Volvo 960 1994 vs BMW 3 series 1998
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| Gearbox: | Manual/Automatic | Manual/Automatic | |
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| Wheel drive type: | Rear wheel drive (RWD) | Rear wheel drive (RWD) / All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | |
| Volvo 960 is available only with rear wheel drive, while BMW 3 series can be equipped with rear wheel drive and four wheel (4x4) drive. | |||
| Engines: | 2.5 - 2.9 (petrol) | 1.9 - 3.0 (petrol, diesel) | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 170 - 204 HP | 105 - 231 HP | |
| Torque: | 233 - 267 NM | 165 - 390 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 9.1 - 10 seconds | 6.5 - 14 seconds | |
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Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 10.5 - 11.1 | 5.7 - 10.0 | |
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Volvo 960 petrol engines consumes on average 1.5 litres more fuel per 100 km than BMW 3 series. This comparison does not take engine capacity into account, so to compare the fuel consumption of specific engines, select the car version! | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.87 m | 4.47 m | |
| Width: | 1.75 m | 1.74 m | |
| Height: | 1.44 m | 1.42 m | |
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Volvo 960 is larger. Volvo 960 is 40 cm longer than the BMW 3 series, 1 cm wider, while the height of Volvo 960 is 2 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 491 litres | 440 litres | |
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Volvo 960 has more luggage capacity. Volvo 960 has 51 litres more trunk space than the BMW 3 series. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 9.8 meters | 10 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Volvo 960 is 0.2 metres less than that of the BMW 3 series. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | ~ 1`960 | ~ 1`936 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | no data | low | |
| Average price (€): | 1400 | 2000 | |
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