
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Volvo S40 cars, across model years.
The annual fuel costs (shown in the right-hand columns) are calculated based on an estimated annual mileage of 15,000 miles,
of which 55% of the miles are city driving, and 45% of the miles are highway driving.
Annual Cost 1 assumes a fuel cost of $5.00 per gallon, while Annual Cost 2 assumes a fuel cost of $6.00 per gallon.
| Model Year | Transmission | Cyl. | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Annual Cost 1 |
Annual Cost 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 S40 AWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 22 | 19 | 28 | $3,376 | $4,051 |
| 2010 S40 AWD | Manual 6-speed | 5 | 22 | 20 | 27 | $3,312 | $3,975 |
| 2009 S40 AWD | Manual 6-speed | 5 | 20 | 17 | 25 | $3,776 | $4,531 |
| 2009 S40 AWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 21 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | $4,307 |
| 2008 S40 AWD | Manual 6-speed | 5 | 20 | 17 | 25 | $3,776 | $4,531 |
| 2008 S40 AWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 21 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | $4,307 |
| 2007 S40 AWD | Manual 6-speed | 5 | 21 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | $4,307 |
| 2007 S40 AWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 21 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | $4,307 |
| 2006 S40 AWD | Manual 6-speed | 5 | 21 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | $4,307 |
| 2006 S40 AWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 20 | 18 | 25 | $3,641 | $4,370 |
| 2005 S40 AWD | Manual 6-speed | 5 | 20 | 17 | 25 | $3,776 | $4,531 |
| 2005 S40 AWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 20 | 18 | 25 | $3,641 | $4,370 |
| Model Year | Transmission | Cyl. | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Annual Cost 1 |
Annual Cost 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 S40 FWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 24 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | $3,707 |
| 2010 S40 FWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 24 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | $3,707 |
| 2010 S40 FWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 24 | 20 | 31 | $3,151 | $3,781 |
| 2010 S40 FWD | Manual 6-speed | 5 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 2010 S40 FWD | Manual 5-speed | 5 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 2009 S40 FWD | Manual 6-speed | 5 | 23 | 19 | 28 | $3,376 | $4,051 |
| 2009 S40 FWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 23 | 19 | 28 | $3,376 | $4,051 |
| 2009 S40 FWD | Manual 5-speed | 5 | 23 | 20 | 28 | $3,267 | $3,921 |
| 2009 S40 FWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 24 | 20 | 31 | $3,151 | $3,781 |
| 2008 S40 FWD | Manual 5-speed | 5 | 23 | 20 | 28 | $3,267 | $3,921 |
| 2008 S40 FWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 23 | 20 | 28 | $3,267 | $3,921 |
| 2008 S40 FWD | Manual 6-speed | 5 | 23 | 19 | 28 | $3,376 | $4,051 |
| 2008 S40 FWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 22 | 19 | 27 | $3,421 | $4,105 |
| 2007 S40 FWD | Manual 5-speed | 5 | 22 | 19 | 27 | $3,421 | $4,105 |
| 2007 S40 FWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 23 | 20 | 28 | $3,267 | $3,921 |
| 2007 S40 FWD | Manual 6-speed | 5 | 22 | 18 | 27 | $3,541 | $4,250 |
| 2007 S40 FWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 22 | 19 | 28 | $3,376 | $4,051 |
| 2006 S40 FWD | Manual 5-speed | 5 | 22 | 19 | 27 | $3,421 | $4,105 |
| 2006 S40 FWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 22 | 19 | 27 | $3,421 | $4,105 |
| 2006 S40 FWD | Manual 6-speed | 5 | 23 | 20 | 29 | $3,226 | $3,871 |
| 2006 S40 FWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 22 | 19 | 28 | $3,376 | $4,051 |
| 2005 S40 FWD | Manual 5-speed | 5 | 22 | 19 | 27 | $3,421 | $4,105 |
| 2005 S40 FWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 22 | 19 | 27 | $3,421 | $4,105 |
| 2005 S40 FWD | Manual 6-speed | 5 | 22 | 19 | 29 | $3,334 | $4,001 |
| 2005 S40 FWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 22 | 19 | 27 | $3,421 | $4,105 |
| 2004 S40 FWD | Automatic 5-speed | 4 | 22 | 19 | 27 | $3,421 | $4,105 |
| 2004 S40 FWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 22 | 19 | 28 | $3,376 | $4,051 |
| 2004 S40 FWD | Automatic (S5) | 5 | 23 | 19 | 28 | $3,376 | $4,051 |
| 2003 S40 FWD | Automatic 5-speed | 4 | 22 | 19 | 27 | $3,421 | $4,105 |
| 2002 S40 FWD | Automatic 5-speed | 4 | 22 | 19 | 27 | $3,421 | $4,105 |
| 2001 S40 FWD | Automatic 5-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 29 | $3,226 | $3,871 |
| 2000 S40 FWD | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 21 | 19 | 26 | $3,469 | $4,162 |
Data source: Fuel Economy USA, Reference.