Toyota Starlet vs Volvo V40
The V40 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 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
- $1,274
- $1,199 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,649
- $1,552 (better)
- Australia
- $1,367
- $1,286 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,002
- £943 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 46 mpg
- 49 mpg (better)
- Also
- 5.1 L/100km
- 4.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 451 miles
- 803 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 212 L
- 335 L (better)
- Length
- 3,990 mm
- 4,369 mm
- Weight
- 828 kg
- 1,450 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 77 kW
- 88 kW (better)
- Torque
- 138 Nm
- 280 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- 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.
Starlet or V40?
Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Starlet or the Volvo V40?
The Volvo V40: about $70 a year less in the US than the Toyota Starlet at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Starlet or the Volvo V40?
The Volvo V40, at 4.8 L/100km (59 mpg UK, 49 mpg US) to the Toyota Starlet's 5.1 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Toyota Starlet or the Volvo V40?
The Volvo V40, at 335 L to the Toyota Starlet's 212 L, for their newest versions.
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