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Originally Posted by Ransman
I would like to hear from more D5 MY12 owners as to what they are getting. There has to be an improvement compared to pre MY12 surely?
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Hi there Ransman
Yes the fuel returns as per "Volvo Official" for MY12 are better.
The reason , I opine , is that it is due to the fitting of stop / start which in effect reduces emmissions down to 149 (for the manual anyway as stop / start is not on Autos)
Considering fuel consumption is only measured "on the bench" via emmissions in some sort of virtual lab test , one can only come to the conclusion that fuel mpg for MY12 will not be that different in real terms / real life driving than non stop / start MY11 etc - especially on the motorway as also bear in mind the MY12 is a 215 (212) bhp as oppose to 205 bhp of MY11.
Re 4wd versus 2wd - also bear in mind that even the D5 is only 2wd in normal conditions with power going only to the front wheels unless slip is detected and then 4wd kicks in
Please peeps correct me if I am incorrect
Regards