What MPG does the V70 2.0t return in both manual and auto?

**Leeds_finest** · Monday 6th January 2014, 22:37

I read that the 2.0t auto returns about 29mpg average which I thought was reasonable... the same source then quoted the 2.3 T5 as 30mpg at which point I laughed hard and fell off my chair.

So any 2.0t owners care to share what real figures their cars are doing?

Thanks

**merc85** · Monday 6th January 2014, 22:51

Originally Posted by Leeds_finest

I read that the 2.0t auto returns about 29mpg average which I thought was reasonable... the same source then quoted the 2.3 T5 as 30mpg at which point I laughed hard and fell off my chair.

So any 2.0t owners care to share what real figures their cars are doing?

Thanks

37mpg on a run, ave mpg for my 850 t5

**AndysR** · Monday 6th January 2014, 23:00

Real world my mothers '04 plate displayed an average of 36 mpg which was never reset from the time she had it and the facelift '05 plate showed 35 mpg again never reset for the time she had it. Driving style she doesn't roar around and sticks to between 60-70 mph when on motorways where possible. She does around 14,000 miles a year of which it's mostly out of town driving. She's got a 205 hp D5 R-Design now and tbh it's getting late 40's atm, although she loves the urgency of it compared with the 2 previous 2.0T's

**M-R-P** · Monday 6th January 2014, 23:00

hehe, this is following a few pms we've had. I think someone needs a stage-zero

**Biff** · Monday 6th January 2014, 23:01

I can get 30 out of mine with 10 miles at 70mph & 3 miles of city driving.
I have to drive like it's my last tank of fuel but it's possible.

**Saaamon** · Monday 6th January 2014, 23:10

Originally Posted by merc85

37mpg on a run, ave mpg for my 850 t5

Wish mine done that haha.. What speed do you sit at?

**Leeds_finest** · Monday 6th January 2014, 23:11

Stage zero? I need four cylinders lol! May disconnect an injector and corresponding coil pack

So realistically, they'll be achieving 28 ish with gentle 30-40mph stop/start driving?

Are these all autos we are talking about?

**merc85** · Monday 6th January 2014, 23:11

Originally Posted by Saaamon

Wish mine done that haha.. What speed do you sit at?

67-70mph bud, that messured by filling the tank driving to where im going and filling again btw, not going by the fuel computer as mine reads a little optimistic as its runing 3.8 bar

**M-R-P** · Monday 6th January 2014, 23:28

Originally Posted by Leeds_finest

Stage zero? I need four cylinders lol! May disconnect an injector and corresponding coil pack

So realistically, they'll be achieving 28 ish with gentle 30-40mph stop/start driving?

Are these all autos we are talking about?

on the 13 mile drive to my mum's, with 30, 40 and 60 limits, hills, traffic lights and some forest roads, I can hit 43.3 if I granny-drive it.

**graemewelch** · Monday 6th January 2014, 23:29

i average 27 mpg in mine around the door. town driving. that me running stage 2 which i dont think is bad. i lost 1 or 2 mpg when i fitted the elervate air filter

**Leeds_finest** · Monday 6th January 2014, 23:51

Originally Posted by M-R-P

on the 13 mile drive to my mum's, with 30, 40 and 60 limits, hills, traffic lights and some forest roads, I can hit 43.3 if I granny-drive it.

Mine would never get anywhere near that, its NEVER gotten into the 40's and a long steady motorway run returns 34. My 530i auto was lighter on fuel than my manual Volvo 2.3 :/

Plus yours had covered more miles than mine I've only done a snip above 100k.

Originally Posted by graemewelch

i average 27 mpg in mine around the door. town driving. that me running stage 2 which i dont think is bad. i lost 1 or 2 mpg when i fitted the elervate air filter

I think the six speed boxes must help a bit as I don't even remember my R being as heavy on fuel as my FWD 2.3

**Kingsford G** · Monday 6th January 2014, 23:52

30mpg from mine,mainly motorway.

**Leeds_finest** · Tuesday 7th January 2014, 00:03

Is that the 2.0 auto or manual?

**M-R-P** · Tuesday 7th January 2014, 00:14

I have a 5 speed manual

**silverhorse** · Tuesday 7th January 2014, 03:18

My 2.4T5 manual gets 29mpg with a mixture of country lanes, fast A road and a few miles town. Wifes 2.5 C70 T5 auto gets 27 on the same run. We keep the local garage owner in nice foreign holidays!!

**LiamT4** · Wednesday 8th January 2014, 20:09

Having owned my s60 2.0t auto for a few months now I've got a decent idea on the mpg it gets from different types of journeys. For stop start driving around town it manages about 25mpg, for the 10 mile journey to work (mainly 40mph but with some 60mph driving) it manages around 31mpg and on a run with mainly motorway/dual carriage way driving its about 39-42mpg.

For its size and the fact that's its an auto its ok on fuel, but in reality I'm only saving a tenner a week over my 540..........

**Jamest5r** · Wednesday 8th January 2014, 20:50

I don't even look at mine lol just feed it when it needs it

**T5frankie** · Wednesday 8th January 2014, 21:10

Get around 16 mpg average from mine lol

**Harvey** · Wednesday 8th January 2014, 21:57

My S60R auto returns around 26-28 mpg on A road run.
The V70R manual returns around 29-31 mpg on A road run.
Should add I don't drive like a boy racer.
Around town I just laugh more like 9-14 mpg

**LiamT4** · Wednesday 8th January 2014, 23:13

Originally Posted by Harvey

My S60R auto returns around 26-28 mpg on A road run.
The V70R manual returns around 29-31 mpg on A road run.
Should add I don't drive like a boy racer.
Around town I just laugh more like 9-14 mpg

Wow, thats poor, worse than my 540 by the sounds of it. That could manage low 30s on a long run. Although it was really poor in town driving, I managed 7.7mpg once lol