V70: Engine - Realistic MPG for 2.0D and 2.4 - Page 7

asadq · Oct 20th, 2009, 10:47

2009 v70 2.0d with 56 miles on it so far.

did a motor way journey and it averaged 47.9mpg but i didnt realise the car had 6 gears LOL!!!

Dazzlev70r · Oct 20th, 2009, 14:59

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Originally Posted by asadq

2009 v70 2.0d with 56 miles on it so far.

did a motor way journey and it averaged 47.9mpg but i didnt realise the car had 6 gears LOL!!!

put 1k on it then drive it like you stole it mate

sounds wiered but loosen that beast up for 5K

then they become amazingly more responsive and economical

As said I hated many thing on mine but wouldnt knock the economy
dont run it in with same sort of speed constantly up n down the box im afraid

dodgyken · Oct 26th, 2009, 09:59

Weekend drive - from Town centre to Town centre via 80 miles of motorway and the computer was inidicating 6.7l/100km (42.2mpg) - cruising at 70mph.

The engine/car/gearbox appears to be really efficient at lower speeds - but does ramp up pretty quickly above 70mph - is now horrific when cold and does seem to chew fuel in the lower 3 gears. Hyper-miling is the best way to get the most out of the car.

avtur · Oct 28th, 2009, 15:43

The range that is, pulled up to the pump with 10 miles range showing on the computer and the thinnest of lines on the fuel guage; I had to stop then move at the pumps at which point the range came back at zero with nothing showing on the fuel gauge - so I guess I ran it quite low - also then filled with 71 litres (ooops!)

So with 765 miles from the tank that works out at 49.0 mpg while the whole life average is now at 47.0 ... I can live with that

Dan Steele · Oct 28th, 2009, 21:04

I have a one month old 2.0D. I live in Central London and my car is returning at the moment with only 900 miles under its wheels, an average of 38mpg. On a recent trip to Yorkshire (400 miles return) the car averaged 48.5mpg. Good I think for such a large car with a tight new engine.
Dan

welshpedro · Nov 17th, 2009, 22:44

My V70 2.0d R Design is now 5 months old and with 14k on clock. My commute to work is 47.5 miles each way with 41 miles on a straight motorway run. The fuel computer shows 39.5 mpg which I consider quite poor. My previous company car was a 2007 VW Passat 2.0 TDi 170 BHP DSG, and apart from being a much better and more powerful car it also returned an average 46 MPG.

So far not impressed with the the V70, and not just cos of the MPG. Service not proving great either.

Sanzomat · Nov 20th, 2009, 13:40

Hi Welshpedro, Interested to read your post as after reading others I was hoping for some improvement in my 2.0d RD V70's mpg after a few more miles (my sept 09 car currently has 6500 miles) Based on my 35 mile (of which 24 are on the motorway) each way commute plus usually one or two longer trips each tankful my mpg averaged over a tank varies between 39 and 44 (actual) computer seems to be about 1mpg optimistic. Some things I've noticed are that 1) it doesn't seem to like Asda diesel - used this twice and both tankfulls were under 40mpg, even though same type of driving, 2) it does seem to like Shell diesel - used twice and both tankfulls returned 44. Other supermarket brands fall somewhere in between.
3) You can really tell when the DPF does a regen as you can watch the MPG fall over that 10-15 minute period. Mine seems to do this roughly every 3 tankfulls and you can be driving along at a steady speed and notice the average mpg start to fall - switching to instant mpg it is only reading about 30mpg. 10 minutes later the instant suddenly goes back to 45 and you are fine again but that period really makes a dent in the average for that tankfull.

Regarding your VAG 2.0tdi it sounds like you were lucky (or I was unlucky) my previous Audi A6 2.0tdi had a bag of nails of an engine. It was noisy, rough, vibrated, drank oil like it was going out of fashion and even though the A6 is lighter than the V70 its average consumption was about 2-3 mpg down on the V70. The audi's mpg did improve gradually over the first 30-40k miles so hopefully there is still hope for the V70's to improve further but I don't actually think its too bad.

KrisSWFC · Nov 20th, 2009, 15:29

Hi

I have a 2 week old V70 2.0D SE LUX, I have done 1800 mainly motorway miles already and the computer says 44.2 average which I think is fantastic for such a large car.

I have had a 2006 S40 and a 2007 V50 both with the same engine which would do around 45mpg.

I have to say as far as the quality of the car is concerned I think it is brilliant, very quiet and refined.

asadq · Nov 20th, 2009, 17:25

im 21, ive done 3500 miles in the v70 so far its averaged between 35-42mpg which i cant really complain about

on a recent trip to france

we covered 1100 miles with £116 worth of fuel

so pretty happy with that!

dodgyken · Nov 23rd, 2009, 07:56

Mine can now get better than the stated figures on mixed driving - BY CHEATING.

Filled up the car last week - and for the first 50km I ragged the nuts off it - even then the computer was stating 11l/100km (25.5mpg). This weekend I drove to the in-laws - 70 miles each way + town work while there - and a short drive up to the shiny toy shop 10 miles away.

