Chevrolet Cobalt vs. Toyota Matrix Fuel Economy (g/100m)

Chart is based on 139 fuel economy reports for the Chevrolet Cobalt and 292 fuel economy reports for the Toyota Matrix.

Chevrolet Cobalt g/100m

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	g/100m
2010	4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	0	1	9	90	70	3.2
2010	2dr Coupe 155-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	light	light	57	22	10	12	100	25.6
2010	2dr Coupe 155-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	none	5	30	25	40	100	20.5
2009	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	none	6	34	12	48	80	8.6
2009	4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	3	25	33	38	60	3.2
2009	2dr Coupe turbocharged 260hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	10	15	2	73	100	18.7
2008.5	2dr Coupe turbocharged 260hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	lead	hvy	10	40	40	10	65	3.9
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2008	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	6	10	13	71	67	3.1
2008	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	8	14	27	51	71	6.2
2008	2dr Coupe turbocharged 260hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	1	0	99	60	3.5
2008	2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	9	8	29	54	73	4.1
2008	2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	5	13	28	55	65	3.6
2008	2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	light	light	2	23	27	48	70	3.5
2008	2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	hvy	0	25	35	40	60	3.5
2007	4dr Sedan 173-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	0	10	35	55	70	3.5
2007	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	13	33	15	40	96	15.8
2007	2dr Coupe supercharged 205hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	13	35	27	25	73	9.7
2007	2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	lead	none	0	77	13	11	95	22.7
2007	2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	light	39	13	18	31	78	3.8
2007	2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	8	22	10	60	72	6.4
2007	2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	3	12	30	54	63	3.4
2006	4dr Sedan 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	mtns	light	none	1	34	0	65	61	2.8
2006	4dr Sedan 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	lead	light	18	23	30	30	70	3.8
2006	4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	v.lt	none	0	10	85	5	60	2.8
2006	4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	4	54	14	28	74	6.1
2006	2dr Coupe supercharged 205hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	10	5	10	75	110	21.9
2006	2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	16	13	8	64	90	11.3
2006	2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	7	22	40	31	93	13.8
2006	2dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	light	light	11	26	10	55	60	2.8
2006	2dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	9	35	8	48	77	3.4
2005	4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	lead	hvy	15	0	50	35	75	3.6
2005	4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	12	17	20	52	65	3.7
2005	2dr Coupe supercharged 205hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	5	13	58	23	70	3.6
2005	2dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	6	15	79	75	2.7

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Toyota Matrix g/100m

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	g/100m
2013	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	32	28	41	59	3.2
2013	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	25	25	50	90	17.8
2012	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	35	10	55	68	3.6
2010	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	8	28	13	53	71	3.5
2010	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	light	5	5	8	82	72	4.9
2010	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	10	90	140	14.1
2010	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	30	40	10	20	120	17.7
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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	3.8
2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	20	25	17	39	80	8.3
2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	none	0	5	20	75	100	20.7
2009	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	0	1	4	95	118	20.9
2009	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	27	46	1	27	65	3.5
2008	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	v.lt	none	1	9	85	5	80	32.1
2007	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	10	13	23	53	96	14.6
2007	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	1	33	25	42	92	20.0
2006	4dr Hatch 164-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	light	hvy	0	10	25	65	65	3.4
2006	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	13	18	69	69	5.8
2006	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	4	28	14	55	87	14.3
2006	4dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	none	0	0	50	50	100	21.2
2005	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	4	19	8	69	64	3.3
2005	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	13	25	22	40	79	8.1
2005	4dr Hatch 123-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	9	24	41	26	63	3.7
2004	4dr Hatch 173-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	8	0	93	65	3.1
2004	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	14	40	24	22	100	16.2
2004	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	1	9	23	68	71	3.4
2003	4dr Hatch 180-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	3	5	53	38	68	3.7
2003	4dr Hatch 180-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	35	15	10	40	70	3.6
2003	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	7	14	23	56	69	3.2
2003	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	8	23	21	48	71	8.8
2003	4dr Hatch 123-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	none	30	13	18	40	72	3.7

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Chevrolet Cobalt

Chevrolet Cobalt Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2010	2dr Coupe 155-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Around town it's not great, but out on the open road mileage almost doubles. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2009	2dr Coupe turbocharged 260hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	The fuel economy is very good considering the performance available. I typically get better than 25MPG with a fair bit of city driving and fairly heavy throttle. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2009	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	In mixed driving I get 25 - 26 MPG, even with 75 mph stints and popping in and out of traffic. In pure highway, gets 28+ at 70+ see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2008	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Better than most North American cars. Lower carbon footprint. Cheaper to run. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2007	2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Under good highway driving conditions the Cobalt can go 700km on a single tank, but even in harsh conditions fuel economy is reasonable. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2007	2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Most neighbors report 35 mpg on hyway. here we do mostly high spped highway. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2007	2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	I like that the 2.4L engine is able to put out significantly more power than the 2.2L and keep the same economy. The SS 2.4L is pretty quick and fun to drive and I still get 28 mpg on average just gunning around town with a lead foot and about 20% high see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2007	2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD	While not as impressive as some of its competitors, the Cobalt is still good for low to mid 30s if driven properly. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2007	2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	34 MPG observed - and this from a roomy stylish car that cost me less that 15,000 see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2007	2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	While the Cobalt may only get 23mpg in real city driving with a heavy foot, it is still relatively easy to achieve 28mpg in the city and 35+mpg on freeway. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review

Chevrolet Cobalt Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2010	4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	The best documented rating I could find when looking indicated it still did not rival Fiesta. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review

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

Toyota Matrix Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
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
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
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