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Toyota Matrix MPG

Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2013 32.2 MPG Highway Percentage 41 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2013 31.0 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2012 27.8 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2010 28.5 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2010 20.4 MPG Highway Percentage 82 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2010 39.2 MPG Highway Percentage 90 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2010 31.2 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2009 26.4 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2009 25.6 MPG Highway Percentage 39 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2009 26.7 MPG Highway Percentage 75 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2009 26.7 MPG Highway Percentage 95 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2009 28.5 MPG Highway Percentage 27 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2008 17.3 MPG Highway Percentage 5 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2007 32.1 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2007 25.1 MPG Highway Percentage 42 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2006 29.0 MPG Highway Percentage 65 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2006 32.1 MPG Highway Percentage 69 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2006 30.8 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2006 26.1 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2005 30.7 MPG Highway Percentage 69 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2005 30.7 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2005 27.0 MPG Highway Percentage 26 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2004 32.7 MPG Highway Percentage 93 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2004 29.4 MPG Highway Percentage 22 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2004 29.7 MPG Highway Percentage 68 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2003 27.3 MPG Highway Percentage 38 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2003 27.8 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2003 31.7 MPG Highway Percentage 56 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2003 27.0 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2003 27.2 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2013 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light none 0 32 28 41 59 32.2  
2013 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 0 25 25 50 90 31.0  
2012 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light none 0 35 10 55 68 27.8  
2010 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 8 28 13 53 71 28.5  
2010 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic AWD		 flat med light 5 5 8 82 72 20.4  
2010 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 0 0 10 90 140 39.2  
2010 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light none 30 40 10 20 120 31.2  
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2009 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 18 14 13 55 63 26.4  
2009 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 20 25 17 39 80 25.6  
2009 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic AWD		 flat light none 0 5 20 75 100 26.7  
2009 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat light none 0 1 4 95 118 26.7  
2009 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light none 27 46 1 27 65 28.5  
2008 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat v.lt none 1 9 85 5 80 17.3  
2007 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat light none 10 13 23 53 96 32.1  
2007 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light none 1 33 25 42 92 25.1  
2006 4dr Hatch 164-horsepower 1.8L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat light hvy 0 10 25 65 65 29.0  
2006 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 0 13 18 69 69 32.1  
2006 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med light 4 28 14 55 87 30.8  
2006 4dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic AWD		 flat light none 0 0 50 50 100 26.1  
2005 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 4 19 8 69 64 30.7  
2005 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med light 13 25 22 40 79 30.7  
2005 4dr Hatch 123-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic AWD		 flat light light 9 24 41 26 63 27.0  
2004 4dr Hatch 173-horsepower 1.8L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 0 8 0 93 65 32.7  
2004 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 14 40 24 22 100 29.4  
2004 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 1 9 23 68 71 29.7  
2003 4dr Hatch 180-horsepower 1.8L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 3 5 53 38 68 27.3  
2003 4dr Hatch 180-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med light 35 15 10 40 70 27.8  
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 7 14 23 56 69 31.7  
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med light 8 23 21 48 71 27.0  
2003 4dr Hatch 123-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic AWD		 flat med none 30 13 18 40 72 27.2  

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Lincoln MKZ vs. Toyota Matrix MPG

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Lincoln MKZ and Toyota Matrix's where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of their real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Lincoln MKZ

