Holden Epica vs Volvo S40
The S40 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 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
- $3,008
- $2,985 (better)
- Australia
- $2,488
- $2,469 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,827
- £1,813 (better)
- United States
- $2,324
- $2,306 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.3 L/100km
- 9.2 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 30 mpg
- 31 mpg (better)
- US
- 25 mpg
- 25 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 672 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 476 L (better)
- 404 L
- Length
- 4,803 mm
- 4,476 mm
- Weight
- 1,499 kg
- 1,380 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 6-cylinder petrol
- 2.4 L 5-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 115 kW
- 125 kW (better)
- Torque
- 236 Nm (better)
- 230 Nm
- Gearbox
- 5-speed automatic
- 5-speed automatic
- 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.
Epica or S40?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Epica or the Volvo S40?
The Volvo S40: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Holden Epica at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Epica or the Volvo S40?
The Volvo S40, at 9.2 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Holden Epica's 9.3 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Holden Epica or the Volvo S40?
The Holden Epica, at 476 L to the Volvo S40's 404 L, for their newest versions.
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