Suzuki Swift vs Volvo V40
The Swift costs less to run, by the official figures: about £20 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
- £919 (better)
- £943
- New Zealand
- $1,514 (better)
- $1,552
- Australia
- $1,255 (better)
- $1,288
- United States
- $1,169 (better)
- $1,199
Official figures
- Uses
- 60 mpg (better)
- 59 mpg
- Also
- 4.7 L/100km (better)
- 4.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 491 miles
- 803 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 265 L
- 335 L (better)
- Length
- 3,840 mm
- 4,369 mm
- Weight
- 875 kg
- 1,450 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 66 kW
- 88 kW (better)
- Torque
- 120 Nm
- 280 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★☆☆
- ★★★★★ (better)
- Airbags
- 6
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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.
Swift or V40?
Which is cheaper to run, the Suzuki Swift or the Volvo V40?
The Suzuki Swift: about £20 a year less in the UK than the Volvo V40 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Suzuki Swift or the Volvo V40?
The Suzuki Swift, at 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US) to the Volvo V40's 4.8 L/100km (59 mpg UK, 49 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Suzuki Swift or the Volvo V40?
The Volvo V40, at 335 L to the Suzuki Swift's 265 L, for their newest versions.
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