Chevrolet Blazer vs Volvo EX40

The Blazer costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.

Chevrolet Blazer

Side by side

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

Chevrolet BlazerVolvo EX40

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$951 (better)
$959
Australia
$812 (better)
$819
United Kingdom
£617 (better)
£622
United States
$867 (better)
$874

Official figures

Uses
22.2 kWh/100km (better)
22.4 kWh/100km
UK
2.8 mi/kWh (better)
2.8 mi/kWh
US
95 MPGe (better)
94 MPGe
Range
486 km (better)
476 km

Space

Seats
5
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Boot
864 L
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Length
4,862 mm
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Weight
1,818 kg
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Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
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Power
184 kW
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Torque
311 Nm
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Gearbox
9-speed automatic
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Drive
FWD
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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.

Blazer or EX40?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Blazer or the Volvo EX40?

The Chevrolet Blazer: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Volvo EX40 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

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