Toyota Camry vs Volvo S40
The S40 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
- $1,316
- $1,261 (better)
- Australia
- $1,091
- $1,045 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £800
- £766 (better)
- United States
- $1,017
- $974 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.1 L/100km
- 3.9 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 69 mpg
- 72 mpg (better)
- US
- 58 mpg
- 60 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,229 km
- 1,590 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 524 L (better)
- 404 L
- Length
- 4,885 mm
- 4,476 mm
- Weight
- 1,565 kg
- 1,380 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 2.4 L 5-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 170 kW (better)
- 125 kW
- Torque
- 221 Nm
- 230 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- E-CVT
- 5-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.
Camry or S40?
Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Camry or the Volvo S40?
The Volvo S40: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Toyota Camry at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Camry or the Volvo S40?
The Volvo S40, at 3.9 L/100km (72 mpg UK, 60 mpg US) to the Toyota Camry's 4.1 L/100km (69 mpg UK, 58 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Toyota Camry or the Volvo S40?
The Toyota Camry, at 524 L to the Volvo S40's 404 L, for their newest versions.
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