BMW 520D vs Volvo S80
The 520D costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,520 a year less in New Zealand, $800 in Australia, £630 in the UK and $500 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
- New Zealand
- $1,107 (better)
- $2,623
- Australia
- $1,368 (better)
- $2,170
- United Kingdom
- £967 (better)
- £1,593
- United States
- $1,530 (better)
- $2,026
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.3 L/100km (better)
- 8.1 L/100km
- UK
- 66 mpg (better)
- 35 mpg
- US
- 55 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,535 km (better)
- 863 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 530 L
- –
- Length
- 4,936 mm
- 4,851 mm
- Weight
- 1,630 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 3.2 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 140 kW
- 175 kW (better)
- Torque
- 400 Nm (better)
- 320 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-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.
520D or S80?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 520D or the Volvo S80?
The BMW 520D: about $1,520 a year less in New Zealand, $800 in Australia, £630 in the UK and $500 in the US than the Volvo S80 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 520D or the Volvo S80?
The BMW 520D, at 4.3 L/100km (66 mpg UK, 55 mpg US) to the Volvo S80's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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