Toyota Porte vs Volvo V50

The Porte costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in the US.

Volvo V50

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Toyota PorteVolvo V50

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,124 (better)
$1,157
New Zealand
$1,455 (better)
$1,497
Australia
$1,206 (better)
$1,242
United Kingdom
£884 (better)
£910

Official figures

Uses
52 mpg (better)
51 mpg
Also
4.5 L/100km (better)
4.6 L/100km
On a full tank
–
832 miles

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
417 L
Length
–
4,522 mm
Weight
–
1,400 kg

Engine

Engine
–
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
Power
–
100 kW
Torque
–
320 Nm
Gearbox
–
6-speed manual
Drive
–
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.

Porte or V50?

Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Porte or the Volvo V50?

The Toyota Porte: about $30 a year less in the US than the Volvo V50 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Porte or the Volvo V50?

The Toyota Porte, at 4.5 L/100km (63 mpg UK, 52 mpg US) to the Volvo V50's 4.6 L/100km (61 mpg UK, 51 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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