Hyundai I40 vs Volvo V50
The I40 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $230 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $170 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
- $1,649 (better)
- $1,876
- Australia
- $1,364 (better)
- $1,552
- United Kingdom
- £1,002 (better)
- £1,140
- United States
- $1,274 (better)
- $1,449
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.1 L/100km (better)
- 5.8 L/100km
- UK
- 55 mpg (better)
- 49 mpg
- US
- 46 mpg (better)
- 41 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,373 km (better)
- 1,034 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 553 L (better)
- 417 L
- Length
- 4,740 mm
- 4,522 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,380 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.4 L 5-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 131 kW (better)
- 125 kW
- Torque
- 213 Nm
- 230 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-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.
I40 or V50?
Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai I40 or the Volvo V50?
The Hyundai I40: about $230 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $170 in the US than the Volvo V50 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai I40 or the Volvo V50?
The Hyundai I40, at 5.1 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US) to the Volvo V50's 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Hyundai I40 or the Volvo V50?
The Hyundai I40, at 553 L to the Volvo V50's 417 L, for their newest versions.
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