Hyundai Excel vs Volvo C30

The Excel costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Volvo C30

Side by side

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

Hyundai ExcelVolvo C30

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,817 (better)
$2,846
Australia
$2,330 (better)
$2,354
United Kingdom
£1,711 (better)
£1,729
United States
$2,176 (better)
$2,199

Official figures

Uses
8.7 L/100km (better)
8.8 L/100km
UK
32 mpg (better)
32 mpg
US
27 mpg (better)
27 mpg
On a full tank
517 km
705 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
4
Length
–
4,252 mm
Weight
–
1,345 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.5 L 5-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
–
169 kW
Torque
–
320 Nm
Gearbox
4-speed automatic
6-speed manual
Drive
FWD
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.

Excel or C30?

Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Excel or the Volvo C30?

The Hyundai Excel: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Volvo C30 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Excel or the Volvo C30?

The Hyundai Excel, at 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Volvo C30's 8.8 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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