Volkswagen Up vs Volvo V40
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,552
- $1,552
- Australia
- $1,287
- $1,286 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £943
- £943
- United States
- $1,199
- $1,199
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.8 L/100km
- 4.8 L/100km
- UK
- 59 mpg
- 59 mpg
- US
- 49 mpg
- 49 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 1,292 km
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 5
- Boot
- 251 L
- 335 L (better)
- Length
- 3,540 mm
- 4,369 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,450 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 55 kW
- 88 kW (better)
- Torque
- 95 Nm
- 280 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- 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.
Up or V40?
Which has the bigger boot, the Volkswagen Up or the Volvo V40?
The Volvo V40, at 335 L to the Volkswagen Up's 251 L, for their newest versions.
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