BMW M3 vs Volvo S60
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,662
- $2,535 (better)
- Australia
- $2,207
- $2,101 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,617
- £1,540 (better)
- United States
- $2,056
- $1,959 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.2 L/100km
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 729 km
- 765 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 442 L
- Length
- 4,671 mm
- 4,761 mm
- Weight
- 1,560 kg
- 1,700 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder twin-turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 317 kW (better)
- 184 kW
- Torque
- 550 Nm (better)
- 350 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
M3 or S60?
Which uses less fuel, the BMW M3 or the Volvo S60?
The Volvo S60, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the BMW M3's 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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