Mercedes-Benz E220 vs Volvo S80
The S80 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $1,109
- $1,024 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,436
- $1,326 (better)
- Australia
- $1,191
- $1,100 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £872
- £806 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 53 mpg
- 57 mpg (better)
- Also
- 4.4 L/100km
- 4.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 826 miles
- 1,061 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 540 L (better)
- 476 L
- Length
- 4,868 mm
- 4,851 mm
- Weight
- 1,660 kg
- 1,595 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.1 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 3.2 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 125 kW
- 175 kW (better)
- Torque
- 400 Nm (better)
- 320 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed automatic
- 6-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.
E220 or S80?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz E220 or the Volvo S80?
The Volvo S80: about $80 a year less in the US than the Mercedes-Benz E220 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz E220 or the Volvo S80?
The Volvo S80, at 4.1 L/100km (69 mpg UK, 57 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz E220's 4.4 L/100km (64 mpg UK, 53 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mercedes-Benz E220 or the Volvo S80?
The Mercedes-Benz E220, at 540 L to the Volvo S80's 476 L, for their newest versions.
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