Chevrolet Cobalt vs Volvo S60
The S60 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $90 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $70 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
- $2,623
- $2,535 (better)
- Australia
- $2,176
- $2,103 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,593
- £1,540 (better)
- United States
- $2,026
- $1,959 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.1 L/100km
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 35 mpg
- 36 mpg (better)
- US
- 29 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 592 km
- 765 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 391 L
- 442 L (better)
- Length
- 4,583 mm
- 4,761 mm
- Weight
- 1,294 kg
- 1,700 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 118 kW
- 184 kW (better)
- Torque
- 210 Nm
- 350 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
Cobalt or S60?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Cobalt or the Volvo S60?
The Volvo S60: about $90 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $70 in the US than the Chevrolet Cobalt at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Cobalt or the Volvo S60?
The Volvo S60, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Cobalt's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Cobalt or the Volvo S60?
The Volvo S60, at 442 L to the Chevrolet Cobalt's 391 L, for their newest versions.
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