Subaru Outback vs Volvo XC70
The XC70 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $330 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
- $2,035
- $1,708 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,455
- $2,060 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,491
- £1,252 (better)
- United States
- $1,896
- $1,592 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.6 L/100km
- 6.4 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 830 km
- 1,099 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 522 L
- 530 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,870 mm
- 4,786 mm
- Weight
- 1,660 kg
- 1,822 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L flat-4 petrol
- 3.2 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 138 kW
- 175 kW (better)
- Torque
- 245 Nm
- 381 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 8
- –
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.
Outback or XC70?
Which is cheaper to run, the Subaru Outback or the Volvo XC70?
The Volvo XC70: about $330 a year less in Australia than the Subaru Outback at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Subaru Outback or the Volvo XC70?
The Volvo XC70, at 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Subaru Outback's 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Subaru Outback or the Volvo XC70?
The Volvo XC70, at 530 L to the Subaru Outback's 522 L, for their newest versions.
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