2024 head-to-head · Small SUV

2024 Lexus RZ 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
$729/ year to fuel
125 MPGe
✓ Cheaper to run
$850/ year to fuel
107 MPGe

The 2024 Lexus RZ is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $729 a year to fuel (125 MPGe), versus $850 for the 2024 Volvo C40 (107 MPGe). That's roughly $121 a year, or about $607 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Lexus RZ
  • Volvo C40

Side by side

Lexus RZVolvo C40
$729 Your annual fuel cost $850
125 MPGe Combined efficiency 107 MPGe
137 MPGe City 118 MPGe
112 MPGe Highway 96 MPGe
27 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 31.5 kWh
266 mi Driving range 297 mi
0 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 0 g/mi
10/10 EPA fuel economy score 10/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 10/10
11 hrs Charge time at 240V 8 hrs
Electric Powertrain Electric
Electricity Fuel Electricity
Electric motor (150 kW) Engine / motor Electric motor (110 kW)
Single-speed Transmission Single-speed
FWD 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.

Lexus RZ vs Volvo C40 across model years

  • Lexus RZ
  • 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 Volvo C40 goes farther between stops: about 297 miles on a charge, compared with 266 miles for the Lexus RZ.

Among 119 2024 small SUVs, the Lexus RZ ranks 1st and the Volvo C40 11th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2024 Lexus RZ or the 2024 Volvo C40?

Measured by cost to drive, the Lexus RZ. The Lexus RZ is rated 125 MPGe combined and the Volvo C40 107 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

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

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $729 for the Lexus RZ and $850 for the Volvo C40.

Which has more range?

The Volvo C40: about 297 miles versus 266 miles.

Lexus RZ vs Volvo C40 in other years

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