mpg on V70 AWD?

[TiredGeek]

Originally Posted by jamesmark

My XC70 D5 returns a claimed 60mpg, maybe more on a run according to trip............. ok then!!!

Reality though I go by amount of miles I get from a full tank and the most I have achieved is 940 miles. Mostly motorway driving with appx 100 miles of town driving in that figure. Speed about 60mph

Car was bout with one of those chips fitted that is supposed to boost power and MPG

60mpg! I've seen it for very short periods after filling up and resetting the trip computer but it soon drops to around 40.....
Maybe that's because I didn't realise these cars could go as slow as 60mph on motorways, at "keeping up with the fast lane rep traffic speeds" we usually get around 700 from a tank

[jamesmark]

Originally Posted by TiredGeek

60mpg! I've seen it for very short periods after filling up and resetting the trip computer but it soon drops to around 40.....
Maybe that's because I didn't realise these cars could go as slow as 60mph on motorways, at "keeping up with the fast lane rep traffic speeds" we usually get around 700 from a tank

This is all according to my trip computer which I am taking with a pinch (aka bucket) of salt. I avg about 56-57mpg between fill ups.

I know the trip is not accurate as I done a 200 odd mile journey down to London. brimmed it before I set off and brimmed it again when I got there, done the math and trip claimed I done 58mpg in reality with the fuel I put back in I got 49mpg

[awdv70]

I get 41mpg from my 06 v70 awd d5 185bhp, but have to be careful to achieve that.

[Backhill1]

Im not getting anywhere near this (V70 D5 AWD 185 Manual 56reg) normally about 34 commuting / pottreing about and pushing 37 on a 500 mile motorway run at 80ish (this is actual measurment figured not OBC)
I find there is a sweet spot with the 185 where economy drops round about 80, going at 78 makes a difference im not sure they are geared well for the engine.
Before i became scared of speeding 85 made no difference and when you look at the engine curves i think even doing 90 would not make a differnce on that engine as it is then bob on its optimum for performance / power / load.
On rural roads i do not use 6th and that makes a huge difference keeping it in 5th.
Mine was also specified with the optomistic fuel computer which im thinking was now a standard option? however the good news is mine is a consistent 10% out so i now know without measuring what it actually is.
You need to remember this is a very heavy car equal to a Disco etc so 30+ is not bad for what she can do.

[Gazdok]

I have never done long enough a journey at 60 M/H to check the consumption at this speed, however the instant. consumption displayed is around 60 - 70 MPG.
At 90 M/H I get 34 MPG, and in town about the same.

All in all far too little.

V70 AWD D5 185 GT.

[TiredGeek]

Originally Posted by Backhill1

Before i became scared of speeding 85 made no difference and when you look at the engine curves i think even doing 90 would not make a differnce on that engine as it is then bob on its optimum for performance / power / load.

Like you I've become bored with the money making vans so don't go faster than the rest of the traffic nowadays, previously on runs to northern Scotland we'd set cruise at 95 and run up the mostly empty M6/M74 in perfect safety. At that speed I'd be getting an indicated 35ish which I noticed did not vary between ~80 and ~100. Only a heavy load or winter fuel dropped it to about 33.
Now setting cruise to 79 I get an indicated 40 but it takes me an extra hour and a bit to do the same journey

[Richardkimber]

I get 28mpg mixed local and long distance. On a 100mile run at average 60mph I can get 32mpg. Pure local can be down to 24mpg. Engine oil is fully 0w30.

[100K+]

Motorway at 60-70mph I can get 30mpg. Release the hooligan on A roads its down to low 20's.
On A roads, driven sensibly but with the occassional "Hooligan" moment (passing a line of cars stuck behind a wagon) you can 28-30mpg.

I get many more 's per gallon over diesel - just not as many miles...


Cheers

Bob

[pacman67]

My petrol XC70 does around 26 on a combined run, being on lpg equates to about 50+ mpg compared to Diesel.