MPG not as good as expected XC60

[shepster]

Hi All

I have recently purchased an XC60 D4 inscription pro, love the car and the way it drives but am only getting about 33mpg in the month i have had the car, i wondered if this was reflective of this car?

I previously had a BMW 3.o diesel which did 40mpg easily so that is what i was hoping to get from this at leats, seeing as it is 50% smaller in capacity

Would be interested to hear thoughts on if this is common?

Thanks

Shepster

[HDAV]

AWD? Auto? May just be running in give it some beans and don’t drive like a granny........

[60041]

It all depends on the type of use you are giving the car, also I have noticed a definite drop in my MPG in the colder weather.
My V90CC is mechanically identical to your car, so I would expect my figures to be broadly similar to yours; your car is a little more brick shaped than mine, but I would not expect a difference of more than a mile or two.
Day to day, short runs about town and rural roads gives me an average of about 34 mpg. Longer trips, say 25 miles plus, on A roads readily give figures over 40 mpg, while good long (100 miles plus) journeys on main roads at a steady 70 mph will return 50 mpg or more.
I run my tyres at the higher “eco” pressures. Use of the eco setting in the drive mode gains a couple of mpg on those figures, but I don’t like the frequent jerks as the power comes back on after coasting, so I only use that setting rarely.
I hope that helps.

[Chief inspector]

I had the previous model XC60 with the same engine, the V90 is about 10% better in fuel, even though its an auto where the 60 was a manual FWD.

It got 38-48 mpg depending on external temperature (worse in winter) and driving conditions. V90 is 40-47 average.

[shepster]

it is an auto and was an ex volvo car with 6500 miles on it so well run in if that helps, i class myself as a slightly heavy right foot as i do try to make progress as and when traffic permits

[60041]

My car is ex Volvo as well, also with about 6000 miles when I bought it.
I found that it was still loosening up for some time after I bought it and mpg has continued to improve as the miles accumulate.
It is on about 16000 now and I reckon it is just about fully run in.
One of my previous D5 engined cars was not at its best until it had covered well over 20000 miles.

[ukden]

I have had my XC60 D4 (Auto AWD) since new in Sep 2017.

I have covered 23,000 miles of which 5,200 have been towing either 1,600 Kg of caravan or 1,800 Kg of boat. My overall average is 39.2 mpg based upon the diesel I have put in the tank (I keep a constant record).

Interestingly, the on-board computer is giving 38.1 mpg. This is the first car I have owned where the computer understates the MPG. My last three Land Rovers have all been optimistic by 8-10%

Typically I get mid 40's when not towing with the best brim to brim tankful being 54 mpg and the worst (non towing) 41 mpg.

I drove to Portugal last year and constant motorway use gave between 43 and 48 mpg.

[anotherv60]

Originally Posted by shepster

Hi All

I have recently purchased an XC60 D4 inscription pro, love the car and the way it drives but am only getting about 33mpg in the month i have had the car, i wondered if this was reflective of this car?

I previously had a BMW 3.o diesel which did 40mpg easily so that is what i was hoping to get from this at leats, seeing as it is 50% smaller in capacity

Would be interested to hear thoughts on if this is common?

Thanks

Shepster

A major factor could be the weight, if your 3.0L was in a BMW X3 then your XC60 is almost 200Kg heavier due to the difference in steel used by Volvo. This difference in weight is the equivalent of driving with 4 more passengers in the Volvo.