BMW X1 vs Volvo XC40
The XC40 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 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
- $2,361
- $2,348 (better)
- Australia
- $1,956
- $1,945 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,434
- £1,426 (better)
- United States
- $1,824
- $1,814 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.3 L/100km
- 7.3 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 39 mpg
- 39 mpg (better)
- US
- 32 mpg
- 32 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 699 km
- 744 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 504 L (better)
- 460 L
- Length
- 4,448 mm
- 4,425 mm
- Weight
- 1,650 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 156 kW (better)
- 140 kW
- Torque
- 315 Nm (better)
- 300 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 8-speed automatic
- 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.
X1 or XC40?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW X1 or the Volvo XC40?
The Volvo XC40: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the BMW X1 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW X1 or the Volvo XC40?
The Volvo XC40, at 7.3 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the BMW X1's 7.3 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW X1 or the Volvo XC40?
The BMW X1, at 504 L to the Volvo XC40's 460 L, for their newest versions.
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