Volkswagen Passat vs Volvo XC70
The XC70 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $330 a year less in New Zealand, $270 in Australia, £200 in the UK and $250 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
- $2,060 (better)
- Australia
- $1,979
- $1,707 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,450
- £1,252 (better)
- United States
- $1,844
- $1,592 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.4 L/100km
- 6.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 38 mpg
- 44 mpg (better)
- US
- 32 mpg
- 37 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 949 km
- 1,099 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 650 L (better)
- 530 L
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,773 mm
- 4,786 mm
- Weight
- 1,549 kg
- 1,822 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.2 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 162 kW
- 175 kW (better)
- Torque
- 350 Nm
- 381 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed dual-clutch automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
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 XC70?
Which is cheaper to run, the Volkswagen Passat or the Volvo XC70?
The Volvo XC70: about $330 a year less in New Zealand, $270 in Australia, £200 in the UK and $250 in the US than the Volkswagen Passat at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Volkswagen Passat or the Volvo XC70?
The Volvo XC70, at 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Passat's 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Volkswagen Passat or the Volvo XC70?
The Volkswagen Passat, at 650 L to the Volvo XC70's 530 L, for their newest versions.
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