XC90 side steps and MPG..

[Tannaton]

Originally Posted by Rentagas

The D5 is an old engine. My average displayed mpg is about 31mpg. I get about 20-25mpg round town and about 35mpg on a motorway run. Actual range on the motorway with a full tank is about 400 miles.

The D5 came to life in 2002 so is in indeed an old engine relatively speaking. However there are many engines still in use today that go back 20 years or more, but have had a program of technical updates. The 2.0 4-pot diesel that was used by Volvo in it's models until around 2010 is derived from the Peugeot/Citroen XUD units first introduced in 1982 - it even retains the 88mm stroke.

The issue for me is on later incarnations, the strive for cleaner emissions ironically seems to be at the expense of fuel consumption - it's the same with trucks. The first 163 BHP D5 was by some margin the most economical and refined of them all.

[cpu_man]

Ok guys. again thank you for all your input.

I have not run out of fuel yet so will post up my figures next week to see my MPG..

[cpu_man]

Originally Posted by cpu_man

Hi there, thank you for your detailed report there.

One thing I did not take into account is I fill up when I have around 60,70 miles still left in the tank so it could be more like 400miles from a tank.

I had ---- left in the tank today (I done this on purpose) and the light was on and the needle was on the bottom half of the red.

I placed a full tank of fuel (1st click of pump to stop) in the car this morning which was:

61.64 litres
£1.329 £/l
Total, £81.92

Car states I have 520miles till empty but fully understand this can change depending on driving style.

We do come from a 400bhp 535d twin turbo bmw f11 and a 517bhp v10 M5 so our driving style could need a tweak maby?

Also our car has only had 1 owner from new (not played about with) and does have a 'polstar' emblem on the tailgate, can you tell if it's a genuine one as this could have an effect on mpg?

If I post back my miles then we can work out my MPG if you guys can help work out??

Ryan.

Hi guys, I now have some details if some one can help work out my MPG.

As per above i filled up around 2 weeks ago:

61.64 litres
£1.329 £/l
Total, £81.92

I had to fill up again today as my orange light came on

61.00 litres
£1.329 £/l
Total £81.07

and I had covered 417 miles.

can any one work this out, must be around 30mpg if that sounds right?

Again the car is used on some short and long trips from shopping in town and 20 min drive on a12 etc

[XJSDriver]

I make it 31 miles per gallon:

61 litres used over 417 miles = 6.83 miles per litre,

as 4.546 litres in one gallon = 6.83 * 4.546 mpg = 31 mpg

[cpu_man]

Originally Posted by XJSDriver

I make it 31 miles per gallon:

61 litres used over 417 miles = 6.83 miles per litre,

as 4.546 litres in one gallon = 6.83 * 4.546 mpg = 31 mpg

so what is this mpg figure like for a xc90 d5??

around 400miles per tank can't be too bad?

[SwissXC90]

Originally Posted by cpu_man

so what is this mpg figure like for a xc90 d5??

around 400miles per tank can't be too bad?

That's pretty normal

[cpu_man]

Originally Posted by SwissXC90

That's pretty normal

Thank you very much, I have been doing a bit of reading on this forum and it would seem if you have the early 163bhp d5 you can see an extra 5mpg+ where the later 185+bhp is a little thirsty.

good to see i am getting about the same as others.

thank u.

[AB-UK]

I've had both, and from my recollection I think you are correct.

[billyboggins]

Originally Posted by Bendolfc

The P1 cars handbook stated it was based off the last 30KM, I suspect the XC90 is similar.

Edit, just found a 2006 XC90 manual online and it confims the same 30KM.

hi , do you have a link to the online handbook please

[Tannaton]

Originally Posted by billyboggins

hi , do you have a link to the online handbook please

All available from the support tab on the Volvo cars website....