XC60 RDesign Pro - Fuel Consumption

FUG · Aug 18th, 2021, 16:23

Hi

So the XC60 R Design Pro Polestar is almost 3 years old now. On the whole I have enjoyed it but I am totally shocked by the awful fuel consumption.

The car has done 30,650 miles and the average fuel consumption is 25.5mpg! Which is awful! My 17 year old Defender TD5 gets 29 mpg for the same sort of journeys.

We did a 350 mile round trip the other day and the best we got was 31 mpg for motorway driving.

Has anyone else experience the same poor fuel consumption?

Is it the Polestar tune, should I get this taken off?

Shame as otherwise a good car!

Cheers

Tank

Chudy85 · Aug 18th, 2021, 16:29

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Originally Posted by FUG

Hi

So the XC60 R Design Pro Polestar is almost 3 years old now. On the whole I have enjoyed it but I am totally shocked by the awful fuel consumption.

The car has done 30,650 miles and the average fuel consumption is 25.5mpg! Which is awful! My 17 year old Defender TD5 gets 29 mpg for the same sort of journeys.

We did a 350 mile round trip the other day and the best we got was 31 mpg for motorway driving.

Has anyone else experience the same poor fuel consumption?

Is it the Polestar tune, should I get this taken off?

Shame as otherwise a good car!

Cheers

Tank

Which engine do you have?
I have D4 ( no polestar ) and my consumptions are:
Long journeys over 100 miles - about 49-52 mpg
Short journeys up to 10 miles i get around 32mpg
All others i get on average 40-44 MPG

theronin · Aug 18th, 2021, 18:00

My T5 R-Design pro with polestar is averaging 35mpg, on long journeys I get 40mpg. It's going in a few weeks though for a T8 PE.

XJSDriver · Aug 18th, 2021, 18:29

My T5 is also appalling - around town I am getting 21-22 MPG which is the same as my 4.0 XJS!!
However I love the acceleration of this car plus we bought petrol as we use it for short journeys mostly and a diesel most likely would choke itself and in my experience most petrol cars driven around town deliver pretty poor MPG unless they have any performance tuned out of them which I have found in many modern petrol cars - you put your foot down and they respond in their own time; not the case for the T5 in performance mode!

I test drove a diesel before we bought so was pleasantly surprised by the 'get up and go' the T5 petrol delivers, akin to the original T5 which I guess is why Volvo chose to configure this engine to deliver performance over fuel economy; the only reason I would go for a polestar upgrade would be to improve fuel consumption (if this does indeed improve MPG).

WhatNext? · Aug 18th, 2021, 22:29

My T5 Momentum Pro is also approaching 3 years and the mileage is just over 33 000 miles

My average consumption over 3 years is 31.9 mpg. It's down from 34 mpg last year as my commute is now 20 miles per day (no motorway)

Familyman 90 · Aug 19th, 2021, 07:32

Heck, I better those numbers considerably in my XC90's, and thats a 2.2 tonne, 20 year old design.

EssexExile · Aug 19th, 2021, 15:10

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Originally Posted by WhatNext?

My T5 Momentum Pro is also approaching 3 years and the mileage is just over 33 000 miles

My average consumption over 3 years is 31.9 mpg. It's down from 34 mpg last year as my commute is now 20 miles per day (no motorway)

Pretty much the same for mine.

destone · Aug 19th, 2021, 19:36

My S90 T5 gets 20.54 mpg in Polestar mode (urban driving). Prior to Polestar, it got 20.66 mpg in Dynamic mode.

Chudy85 · Aug 19th, 2021, 20:24

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Originally Posted by destone

My S90 T5 gets 20.54 mpg in Polestar mode (urban driving). Prior to Polestar, it got 20.66 mpg in Dynamic mode.

looks like is hungry on petrol

wheelnut · Aug 19th, 2021, 20:28

My V90 D4 R Design with Polestar has now done 50,000 in two years and my average is 46.3mpg. That includes some caravan holidays.

