Subaru Outback vs Volvo V60
The V60 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $240 a year less in New Zealand, $200 in Australia, £150 in the UK and $190 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
- $3,169
- $2,927 (better)
- Australia
- $2,622
- $2,421 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,925
- £1,778 (better)
- United States
- $2,449
- $2,261 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.8 L/100km
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 29 mpg
- 31 mpg (better)
- US
- 24 mpg
- 26 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 643 km
- 663 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 522 L
- 529 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,870 mm
- 4,761 mm
- Weight
- 1,660 kg
- 1,750 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L flat-4 petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 138 kW
- 145 kW (better)
- Torque
- 245 Nm
- 300 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 8
- –
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.
Outback or V60?
Which is cheaper to run, the Subaru Outback or the Volvo V60?
The Volvo V60: about $240 a year less in New Zealand, $200 in Australia, £150 in the UK and $190 in the US than the Subaru Outback at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Subaru Outback or the Volvo V60?
The Volvo V60, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Subaru Outback's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Subaru Outback or the Volvo V60?
The Volvo V60, at 529 L to the Subaru Outback's 522 L, for their newest versions.
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