Parking up yesterday evening - the computer was reading 7.2l/100km (40.2mpg)

Oct 28th, 2009, 15:43	#64
avtur Member Last Online: Jun 28th, 2010 00:20 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Stockport	pushed it a bit this time ... The range that is, pulled up to the pump with 10 miles range showing on the computer and the thinnest of lines on the fuel guage; I had to stop then move at the pumps at which point the range came back at zero with nothing showing on the fuel gauge - so I guess I ran it quite low - also then filled with 71 litres (ooops!) So with 765 miles from the tank that works out at 49.0 mpg while the whole life average is now at 47.0 ... I can live with that

Oct 20th, 2009, 10:47	#61
asadq Junior Member Last Online: May 12th, 2011 03:51 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cardiff	2009 v70 2.0d with 56 miles on it so far. did a motor way journey and it averaged 47.9mpg but i didnt realise the car had 6 gears LOL!!!

Oct 26th, 2009, 09:59	#63
dodgyken Master Member Last Online: May 13th, 2014 14:41 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Zollikon	Weekend drive - from Town centre to Town centre via 80 miles of motorway and the computer was inidicating 6.7l/100km (42.2mpg) - cruising at 70mph. The engine/car/gearbox appears to be really efficient at lower speeds - but does ramp up pretty quickly above 70mph - is now horrific when cold and does seem to chew fuel in the lower 3 gears. Hyper-miling is the best way to get the most out of the car.

Oct 28th, 2009, 21:04	#65
Dan Steele Dan Last Online: Oct 31st, 2011 17:57 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London	I have a one month old 2.0D. I live in Central London and my car is returning at the moment with only 900 miles under its wheels, an average of 38mpg. On a recent trip to Yorkshire (400 miles return) the car averaged 48.5mpg. Good I think for such a large car with a tight new engine. Dan

Nov 17th, 2009, 22:44	#66
welshpedro Junior Member Last Online: May 31st, 2011 22:00 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Neath	My V70 2.0d R Design is now 5 months old and with 14k on clock. My commute to work is 47.5 miles each way with 41 miles on a straight motorway run. The fuel computer shows 39.5 mpg which I consider quite poor. My previous company car was a 2007 VW Passat 2.0 TDi 170 BHP DSG, and apart from being a much better and more powerful car it also returned an average 46 MPG. So far not impressed with the the V70, and not just cos of the MPG. Service not proving great either.

Nov 20th, 2009, 13:40	#67
Sanzomat Member Last Online: Mar 16th, 2017 22:26 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bristol	Hi Welshpedro, Interested to read your post as after reading others I was hoping for some improvement in my 2.0d RD V70's mpg after a few more miles (my sept 09 car currently has 6500 miles) Based on my 35 mile (of which 24 are on the motorway) each way commute plus usually one or two longer trips each tankful my mpg averaged over a tank varies between 39 and 44 (actual) computer seems to be about 1mpg optimistic. Some things I've noticed are that 1) it doesn't seem to like Asda diesel - used this twice and both tankfulls were under 40mpg, even though same type of driving, 2) it does seem to like Shell diesel - used twice and both tankfulls returned 44. Other supermarket brands fall somewhere in between. 3) You can really tell when the DPF does a regen as you can watch the MPG fall over that 10-15 minute period. Mine seems to do this roughly every 3 tankfulls and you can be driving along at a steady speed and notice the average mpg start to fall - switching to instant mpg it is only reading about 30mpg. 10 minutes later the instant suddenly goes back to 45 and you are fine again but that period really makes a dent in the average for that tankfull. Regarding your VAG 2.0tdi it sounds like you were lucky (or I was unlucky) my previous Audi A6 2.0tdi had a bag of nails of an engine. It was noisy, rough, vibrated, drank oil like it was going out of fashion and even though the A6 is lighter than the V70 its average consumption was about 2-3 mpg down on the V70. The audi's mpg did improve gradually over the first 30-40k miles so hopefully there is still hope for the V70's to improve further but I don't actually think its too bad.

Nov 20th, 2009, 15:29	#68
KrisSWFC VOC Member Last Online: Jun 25th, 2023 23:00 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sheffield	Hi I have a 2 week old V70 2.0D SE LUX, I have done 1800 mainly motorway miles already and the computer says 44.2 average which I think is fantastic for such a large car. I have had a 2006 S40 and a 2007 V50 both with the same engine which would do around 45mpg. I have to say as far as the quality of the car is concerned I think it is brilliant, very quiet and refined.

Nov 20th, 2009, 17:25	#69
asadq Junior Member Last Online: May 12th, 2011 03:51 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cardiff	im 21, ive done 3500 miles in the v70 so far its averaged between 35-42mpg which i cant really complain about on a recent trip to france we covered 1100 miles with £116 worth of fuel so pretty happy with that!

Nov 23rd, 2009, 07:56	#70
dodgyken Master Member Last Online: May 13th, 2014 14:41 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Zollikon	Mine can now get better than the stated figures on mixed driving - BY CHEATING. Filled up the car last week - and for the first 50km I ragged the nuts off it - even then the computer was stating 11l/100km (25.5mpg). This weekend I drove to the in-laws - 70 miles each way + town work while there - and a short drive up to the shiny toy shop 10 miles away. Parking up yesterday evening - the computer was reading 7.2l/100km (40.2mpg)

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