Volkswagen Passat vs Volvo V90
The Passat costs less to run, by the official figures: about $660 a year less in New Zealand, $540 in Australia, £400 in the UK and $510 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
- $2,387 (better)
- $3,043
- Australia
- $1,978 (better)
- $2,521
- United Kingdom
- £1,450 (better)
- £1,849
- United States
- $1,844 (better)
- $2,351
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.4 L/100km (better)
- 9.4 L/100km
- UK
- 38 mpg (better)
- 30 mpg
- US
- 32 mpg (better)
- 25 mpg
- On a full tank
- 949 km (better)
- 574 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 650 L (better)
- 561 L
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,773 mm
- 4,935 mm
- Weight
- 1,549 kg
- 1,760 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 162 kW (better)
- 140 kW
- Torque
- 350 Nm
- 400 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed dual-clutch automatic
- 8-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.
Passat or V90?
Which is cheaper to run, the Volkswagen Passat or the Volvo V90?
The Volkswagen Passat: about $660 a year less in New Zealand, $540 in Australia, £400 in the UK and $510 in the US than the Volvo V90 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Volkswagen Passat or the Volvo V90?
The Volkswagen Passat, at 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Volvo V90's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Volkswagen Passat or the Volvo V90?
The Volkswagen Passat, at 650 L to the Volvo V90's 561 L, for their newest versions.
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