Subaru Forester vs Volvo V50
The V50 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 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
- $2,005
- $1,876 (better)
- Australia
- $1,659
- $1,552 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,218
- £1,140 (better)
- United States
- $1,549
- $1,449 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.2 L/100km
- 5.8 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 46 mpg
- 49 mpg (better)
- US
- 38 mpg
- 41 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,016 km
- 1,034 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 498 L (better)
- 417 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,800 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,640 mm
- 4,522 mm
- Weight
- 1,564 kg
- 1,380 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
- 2.4 L 5-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 136 kW (better)
- 125 kW
- Torque
- 239 Nm (better)
- 230 Nm
- Gearbox
- CVT (Lineartronic)
- 5-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 7
- –
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.
Forester or V50?
Which is cheaper to run, the Subaru Forester or the Volvo V50?
The Volvo V50: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US than the Subaru Forester at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Subaru Forester or the Volvo V50?
The Volvo V50, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Subaru Forester's 6.2 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 38 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Subaru Forester or the Volvo V50?
The Subaru Forester, at 498 L to the Volvo V50's 417 L, for their newest versions.
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