Subaru Forester vs Volvo XC70
The Forester costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 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
- $2,005 (better)
- $2,060
- Australia
- $1,661 (better)
- $1,707
- United Kingdom
- £1,218 (better)
- £1,252
- United States
- $1,549 (better)
- $1,592
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.2 L/100km (better)
- 6.4 L/100km
- UK
- 46 mpg (better)
- 44 mpg
- US
- 38 mpg (better)
- 37 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,016 km
- 1,099 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 2,155 L (better)
- 530 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,800 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,625 mm
- 4,786 mm
- Weight
- 1,544 kg
- 1,822 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L flat-4 petrol
- 3.2 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 134 kW
- 175 kW (better)
- Torque
- 239 Nm
- 381 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- AWD
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.
Forester or XC70?
Which is cheaper to run, the Subaru Forester or the Volvo XC70?
The Subaru Forester: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Volvo XC70 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Subaru Forester or the Volvo XC70?
The Subaru Forester, at 6.2 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 38 mpg US) to the Volvo XC70's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Subaru Forester or the Volvo XC70?
The Subaru Forester, at 2155 L to the Volvo XC70's 530 L, for their newest versions.
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