Subaru Outback vs Volvo V70
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
- $2,455 (better)
- $2,707
- Australia
- $2,035 (better)
- $2,246
- United Kingdom
- £1,491 (better)
- £1,644
- United States
- $1,896 (better)
- $2,091
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.6 L/100km (better)
- 8.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 830 km
- 836 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 522 L
- 575 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,870 mm
- 4,823 mm
- Weight
- 1,660 kg
- 1,680 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L flat-4 petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 138 kW (better)
- 133 kW
- Torque
- 245 Nm
- 400 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
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 V70?
Which uses less fuel, the Subaru Outback or the Volvo V70?
The Subaru Outback, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Volvo V70's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Subaru Outback or the Volvo V70?
The Volvo V70, at 575 L to the Subaru Outback's 522 L, for their newest versions.
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