I Got 38.8 MPG Today
I got 38.8 mpg today on the way to work in my 1997 Volvo 850 T5 sedan. But don’t be shocked, it was not representative of a real world drive: 10.4 miles, highway, one way only, and the meter started after I accelerated to highway speed. My usual combined mark is 23 mpg.On 50-mile runs I’ve gotten over 30. But in-town is much lower, sometimes in the 17 range. These 5-cylinder engines have the widest city vs. highway difference of any engine I’ve had in a car.
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13 Dec 2007Posted in Fuel Economy & Trip Reports Volvo 850
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Thats actually pretty good, I have a ‘96 850 turbo with tire pressure set at 35psi and I average 27 – on 1500 miles per week mixed 75% highway. My 2004 cadillac has a much wider range 26 highway and about 10-12 city so 17 isn’t bad
Fuel economy? Have you seen the new Volvo ReCharge? http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/16/15124/4985/984/478033