Volkswagen Golf 2025 vs Volvo V40 2016
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 2.0 Petrol | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 241 HP | 122 HP | |
| Torque: | 370 NM | 220 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | n/a seconds | 9.8 seconds | |
| Volkswagen Golf engine produces 119 HP more power than Volvo V40, whereas torque is 150 NM more than Volvo V40. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 8.8 | 5.4 | |
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The Volvo V40 is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Volkswagen Golf consumes 3.4 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 510 litres more fuel. | |||
| 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: | no data | 10.8 meters | |
| Gross weight: | no data | 1`965 kg | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | no data | above average | |
| Average price (€): | 38 800 | 11 200 | |
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