2019 S60 Petrol Bad Fuel Economy

speedygon999999 · Sep 27th, 2022, 17:27

Hi all, I am currently getting around 23mpg from my 2019 s60 petrol. I drive in eco mode all the time, drive gently and smoothly and don't accelerate hard. I do a lot of city driving but still I am shocked by how bad the economy is. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

SnineT · Sep 27th, 2022, 17:37

No mate that's what 2.0 petrol cars do on the urban cycle, never listen to Archie Pistonwhacker on a forum whose 4.2 XJ does 40 mpg @ 90 mph, the times I see this and for the record the best way when considering a car is to look at the official figures and deduct 25%.

S90 · Sep 27th, 2022, 17:40

What engine?? I have a T5 S90. City driving that’s about right, but on a run in ECO I can hit high 40’s doing 65. But that lasts about an hour……

speedygon999999 · Sep 27th, 2022, 18:29

I have T5 as well.

S90 · Sep 27th, 2022, 18:37

Yeah, what you’re getting is normal, not sure what you expect from a 2.0 pulling 1.6 tonnes! On longer runs as I said it can be epic!

James77 · Sep 27th, 2022, 18:38

Unfortunately the Volvo petrol engines are not very efficient similar about town, driving at 70 on the cruise mid 30s if I want to make progress on a motorway 33 maximum.

XC90Mk1 · Sep 27th, 2022, 19:28

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Originally Posted by SnineT

No mate that's what 2.0 petrol cars do on the urban cycle, never listen to Archie Pistonwhacker on a forum whose 4.2 XJ does 40 mpg @ 90 mph, the times I see this and for the record the best way when considering a car is to look at the official figures and deduct 25%.

So much truth in this post.

My D5 can get upto 99.9MPG….

When I am going downhill with no accelerator on.

S90 · Sep 27th, 2022, 19:54

I don’t think Volvo are alone in this. BMW boast stupid mpg for their diesel’s, the truth is, the world is not flat, there is wind, and some of us like to do more the 55mph as we have places to be.

SnineT · Sep 27th, 2022, 20:06

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Originally Posted by S90

I don’t think Volvo are alone in this. BMW boast stupid mpg for their diesel’s, the truth is, the world is not flat, there is wind, and some of us like to do more the 55mph as we have places to be.

It's across the board, every 2.0 I ever owned made between 22-25 urban and 30-35 being legal on the UK motorway, dropping to 60 might have made a difference but I needed the minutes rather than the mpg at the time.

Others that bettered it were both 1.8's, an Avensis that would return 25-28 urban and a Skoda Superb II dsg which 28 was the urban norm but 45 was the mixed figure, I had a 1.4 Golf as a loaner one time which was also a dsg and that ran the same figures as my diesel Passat at 30 urban.

James77 · Sep 27th, 2022, 21:08

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Originally Posted by S90

I don’t think Volvo are alone in this. BMW boast stupid mpg for their diesel’s, the truth is, the world is not flat, there is wind, and some of us like to do more the 55mph as we have places to be.

The BMW petrols are astounding colleage has a 3 series M340i wagon up to 45 mpg is achievable on a run from a 6 pot around 350hp family rocket ship.

Similar story on his previous audi s4 wagon. He's always sending me pictures to wind me up!

I'm sure BMW diesel's could achieve amazing mpg on a long run.

What it comes down to is the volvo units are really poor on fuel.

Sep 27th, 2022, 17:27	#1
speedygon999999 New Member Last Online: May 3rd, 2023 16:22 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: london	2019 S60 Petrol Bad Fuel Economy Hi all, I am currently getting around 23mpg from my 2019 s60 petrol. I drive in eco mode all the time, drive gently and smoothly and don't accelerate hard. I do a lot of city driving but still I am shocked by how bad the economy is. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

Sep 27th, 2022, 17:40	#3
S90 IT Guru Last Online: Feb 5th, 2024 17:14 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Perth	What engine?? I have a T5 S90. City driving that’s about right, but on a run in ECO I can hit high 40’s doing 65. But that lasts about an hour…… __________________ 2023 V90 T6 Recharge AWD Ultimate Dark, Blonde Ventilated Nappa, Thunder Grey, AAOS

Sep 27th, 2022, 18:37	#5
S90 IT Guru Last Online: Feb 5th, 2024 17:14 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Perth	Yeah, what you’re getting is normal, not sure what you expect from a 2.0 pulling 1.6 tonnes! On longer runs as I said it can be epic! __________________ 2023 V90 T6 Recharge AWD Ultimate Dark, Blonde Ventilated Nappa, Thunder Grey, AAOS

Sep 27th, 2022, 18:38	#6
James77 Senior Member Last Online: Apr 25th, 2024 08:16 Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Fleet	Unfortunately the Volvo petrol engines are not very efficient similar about town, driving at 70 on the cruise mid 30s if I want to make progress on a motorway 33 maximum. __________________ MY19 Volvo XC60 T5 AWD, Fusion Red, Blonde Leather, Dark Tints, 19inch wheels on summers, 18inch ALUTEC on winters.

Sep 27th, 2022, 19:54	#8
S90 IT Guru Last Online: Feb 5th, 2024 17:14 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Perth	I don’t think Volvo are alone in this. BMW boast stupid mpg for their diesel’s, the truth is, the world is not flat, there is wind, and some of us like to do more the 55mph as we have places to be. __________________ 2023 V90 T6 Recharge AWD Ultimate Dark, Blonde Ventilated Nappa, Thunder Grey, AAOS

Sep 27th, 2022, 17:37	#2
SnineT Extrahumanestrial Last Online: Feb 13th, 2023 19:02 Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: Budapest	No mate that's what 2.0 petrol cars do on the urban cycle, never listen to Archie Pistonwhacker on a forum whose 4.2 XJ does 40 mpg @ 90 mph, the times I see this and for the record the best way when considering a car is to look at the official figures and deduct 25%.

Sep 27th, 2022, 18:29	#4
speedygon999999 New Member Last Online: May 3rd, 2023 16:22 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: london	I have T5 as well.

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