Subaru Forester vs Volvo V90
The Forester costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,040 a year less in New Zealand, $860 in Australia, £630 in the UK and $800 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 (better)
- $3,043
- Australia
- $1,659 (better)
- $2,517
- United Kingdom
- £1,218 (better)
- £1,849
- United States
- $1,549 (better)
- $2,351
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.2 L/100km (better)
- 9.4 L/100km
- UK
- 46 mpg (better)
- 30 mpg
- US
- 38 mpg (better)
- 25 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,016 km (better)
- 574 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 498 L
- 561 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 1,800 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,640 mm
- 4,935 mm
- Weight
- 1,564 kg
- 1,760 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 136 kW
- 140 kW (better)
- Torque
- 239 Nm
- 400 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT (Lineartronic)
- 8-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 V90?
Which is cheaper to run, the Subaru Forester or the Volvo V90?
The Subaru Forester: about $1,040 a year less in New Zealand, $860 in Australia, £630 in the UK and $800 in the US than the Volvo V90 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Subaru Forester or the Volvo V90?
The Subaru Forester, at 6.2 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 38 mpg US) to the Volvo V90's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Subaru Forester or the Volvo V90?
The Volvo V90, at 561 L to the Subaru Forester's 498 L, for their newest versions.
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