Lotus Elise vs Volvo V60
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
- $2,814 (better)
- $2,817
- Australia
- $2,333 (better)
- $2,336
- United Kingdom
- £1,709 (better)
- £1,711
- United States
- $2,174 (better)
- $2,176
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.7 L/100km (better)
- 8.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- –
- 689 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 529 L
- Length
- –
- 4,761 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,700 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- –
- 140 kW
- Torque
- –
- 400 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- 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.
Elise or V60?
Which uses less fuel, the Lotus Elise or the Volvo V60?
The Lotus Elise, at 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Volvo V60's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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