Toyota Starlet vs Volvo V40
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
- $1,649
- $1,552 (better)
- Australia
- $1,368
- $1,288 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,002
- £943 (better)
- United States
- $1,274
- $1,199 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.1 L/100km
- 4.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 725 km
- 1,292 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 212 L
- 335 L (better)
- Length
- 3,990 mm
- 4,369 mm
- Weight
- 828 kg
- 1,450 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 77 kW
- 88 kW (better)
- Torque
- 138 Nm
- 280 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- 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.
Starlet or V40?
Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Starlet or the Volvo V40?
The Volvo V40, at 4.8 L/100km (59 mpg UK, 49 mpg US) to the Toyota Starlet's 5.1 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Toyota Starlet or the Volvo V40?
The Volvo V40, at 335 L to the Toyota Starlet's 212 L, for their newest versions.
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