BMW 730LD vs Volvo V40
The V40 costs less to run, by the official figures: about £140 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
- £1,080
- £943 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,236 (better)
- $1,552
- Australia
- $1,526
- $1,286 (better)
- United States
- $1,708
- $1,199 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 59 mpg
- 59 mpg
- Also
- 4.8 L/100km
- 4.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- –
- 803 miles
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 335 L
- Length
- –
- 4,369 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,450 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- –
- 88 kW
- Torque
- –
- 280 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- –
- 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.
730LD or V40?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 730LD or the Volvo V40?
The Volvo V40: about £140 a year less in the UK than the BMW 730LD at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
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