BMW 318 vs Volvo S80
The S80 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $110 a year less in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- Australia
- $1,207
- $1,099 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,455
- $1,326 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £884
- £806 (better)
- United States
- $1,124
- $1,024 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.5 L/100km
- 4.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,311 km
- 1,707 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 476 L
- Length
- 4,709 mm
- 4,851 mm
- Weight
- 1,470 kg
- 1,595 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.2 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 100 kW
- 175 kW (better)
- Torque
- 220 Nm
- 320 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
318 or S80?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 318 or the Volvo S80?
The Volvo S80: about $110 a year less in Australia than the BMW 318 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 318 or the Volvo S80?
The Volvo S80, at 4.1 L/100km (69 mpg UK, 57 mpg US) to the BMW 318's 4.5 L/100km (63 mpg UK, 52 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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