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S80 '98-'06 / S60 '00-'09 / V70 & XC70 '00-'07 General Forum for the P2-platform S60 / V70 / XC70 / S80 models |
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Aug 7th, 2019, 18:14 | #1 |
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Realistic mpg
2001 v70 2.4 petrol auto 175,000
Apparently it books at 30mpg but what do you think is realistic ? Thanks
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Aug 7th, 2019, 18:25 | #2 |
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Had petrol (bi-fuel) auto S60 previously, that returned low 30’s running on petrol on a decent run, obviously less in town.
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My 2006 XC70 auto D5 manages mid to high 30s on a sensible steady run and 30 plus or minus a couple on commute, mixed but slow in town. I find it hard to believe that a petrol auto will match or better it.
I’d guess at low to mid 30s on a run and 25 to 28 commute. If it’s not turboed then maybe slightly better. |
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I have basically same engine & transmission (non bi-fuel) on my 2003 with 130K mi
It really depends on the engine condition. I always got 45mpg (uk) at 60mph. As for city driving, when I bought the car I was getting an insulting 17mpg. Now it's rather close to 24mpg (which are the official Volvo numbers) It took me longtime and several fixed to bring the city mpg to normal figures
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I have the xc90 but also a 1.6tdci focus and that does 55mpg easy, 20quid a year tax and parts are so cheap it’s silly. Reference the mpg, shove it on a free flowing a road or motorway and you will smash 30mpg, probably 36-40mpg. Start it up and do a short run of 15 minutes in traffic and 24 will be good! |
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Here are mpg figures for my previous 12 months arranged HIGH to LOW.
2007 V70 2.4, auto, gasoline. My "identical" 2002 returned the same mileage. 38.80 32.99 32.62 31.77 30.36 29.81 29.13 28.64 26.62 26.44 DISHONORABLE MENTION: 19.66 mpg during a 514 mile month with 4 snowstorms. The car was driven out of the way of snowplows and little else. Divide by 1.20095 for U.S. gallon mileage. |
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we have a 2.4 petrol turbo xc70 2002 overall returns 25.5 mpg father inlaw gets same results
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I checked my 2.4t a few times over the years and 60k miles and on a long run at 70mph mainly motorways with cruise control on and well loaded up, it does between 30 and 31mpg.
Never checked it on shorter runs or town work, as my time would probably be better spent looking for something cheaper to run rather than worrying about that! In fairness, I think that's pretty reasonable for a petrol car that size and weight, bearing in mind it's technology is now 17 old. |
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Ahh yes, as Ast85 says, "...with 50mph restrictions in both directions."
Smooth traffic at 45-50 = better mileage than 65-75. I fetched my current car at 4:00 PM on Boxing Day, driving it from Bethesda, Maryland (Washington, D.C.) to Hackensack, NJ at 40-50 mph coming to a complete stop on the highway only once. After topping off I concluded that Volvo had tweaked the engine to a miraculous level of economy. But you can always check the weather forecasts. Clockwise rotation around high pressure systems and anti-clockwise around lows. Keep the wind at your back if your schedule is flexible enough. Ha-ha. Also, I see I provided only 10 months of data. Sorry. Last edited by Georgeandkira; Aug 8th, 2019 at 13:40. |
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