Toyota Sai vs Volvo S80

The S80 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 a year less in New Zealand.

Toyota SaiVolvo S80

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Toyota SaiVolvo S80

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,455
$1,326 (better)
Australia
$1,206
$1,099 (better)
United Kingdom
£884
£806 (better)
United States
$1,124
$1,024 (better)

Official figures

Uses
4.5 L/100km
4.1 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
1,222 km
1,707 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
–
476 L
Length
4,695 mm
4,851 mm
Weight
1,630 kg
1,595 kg

Engine

Engine
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
3.2 L 6-cylinder petrol
Power
–
175 kW
Torque
–
320 Nm
Gearbox
CVT
6-speed automatic
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.

Sai or S80?

Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Sai or the Volvo S80?

The Volvo S80: about $130 a year less in New Zealand than the Toyota Sai at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Sai or the Volvo S80?

The Volvo S80, at 4.1 L/100km (69 mpg UK, 57 mpg US) to the Toyota Sai's 4.5 L/100km (63 mpg UK, 52 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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