Lincoln MKZ Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearComment
2014 I wavered on whether or not to include fuel economy among the reasons to buy a Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. With the possible exception of its grille, no aspect of the car has been more controversial. As with other current Ford hybrids, owners found they could not match the original EPA estimates, in this case 45 mpg for both city and highway. Ford recently caved to pressure, revising the MKZ Hybrid's EPA ratings downward to 38 mpg city, 37 mpg highway and compensating owners for the difference. Which numbers are more accurate, the old or the new? Even with a cold start in near-freezing weather Gayla (who works the pedals like the typical American) managed over 34.6 mpg in the suburbs (based on the trip computer). With a trip computer reset after the engine was warm and much more effort put towards maximizing efficiency, I observed 51.6 with a two-way suburban trip. Taking the highway downtown and back, I observed 47.4 mpg. So the original EPA ratings are doable, just not when driving the car the typical American way, with a heavy foot and the AC blasting. Braking is at least as important as acceleration. Wait too long to start slowing down for a red light, as most Americans do, and the car's kinetic energy will be used to heat the brake rotors rather than being channeled back into the battery pack. When the battery is fully charged, the car can and will cruise for a few miles on electricity alone. The Lexus ES 300h's EPA ratings are a couple mpg higher than the Lincoln's. My experience with the related Camry Hybrid suggests that the Lexus will also have a real-world advantage, but one small enough to consider them "about the same." The only other midsize luxury sedans offering similar fuel economy are diesels from Germany, such as the Mercedes-Benz E250 BlueTEC. Though these are much quicker than the hybrids, they are also far more expensive. How much more? If you have to ask... see full Lincoln MKZ review
Lincoln MKZ Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearComment
The MKZ with the 2.0T engine is EPA-rated 22/33 mpg with FWD, 22/31 with AWD. This barely tops the V6-powered ES, and in the real world likely trails the Lexus. A front-wheel-drive Fusion 2.0T, with EPA ratings of 22/34, averaged 19.5 mpg in suburban driving during the week we drove it. With AWD in the heavier Lincoln, real-world fuel economy could get ugly. Step up to the V6, and the EPA figures fall to 19/28 with FWD and 18/26 with AWD (though mpg might not suffer at all outside the lab). Then again, the MKZ is available with a hybrid powertrain rated by the EPA at 45 mpg for both city and highway driving--at no additional cost over the base engine. Even though this powertrain can't seem to approach these impressive numbers in the real world, it's far more efficient than the other two engines. It's the clear choice for buyers who place a high priority on fuel economy. see full Lincoln MKZ review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Lincoln MKZ

Lincoln MKZ Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2012 4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD		 I wanted a hybrid. I didn't want a Prius. I wanted a more conventional dashboard see full Lincoln MKZ review
2012 4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD		 I have been averaging 37.8 combined mpg in warmer months, and averaging 35.2 combined mpg in colder months. I do have to drive with a light foot to achieve these numbers. see full Lincoln MKZ review
2008 4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed automatic AWD		 Good economy for performance trade off. see full Lincoln MKZ review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Toyota Matrix

Toyota Matrix Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 should be good see full Toyota Matrix review
2006 4dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic AWD		 We purchased our Matrix NEW June of 2006, we now (21 Dec 2012) have 82,000 miles and I have monitored the mileage since we purchased the car. We get 24 in city driving and the VERY best we've got on a long freeway drive was 30mpg. Overall our mileage for the 80,000 miles is 27 which isn't great but is acceptable. see full Toyota Matrix review
2005 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Front WD w/ 4sp auto, great highway mileage, but not near the advertised ratings see full Toyota Matrix review
2004 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Have never gotten less than 28 MPG, even when driving hard and in mountains. Usually get between 30 and 31 in the rolling country where I live. Have gotten over 34. see full Toyota Matrix review
2004 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Very economical on gas. see full Toyota Matrix review
2004 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Great fuel economy for a 1.8L with 30 MPG on the highway and a 500km range. see full Toyota Matrix review
2004 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 With K&N air intake, we got 34mpg on freeway, and it adds 5hp to 10hp when you need to pass other cars. see full Toyota Matrix review
2004 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Very good 28 city 33 highway see full Toyota Matrix review
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 Haul 600# of sports cargo during trips. Car does 36 mpg if speed <=60 mph, 33 mpg <=70, 30 mpg under 80 and 28 under 90 mph. see full Toyota Matrix review
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Gets approx 32 miles per gallon on average see full Toyota Matrix review
Toyota Matrix Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 good, but should be much better see full Toyota Matrix review
2008 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 It only gets about 25mpg in a mixed cycle. Fit would get 28mpg or better in same driving. see full Toyota Matrix review
2007 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 expected the famous corolla frugality and efficiency - it has the same powertrain. we were totally disappointed. below freezing point, fuel consumption was scary: 17-20 l/100km. the best mileage we got was only 10 l/100 km. see full Toyota Matrix review
2005 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Not even close to what is advertised see full Toyota Matrix review