I've had a '98 V70 GLT since last September. I've tricked it out with an IPD ECU upgrade, free-flow exhaust, sway bars, cross brace and drilled rotors. It's a bunch of fun.
Usually I get mileage in the low 20s around town, seems that I have a problem with putting my foot in it. ;-)
I've been surprised on some hiway trips, yesterday between fill-ups I did 2 hours on four lane (75mph) and about 45 minutes on two-lane (up to 65, but a bit windy with traffic) and ended up with 29.5mph. I'm impressed.
(depending on the map could help your MPG's on the road)
, free-flow exhaust (will help your MPG's on the road)
, sway bars, cross brace and
(will have almost no effect on MPG's, other then encouraging spirited driving) It's a bunch of fun.
I bet!
My wife, bless her soul, drives her (even though the title say differently :) ) 850--the same under the skin as your V70 (although hers is a sedan) around town and gets 16-17mpg. On $2.649/gal super no less.
She is from the urban binary school of driving--a car has three states--accelerating, coasting, and breaking.
She is actually a hoot to drive with on back roads when she has to get somewhere FAST, but on the road she makes me nauseous. In France she had a car up to ~160 then in the middle of a superhighway (autoroute) for no reason whatsoever she hits the binders and drops 40 kmph.
She does have very many fine qualities however. :D
It's a very pernicious downward spiral--I drive, she gets less and less experienced in highway driving--although she will be happy to cruise ~80 mph at the apex of her 25 mph speed delta curve LOL.
When I drive it on the road I get around 25-28 going 70-80 MPH on trips.
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