Chrysler 300 vs Volvo 240
The 300 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $150 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
- $3,005 (better)
- $3,155
- New Zealand
- $3,622 (better)
- $3,803
- United Kingdom
- £2,200 (better)
- £2,310
- United States
- $2,798 (better)
- $2,938
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.2 L/100km (better)
- 11.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 634 km (better)
- 510 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 462 L
- –
- Length
- 5,044 mm
- 4,785 mm
- Weight
- 1,921 kg
- 1,300 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.6 L V6 petrol
- 2.3 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 245 kW (better)
- 85 kW
- Torque
- 444 Nm (better)
- 190 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
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.
300 or 240?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chrysler 300 or the Volvo 240?
The Chrysler 300: about $150 a year less in Australia than the Volvo 240 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chrysler 300 or the Volvo 240?
The Chrysler 300, at 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the Volvo 240's 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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