Toyota iQ 2009 vs Volkswagen Up! 2012
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 1.0 Petrol | 1.0 Petrol | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 68 HP | 60 HP | |
| Torque: | 91 NM | 95 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 15.2 seconds | 15.3 seconds | |
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Toyota iQ is more dynamic to drive. Toyota iQ engine produces 8 HP more power than Volkswagen Up!, but torque is 4 NM less than Volkswagen Up!. Thanks to more power Toyota iQ reaches 100 km/h speed 0.1 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 4.7 | 4.4 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 6.0 l/100km | 5.4 l/100km | |
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The Volkswagen Up! is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Toyota iQ consumes 0.3 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Up!, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Toyota iQ could require 45 litres more fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Toyota iQ consumes 0.6 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Up!. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 32 litres | 35 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 680 km in combined cycle | 790 km in combined cycle | |
| 780 km on highway | 890 km on highway | ||
| 530 km with real consumption | 640 km with real consumption | ||
| Volkswagen Up! gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
| Toyota iQ 2009 1.0 engine: Engine often vibrates and has difficulty starting in cold weather. Timing chain lifetime is not very long. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 2.99 m | 3.54 m | |
| Width: | 1.68 m | 1.64 m | |
| Height: | 1.50 m | 1.49 m | |
| Toyota iQ is 56 cm shorter than the Volkswagen Up!, 4 cm wider, while the height of Toyota iQ is 1 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 32 litres | 251 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down, if possible |
238 litres | 951 litres | |
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Volkswagen Up! has more luggage space. Toyota iQ has 219 litres less trunk space than the Volkswagen Up!. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Volkswagen Up! (by 713 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 7.8 meters | 9.8 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Toyota iQ is 2 metres less than that of the Volkswagen Up!, which means Toyota iQ can be easier to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight: | 1`210 kg | 1`290 kg | |
| Net weight: | 886 kg | 931 kg | |
| Load capacity: | 324 kg | 359 kg | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | high | above average | |
| Average price (€): | 4400 | 4000 | |
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