Citroën Xsara vs Volvo C30
The Xsara costs less to run, by the official figures: about £40 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
- £1,690 (better)
- £1,729
- New Zealand
- $2,781 (better)
- $2,846
- Australia
- $2,305 (better)
- $2,358
- United States
- $2,149 (better)
- $2,199
Official figures
- Uses
- 33 mpg (better)
- 32 mpg
- Also
- 8.6 L/100km (better)
- 8.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 434 miles
- 438 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 408 L
- –
- Length
- 4,191 mm
- 4,252 mm
- Weight
- 1,141 kg
- 1,345 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.5 L 5-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 80 kW
- 169 kW (better)
- Torque
- 147 Nm
- 320 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 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.
Xsara or C30?
Which is cheaper to run, the Citroën Xsara or the Volvo C30?
The Citroën Xsara: about £40 a year less in the UK than the Volvo C30 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Citroën Xsara or the Volvo C30?
The Citroën Xsara, at 8.6 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Volvo C30's 8.8 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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