BMW 520D vs Volvo S40
The S40 costs less to run, by the official figures: about £200 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £967
- £766 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,107 (better)
- $1,261
- Australia
- $1,367
- $1,045 (better)
- United States
- $1,530
- $974 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 66 mpg
- 72 mpg (better)
- Also
- 4.3 L/100km
- 3.9 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 954 miles
- 988 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 530 L (better)
- 404 L
- Length
- 4,936 mm
- 4,476 mm
- Weight
- 1,630 kg
- 1,380 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.4 L 5-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 140 kW (better)
- 125 kW
- Torque
- 400 Nm (better)
- 230 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 5-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- 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.
520D or S40?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 520D or the Volvo S40?
The Volvo S40: about £200 a year less in the UK than the BMW 520D at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 520D or the Volvo S40?
The Volvo S40, at 3.9 L/100km (72 mpg UK, 60 mpg US) to the BMW 520D's 4.3 L/100km (66 mpg UK, 55 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 520D or the Volvo S40?
The BMW 520D, at 530 L to the Volvo S40's 404 L, for their newest versions.
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