Volvo V50 DRIVe SE vs VW Passat Bluemotion - specifications

  Volkswagen Passat Bluemotion 2 Volvo V50 DRIVe START/STOP
On the road price/total as tested £19,265/£19,660 £20,845/£21,370
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £7,745/40.2% £8,150/39.1%
Running costs N/A 46ppm
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £694/£1,387 £542/£1,084
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,344/£2,240 £1,322/£2,203
Ins. group/quote/VED band/cost 16/£407/D/£120 18/£430/B/£35
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £197/£278/£197 £250/£250/£350
Length/wheelbase 4,774/2,709mm 4,522/2,640mm
Height/width 1,517/1,820mm 1,457/1,770mm
Engine 4cyl/1,968cc 4cyl/1,560cc
Peak power 109/4,200bhp/rpm 108/4,000bhp/rpm
Peak torque 250/1,500Nm/rpm 240/1,750Nm/rpm
Transmission 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 70 litres/full size 52litres/sp. saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 513/1,641 litres 417/1,307 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,468/602/1,200kg 1,430/470/800kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.4metres/N/A 10.6metres/0.31Cd
Basic warranty/recovery 3yrs/1yr 3yrs/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers 10,000 miles/223 12,500 miles/128
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 16th (08)/23rd (09) 15th (08)/15th (09)
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points N/A N/A
0-60/30-70mph 11.5/10.5 secs 10.9/10.3 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.7/7.2 secs 4.6/7.4 secs
50-70mph in 5th 10.6 secs 9.5 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 122mph/2,000rpm 118mph/2,200rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 50.3/36.2/9.4m 57.5/43.0/10.9m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph N/A 61/44/58/66dB
Auto Express economy/range 42.1mpg/648 miles 42.8mpg/490 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 44.8/68.9/57.6mpg 57.7/83.1/72.4mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 180/129g/km/18% 177/104g/km/13%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/£385 Six/yes/£350
Auto box/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes No/yes/yes
Clim ctrl/leather/heated seats £430/no/£330 Yes/£1,200/£425*
Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go £395/£850/no £525/no/£350
Sat-nav/aux-in/Bluetooth £1725/Yes/No £1,600/Yes/£250

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