2024 head-to-head · Small SUV

2024 Cadillac Lyriq vs Volvo C40

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$1,026/ year to fuel
89 MPGe
✓ Cheaper to run
$850/ year to fuel
107 MPGe

The 2024 Volvo C40 is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $850 a year to fuel (107 MPGe), versus $1,026 for the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq (89 MPGe). That's roughly $176 a year, or about $878 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Cadillac Lyriq
  • Volvo C40

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Cadillac LyriqVolvo C40
$1,026 Your annual fuel cost $850
89 MPGe Combined efficiency 107 MPGe
96 MPGe City 118 MPGe
81 MPGe Highway 96 MPGe
38 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 31.5 kWh
307 mi Driving range 297 mi
105 cu ft Passenger volume —
24 cu ft Cargo volume —
0 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 0 g/mi
9/10 EPA fuel economy score 10/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 10/10
6.7 hrs Charge time at 240V 8 hrs
Electric Powertrain Electric
Electricity Fuel Electricity
Electric motor (155 kW) Engine / motor Electric motor (110 kW)
Single-speed Transmission Single-speed
AWD Drivetrain RWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Cadillac Lyriq vs Volvo C40 across model years

  • Cadillac Lyriq
  • Volvo C40

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

The Cadillac Lyriq goes farther between stops: about 307 miles on a charge, compared with 297 miles for the Volvo C40.

Among 119 2024 small SUVs, the Cadillac Lyriq ranks 20th and the Volvo C40 11th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq or the 2024 Volvo C40?

Measured by cost to drive, the Volvo C40. The Cadillac Lyriq is rated 89 MPGe combined and the Volvo C40 107 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq vs. the Volvo C40 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $1,026 for the Cadillac Lyriq and $850 for the Volvo C40.

Which has more range?

The Cadillac Lyriq: about 307 miles versus 297 miles.

Cadillac Lyriq vs Volvo C40 in other years

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