Peter Brick (not to be mistaken for Peter Brock from Holden racing) reviewed the Matiz for ZAP and reported a return of around 48 miles to the gallon, highway-city average.
This is about 17 Km per litre.
So at $1:50 a litre we get (17/1.50) = 11.33 km for a dollar. (slightly less than 10¢ per km)
Mr. Brick found the handling of the Matiz very nice as he hummed around town on and off the brakes, the accelerator, up and down the hills, round the roundabouts.
The steering was light which made parking a breeze for the city savvy driver.
His final assessment indicated a truly talented little car in every respect apart from a slight flat spot on initial acceleration away from the lights and between gear changes.
He said “This minor peculiarity was not a problem given driver awareness and an ability to rev the lively 3 cylinder engine out closer to capacity on acceleration cycles within city traffic”
Specifications:
3 cylinder 796 cc petrol engine
Top speed 144 km/hr
Acceleration 0 to 100 km/hr in 17 secs
Transmission: 5 speed manual
Additional detail:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_Matiz
This is about 17 Km per litre.
So at $1:50 a litre we get (17/1.50) = 11.33 km for a dollar. (slightly less than 10¢ per km)
Mr. Brick found the handling of the Matiz very nice as he hummed around town on and off the brakes, the accelerator, up and down the hills, round the roundabouts.
The steering was light which made parking a breeze for the city savvy driver.
His final assessment indicated a truly talented little car in every respect apart from a slight flat spot on initial acceleration away from the lights and between gear changes.
He said “This minor peculiarity was not a problem given driver awareness and an ability to rev the lively 3 cylinder engine out closer to capacity on acceleration cycles within city traffic”
Specifications:
3 cylinder 796 cc petrol engine
Top speed 144 km/hr
Acceleration 0 to 100 km/hr in 17 secs
Transmission: 5 speed manual
Additional detail:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_Matiz
