Audi A3 2020 vs Volvo S60 2018
| Gearbox: | Manual | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 1.5 Petrol | 2.0 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 150 HP | 320 HP | |
| Torque: | 250 NM | 400 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 8.4 seconds | 5.6 seconds | |
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Volvo S60 is a more dynamic driving. Audi A3 engine produces 170 HP less power than Volvo S60, whereas torque is 150 NM less than Volvo S60. Due to the lower power, Audi A3 reaches 100 km/h speed 2.8 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.0 | 8.0 | |
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The Audi A3 is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Audi A3 consumes 3 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volvo S60, which means that by driving the Audi A3 over 15,000 km in a year you can save 450 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 50 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1000 km in combined cycle | 680 km in combined cycle | |
| Audi A3 gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Drive type | |||
| Wheel drive type: | Front wheel drive (FWD) | 4x4 - AWD (all-wheel-drive) | |
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Volvo S60 2018: Engine power is automatically (without driver intervention) distributed among the wheels based on conditions using a hydraulic multi-disc clutch, viscous clutch, or similar traction control device. Some systems allow locking of multi-disc clutch manually for permanent all wheel drive. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 330'000 km | 360'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 8 years | 10 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 8 other car models, including Skoda Octavia, Skoda Superb, Skoda Scala, Audi A1, Audi Q3 | Installed on at least 5 other car models, including Volvo XC90, Volvo XC60, Volvo S90, Volvo V90 | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Audi A3 might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
| Audi A3 2020 1.5 engine: The engine is praised for being both flexible and torquey, delivering impressive performance for its horsepower rating. It is also remarkably fuel-efficient. However, the engine is very demanding when it comes ... More about Audi A3 2020 1.5 engine | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.50 m | 4.76 m | |
| Width: | 1.82 m | 1.85 m | |
| Height: | 1.43 m | 1.43 m | |
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Audi A3 is smaller. Audi A3 is 27 cm shorter than the Volvo S60, 3 cm narrower the height of the cars does not differ significantly. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 425 litres | 442 litres | |
| Audi A3 has 17 litres less trunk space than the Volvo S60. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 11.1 meters | no data | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`835 | 1`775 | |
| Safety: | |||
| Volvo S60 scores higher in safety tests. | |||
| Quality: | no data | average | |
| Average price (€): | 28 000 | 29 800 | |
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