BMW X6 Xdrive 30D vs Volvo XC40
The XC40 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
- £1,629
- £1,426 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,864 (better)
- $2,348
- Australia
- $2,302
- $1,945 (better)
- United States
- $2,577
- $1,814 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 39 mpg (better)
- 39 mpg
- Also
- 7.2 L/100km (better)
- 7.3 L/100km
- On a full tank
- –
- 462 miles
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 460 L
- Length
- –
- 4,425 mm
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 140 kW
- Torque
- –
- 300 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 8-speed automatic
- 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.
X6 Xdrive 30D or XC40?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW X6 Xdrive 30D or the Volvo XC40?
The Volvo XC40: about £200 a year less in the UK than the BMW X6 Xdrive 30D at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW X6 Xdrive 30D or the Volvo XC40?
The BMW X6 Xdrive 30D, at 7.2 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Volvo XC40's 7.3 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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