Audi S4 vs Volvo S90
The S90 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,846
- $2,717 (better)
- Australia
- $2,358
- $2,251 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,729
- £1,650 (better)
- United States
- $2,199
- $2,099 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.8 L/100km
- 8.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 32 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- US
- 27 mpg
- 28 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 659 km
- 714 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L
- –
- Length
- 4,766 mm
- 4,963 mm
- Weight
- 1,790 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 260 kW (better)
- 187 kW
- Torque
- 500 Nm (better)
- 350 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- 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.
S4 or S90?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi S4 or the Volvo S90?
The Volvo S90: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US than the Audi S4 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi S4 or the Volvo S90?
The Volvo S90, at 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Audi S4's 8.8 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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