Mercedes-Benz CLA220 vs Volvo S80
The S80 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $1,342
- $1,326 (better)
- Australia
- $1,113
- $1,100 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £815
- £806 (better)
- United States
- $1,037
- $1,024 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.2 L/100km
- 4.1 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 68 mpg
- 69 mpg (better)
- US
- 57 mpg
- 57 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 1,707 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 476 L
- Length
- –
- 4,851 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,595 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 3.2 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- –
- 175 kW
- Torque
- –
- 320 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- 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.
CLA220 or S80?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz CLA220 or the Volvo S80?
The Volvo S80: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz CLA220 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz CLA220 or the Volvo S80?
The Volvo S80, at 4.1 L/100km (69 mpg UK, 57 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz CLA220's 4.2 L/100km (68 mpg UK, 57 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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