Hyundai Elantra vs Volvo S80
The S80 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $190 a year less in New Zealand, $160 in Australia, £120 in the UK and $150 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
- $1,520
- $1,326 (better)
- Australia
- $1,260
- $1,099 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £923
- £806 (better)
- United States
- $1,174
- $1,024 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.7 L/100km
- 4.1 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 60 mpg
- 69 mpg (better)
- US
- 50 mpg
- 57 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,064 km
- 1,707 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 402 L
- 476 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 1,200 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,675 mm
- 4,851 mm
- Weight
- 1,365 kg
- 1,595 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 3.2 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 104 kW
- 175 kW (better)
- Torque
- 265 Nm
- 320 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 6
- –
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.
Elantra or S80?
Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Elantra or the Volvo S80?
The Volvo S80: about $190 a year less in New Zealand, $160 in Australia, £120 in the UK and $150 in the US than the Hyundai Elantra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Elantra or the Volvo S80?
The Volvo S80, at 4.1 L/100km (69 mpg UK, 57 mpg US) to the Hyundai Elantra's 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Hyundai Elantra or the Volvo S80?
The Volvo S80, at 476 L to the Hyundai Elantra's 402 L, for their newest versions.
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