Hi there, I just bought new xc70 2.5T wit automatic transmission. I love this car and there is nothing I'd like to change. My only concern is fuel economy.
Our dealer gave us the following numbers for automatic transmission: City 12.3 L / 100 km (19 miles / US gallon) Highway 8.4 L / 100 km (28 miles / US gallon)
These numbers are also published on
Consumer reviews adjust those numbers slightly, around 5 to 10%, depends which model and who is driving.
I turned on the on-board computer which shows average fuel consumption. So far it looks like my XC70 uses respectively
City: about 16L / 100 km (14.8 miles / US gallon) Highway about 12L / 100 km (19.6 miles / US gallon)
These numbers are roughly 30% - 35% worse than the specification and the dealer say. Initially I thought the computer is wrong, but watching the fuel gauge confirms computer's readings.
I am not very familiar with car technologies but 16L/100 km in the city just does not sound right for a car like xc70. I do not believe Volovo's specifications are not saying truth. So my thinking is that something is wrong with my car. Another possibility is that the car is very new and the fuel consumption is going to drop at some point later.
Could anyone comment this ? I will appreciate any piece of advice or hint on this subject. Perhaps there are other XC70 users around who can share their experiecne.
Thank you very much. Marek.