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Toyota · model year 2012
2012 Toyota Matrix
Wagon · Front-Wheel Drive · Gas · EPA class: Small Station Wagons
Where it places
The CarCody take
The 2012 Toyota Matrix is a gasoline wagon with front-wheel drive and an automatic S5 transmission. Its 2.4 L 4-cylinder engine has an EPA combined rating of 24 MPG, with 21 MPG in the city and 28 MPG on the highway. The EPA annual fuel cost is $2,800, and tailpipe CO2 is 370.29 g per mile. The Matrix falls in the Small Station Wagons EPA class, and the base model is also named Matrix. Shoppers comparing wagons can use the city and highway ratings to see the split behind the combined figure, then consider annual fuel cost and emissions as part of the running-cost picture. This entry covers the model-year 2012 Matrix configuration.
Good to know
- 28 MPG highway rating
- Front-wheel drive
- Automatic S5 transmission
Watch for
- 21 MPG city rating
- 24 MPG combined rating
- $2,800 annual fuel cost
Who it suits. It suits buyers considering a gasoline wagon with front-wheel drive. Its 24 MPG combined rating and $2,800 EPA annual fuel cost provide useful running-cost comparison points.
The 2012 Toyota Matrix is a front-wheel-drive wagon with a 2.4 L 4-cylinder engine. Its EPA mileage, cost and emissions figures give buyers specific operating measures to compare.
Every figure on record
- Combined MPG
- 24 MPG
- City MPG
- 21 MPG
- Highway MPG
- 28 MPG
- Annual fuel cost
- $2,800
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 370 g per mile
- Model year
- 2012
- Body
- Wagon
- EPA size class
- Small Station Wagons
- Drive
- Front-Wheel Drive
- Engine
- 2.4 L 4-cyl
- Transmission
- Automatic (S5)
- Fuel
- Gasoline
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