Hyundai I40 vs Volvo V50
The V50 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $150 a year less in New Zealand.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,649
- $1,497 (better)
- Australia
- $1,368
- $1,242 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,002
- £910 (better)
- United States
- $1,274
- $1,157 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.1 L/100km
- 4.6 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,373 km (better)
- 1,339 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 417 L
- Length
- –
- 4,522 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,400 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 131 kW (better)
- 100 kW
- Torque
- 213 Nm
- 320 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
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.
I40 or V50?
Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai I40 or the Volvo V50?
The Volvo V50: about $150 a year less in New Zealand than the Hyundai I40 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai I40 or the Volvo V50?
The Volvo V50, at 4.6 L/100km (61 mpg UK, 51 mpg US) to the Hyundai I40's 5.1 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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