XC90 Fuel Consumption

deano70 · Mar 5th, 2011, 11:06

I'm looking at swapping my XC70 for an XC90. My annual mileage is low so I'm considering going for a T6 rather than paying extra for a diesel. Claimed combined fuel consumption is around 23mpg - is this what they return in real life?

Clan · Mar 5th, 2011, 11:10

18 mpg in the city and might JUST manage 30 mpg on a nice run , avoid the T6 it will cost you money it has a GM cadilac gearbox which can fail too .. go for the 2.5 petrol turbo if you can find one .. But before you do that try a 185 bhp D5 ... it will do all you want

gshadow325 · Mar 6th, 2011, 12:14

from the other side of the pond.....t6's are a common failure here. in the beginning we only had a 2.5 or t6 available. no d5

soooo the t6's were the premium engine. transmission failures were common @ 35k and many would have been changed by the 100k mark.

avoid the t6 at all cost, i only have one because this one was recently changed before i acquired it! otherwise i would be in a 2.5 awd 7 passenger

jvmills · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:02

Average Combined MPG for 2010 XC90 models is around 28 MPG:

http://www.car-emissions.com/cars/mo...odel+Year+2010

Sunken · Mar 16th, 2011, 11:14

Same problem here,don't do loads of miles maybe 5000 a year if that,but for my budget and what I want I'm looking at petrol.At moment only use about £10 a week in diesel for my discovery.Looking at 04 plate at mo,does anyone know how much the car tax is?

martin j · Mar 16th, 2011, 19:58

54 plate T6 / 16mpg around the Isle of Wight, but have seen 22mpg when on a run on the mainland. Only do about 2500 mile a year so not a big problem with mpg.

martin j · Mar 16th, 2011, 20:01

54 plate T6 / Just looked at the car and the tax was £245 for 12months

Mar 5th, 2011, 11:06	#1
deano70 New Member Last Online: Mar 13th, 2013 13:48 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Tring	XC90 Fuel Consumption I'm looking at swapping my XC70 for an XC90. My annual mileage is low so I'm considering going for a T6 rather than paying extra for a diesel. Claimed combined fuel consumption is around 23mpg - is this what they return in real life?

Mar 5th, 2011, 11:10	#2
Clan Experienced Member Last Online: Today 16:10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: L/H side	18 mpg in the city and might JUST manage 30 mpg on a nice run , avoid the T6 it will cost you money it has a GM cadilac gearbox which can fail too .. go for the 2.5 petrol turbo if you can find one .. But before you do that try a 185 bhp D5 ... it will do all you want __________________ My comments are only based on my opinions and vast experience .

Mar 6th, 2011, 12:14	#3
gshadow325 Volvo NUT Last Online: Jul 26th, 2020 12:22 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Philadelphia, PA USA	from the other side of the pond.....t6's are a common failure here. in the beginning we only had a 2.5 or t6 available. no d5 soooo the t6's were the premium engine. transmission failures were common @ 35k and many would have been changed by the 100k mark. avoid the t6 at all cost, i only have one because this one was recently changed before i acquired it! otherwise i would be in a 2.5 awd 7 passenger __________________ 2001 C70 HPT Manual Convertible 91k Nautic Blue 2003 XC90 T6 AWD All weather hauler 162k Nautic Blue Past Volvos 94 855t+m/95 GLT/97 850R BTCC Replica/98 850 Base NA/99 XC70 xcforums.com

Mar 16th, 2011, 19:58	#6
martin j Junior Member Last Online: Jan 26th, 2020 19:42 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ventnor	T6 mpg 54 plate T6 / 16mpg around the Isle of Wight, but have seen 22mpg when on a run on the mainland. Only do about 2500 mile a year so not a big problem with mpg.

Mar 16th, 2011, 20:01	#7
martin j Junior Member Last Online: Jan 26th, 2020 19:42 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ventnor	Car tax 54 plate T6 / Just looked at the car and the tax was £245 for 12months

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:02	#4
jvmills New Member Last Online: Mar 16th, 2011 11:02 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: York	Average Combined MPG for 2010 XC90 models is around 28 MPG: http://www.car-emissions.com/cars/mo...odel+Year+2010

Mar 16th, 2011, 11:14	#5
Sunken New Member Last Online: Apr 18th, 2011 19:44 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cumbria	Same problem here,don't do loads of miles maybe 5000 a year if that,but for my budget and what I want I'm looking at petrol.At moment only use about £10 a week in diesel for my discovery.Looking at 04 plate at mo,does anyone know how much the car tax is?

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