Todays Telegraph.

[volvorocks]

Originally Posted by Arianne

My own experience of the VEA 2.0 4cyl diesel is that it really doesn't get anywhere near the stated fuel economy that Volvo quote. Anywhere near....

We are averaging 40mpg now with 3.5k on the clock and a mixture of town and open rural driving. That's not a sufficiently big difference compared to the 5cyl D5 215bhp units to make it a 'no brainer' choice.

Regards, Arianne

It seems like that with all Volvos. MPG nowhere near. I have yet to experience personally, or read anywhere that Volvo is near any claims they make, which is frustrating. Other cars are far from official, but not as wide a gap as Volvo imo.On the other hand 40+ from a large SUV/4x4 type vehicle is rather good, although thats hardly the point I suppose!!

Regards the D5, my own opinion is that it is now feeling old, and the noise which I once loved, I now 'just like', and sometimes actually dislike depending upon my mood. It irks me that a D2 is much smoother and a much quieter engine, so for me it is quietness that is more appealing.

Originally Posted by Ninja59

It all depends on how it is treated within those early stages loads of people have conflicting advise. I think my point of view is to drive it normally, I know to many that drive like a granny in new cars rather than using it when it is warm.

Those that don't tend to pussy foot around tend to get more power and better MPG later in life from them.

I think I did a thread on running cars in sometime back. I always 'run' a car in by driving it normally, even a bit hard tbh, never keeping the revs constant and doing a serious of moderate acceleration and deceleration and bedding the brakes in. It was way back on a Lotus recommendation on how to run a car in, and I always follow it.

I never notice any improvement in MPG as a result, although my engines have always been reliable and I have felt retained their power.

Regards

[GS79]

Originally Posted by AngloScot

Maybe I am missing something here but I really don't care about what "note" the D4 engine makes compared to the D5. The quieter the engine the better as far as I'm concerned.

It's a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde car, to be honest. The first thing my work mates said was how quiet the engine was, when moving round the car park. It's perfectly possible to drive it without the throaty sound of the 5 cyl, but as soon as you put your foot down, it growls. The polestar update perhaps makes it more 'Hyde' than 'Jekyll', though!

Only had it 4 months, so possibly the novelty will wear off

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Munco

Good artical, There seems to be a steady stream of these good reviews across the range from Volvo.

As there has consistantly since the early 1970's , no one actualy says a a bad word about them .