Volkswagen Golf 2024 vs Volvo V40 2016
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 2.0 Petrol | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 300 HP | 122 HP | |
| Torque: | 400 NM | 220 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 5.6 seconds | 9.8 seconds | |
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Volkswagen Golf is more dynamic to drive. Volkswagen Golf engine produces 178 HP more power than Volvo V40, whereas torque is 180 NM more than Volvo V40. Thanks to more power Volkswagen Golf reaches 100 km/h speed 4.2 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.5 | 5.4 | |
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The Volvo V40 is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Volkswagen Golf consumes 2.1 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Volvo V40, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Volkswagen Golf could require 315 litres more fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 50 litres | 62 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 660 km in combined cycle | 1140 km in combined cycle | |
| Volvo V40 gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.30 m | 4.37 m | |
| Width: | 1.79 m | 1.80 m | |
| Height: | 1.45 m | 1.44 m | |
| Both cars are similar in size. Volkswagen Golf is 7 cm shorter than the Volvo V40, 1 cm narrower, while the height of Volkswagen Golf is 2 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 374 litres | 335 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down, if possible |
1230 litres | 1500 litres | |
| Even though the car is shorter, The Volvo V40 may have more interior space, so the cabin could be more spacious and more comfortable for the driver and passengers. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Volvo V40 (by 270 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 12 meters | 10.8 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Volkswagen Golf is 1.2 metres more than that of the Volvo V40, which means Volkswagen Golf can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight: | 1`930 kg | 1`965 kg | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | no data | above average | |
| Average price (€): | 38 800 | 11 200 | |
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