Aug 18th, 2021, 16:23	#1
FUG New Member Last Online: Nov 30th, 2021 11:42 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dunfermline	XC60 RDesign Pro - Fuel Consumption Hi So the XC60 R Design Pro Polestar is almost 3 years old now. On the whole I have enjoyed it but I am totally shocked by the awful fuel consumption. The car has done 30,650 miles and the average fuel consumption is 25.5mpg! Which is awful! My 17 year old Defender TD5 gets 29 mpg for the same sort of journeys. We did a 350 mile round trip the other day and the best we got was 31 mpg for motorway driving. Has anyone else experience the same poor fuel consumption? Is it the Polestar tune, should I get this taken off? Shame as otherwise a good car! Cheers Tank

Aug 18th, 2021, 18:00	#3
theronin Junior Member Last Online: Jul 23rd, 2022 09:11 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: nottingham	My T5 R-Design pro with polestar is averaging 35mpg, on long journeys I get 40mpg. It's going in a few weeks though for a T8 PE. Last edited by theronin; Aug 18th, 2021 at 18:16.

Aug 18th, 2021, 18:29	#4
XJSDriver XJS Driver Last Online: Apr 15th, 2024 18:24 Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Hitchin	My T5 is also appalling - around town I am getting 21-22 MPG which is the same as my 4.0 XJS!! However I love the acceleration of this car plus we bought petrol as we use it for short journeys mostly and a diesel most likely would choke itself and in my experience most petrol cars driven around town deliver pretty poor MPG unless they have any performance tuned out of them which I have found in many modern petrol cars - you put your foot down and they respond in their own time; not the case for the T5 in performance mode! I test drove a diesel before we bought so was pleasantly surprised by the 'get up and go' the T5 petrol delivers, akin to the original T5 which I guess is why Volvo chose to configure this engine to deliver performance over fuel economy; the only reason I would go for a polestar upgrade would be to improve fuel consumption (if this does indeed improve MPG). Last edited by XJSDriver; Aug 18th, 2021 at 18:31.

Aug 18th, 2021, 22:29	#5
WhatNext? Senior Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:42 Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Lalaland	My T5 Momentum Pro is also approaching 3 years and the mileage is just over 33 000 miles My average consumption over 3 years is 31.9 mpg. It's down from 34 mpg last year as my commute is now 20 miles per day (no motorway) __________________ MY19 XC60 - September 2018 XC60 T5 Momentum Pro with HK, 360 Camera & Intellisafe Pro (Pilot Assist & BLIS)

Aug 19th, 2021, 07:32	#6
Familyman 90 The Brit Brick Last Online: Aug 13th, 2023 09:39 Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Warwickshire	Heck, I better those numbers considerably in my XC90's, and thats a 2.2 tonne, 20 year old design. __________________ *2005 C70 2.4T Collection convertible. 40,000 mile sunny day toy.*

Aug 19th, 2021, 19:36	#8
destone Member Last Online: Feb 6th, 2024 01:32 Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: London	My S90 T5 gets 20.54 mpg in Polestar mode (urban driving). Prior to Polestar, it got 20.66 mpg in Dynamic mode.

Aug 19th, 2021, 20:28	#10
wheelnut Senior Member Last Online: Nov 15th, 2023 22:41 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Market Harborough	My V90 D4 R Design with Polestar has now done 50,000 in two years and my average is 46.3mpg. That includes some caravan holidays. __________________ 2015 XC60 D4 R Des Lux, WP, Pano, Towbar, HK sound, Power Blue. 2019 V90 D4 R Des, Xenium, Polestar, Bursting Blue. 2016 V70 D3SE Lux, 2012 V70 Drive SE Lux, 2000 V70 SE2.4: 2000 V40 1.8SE: 1997 S70 2.0SE Garage - Mercedes SLK & Honda CM400T

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