The Toyota Wigo is being marketed as an econobox. However a whole series of reviews painted a different picture particularly during city driving. Some accounts have the Wigo delivering a rather thirsty 8 kilometers per liter.
To put this number in perspective, I have a 1st generation Honda CR-V with a 2.0 liter gas engine and real time 4 wheel drive and this vehicle gets 6 to 7 km per liter in city driving. While this in itself is quite disconcerting considering the huge difference in vehicle size and spaciousness, its my 1990 Nissan Patrol that puts the Wigo's numbers to shame.
The Patrol is a full size, large SUV with seating for 7 via 3 rows. It has dual air conditioning and it has a 3.3 liter turbodiesel. It gets 9 to 10 kilometers per liter. In fact, other owners have reported getting as much as 12 kilometers per liter. While a diesel generally gets better mileage than gasoline engines, the difference is too much to ignore.
To address this paradox, C Magazine published an article where they tried to study carefully why the Wigo uses so much gas in city driving. This resulted in a series of tips where they were able to coax 14 kilometers per liter from the Wigo.
You can read the article on the C Magazine website here
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