Thread: XC70: General - Fuel consumption
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Old Oct 12th, 2018, 12:58   #21
Bonefishblues
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Originally Posted by volvoski View Post
Our XC 70 gives around 40 mpg on a regular 400 mile a weekend motorway run at eighty ish. If we set the cruise to 70/3 we get a couple more mpg. On the local roads during the week my wife drives it and gets around 32 mpg.
We think that’s acceptable for a car which can get us home if it snows and can carry our three dogs in comfort. It’s a big comfortable fast car. You have to pay the price somewhere.
Yes, that's pretty much consistent with both our family profile and our XC70 too.
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