Not long ago I sold my Toyota Aygo, and replaced it with a VW Golf GT TSI. These two cars don't even begin to compare, however, in some aspects they are closer then one might think. Particularly if you digest the stats before you make a eco-judgment on the two.

#1 Toyota Aygo 1.0 vvt-i
Weight: 790Kg
Power: 68Hp
Torque: 93Nm
0-62: 14,3 sec.
Claimed mpg (EU mixed cycle): 0,46l/mil (51,1mpg)
Claimed emissions (EU mixed cycle): 109g/km


#2 Volkswagen Golf GT 1.4 TSI
Weight: 1271Kg
Power: 170Hp
Torque: 240Nm
0-62: 7,9 sec.
Claimed mpg (EU mixed cycle): 0,72l/mil (32.6mpg)
Claimed emissions (EU mixed cycle): 172g/km


Now on paper the GT has 57.7% higher Co2-emissions (and worse milage) compared to the tiny Aygo, now lets see how this pans out in actual reality, driven under similar conditions (not much has changed on my day-to-day driving habits).

#1 Toyota Aygo: 36.1mpg


#2 VW Golf GT TSI: 28.54mpg


As you can see, despite weighing 60% more and having 100Hp more, not to mention luggage- and passengerspace to spare, the difference in real-life has shrunk to a mere 26,7% difference between the two.

I'll throw in the milagedata from my Golf 2.0 TDI Sportline just for good measure too: 39.7mpg