Pontiac Vibe vs Volvo V90
The Vibe 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
- $2,817 (better)
- $3,043
- Australia
- $2,334 (better)
- $2,521
- United Kingdom
- £1,711 (better)
- £1,849
- United States
- $2,176 (better)
- $2,351
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.7 L/100km (better)
- 9.4 L/100km
- UK
- 32 mpg (better)
- 30 mpg
- US
- 27 mpg (better)
- 25 mpg
- On a full tank
- 574 km (better)
- 574 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 561 L
- Length
- 4,372 mm
- 4,935 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,760 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 98 kW
- 140 kW (better)
- Torque
- 173 Nm
- 400 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- 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.
Vibe or V90?
Which is cheaper to run, the Pontiac Vibe or the Volvo V90?
The Pontiac Vibe: about $230 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $170 in the US than the Volvo V90 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Pontiac Vibe or the Volvo V90?
The Pontiac Vibe, at 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Volvo V90's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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