How many MPG on average VOlvo S70 99 AWD should do?

shaimaa2000 · Post by **shaimaa2000** » 23 Sep 2008, 01:13

Hi all
I'm having about 16.9 MPG on my VOLVO I think this is very rate? hat about yours guys?

Is there any way to improve it?

Thanks

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 23 Sep 2008, 04:52

You don't say if that's city, highway or combined. For city, that's probably about right for your car. Improvements: high grade of gas, a good tune-up and less right foot.

instarx · Post by **instarx** » 24 Sep 2008, 07:48

There are many ways to increase mileage... less weight in the car, increase tire pressure, coasting, optimum acceleration (slower is not always better), etc.

I suggest visiting ecomodder.com for some ideas. They're fanatics about getting the best mileage out of any car.

gbuchana · Post by **gbuchana** » 24 Sep 2008, 19:52

My 1998 S70 T5 says it gets 12.7 L/100km = 18.5 miles/US-Gal
That's 70% city and a certain percent of lead-footed driving.

dang5001 · Post by **dang5001** » 26 Sep 2008, 12:54

My wife gets anywhere from 22 to 28 mpg depending on how much highway driving she does.

Post by **JRL** » 26 Sep 2008, 15:05

shaimaa2000 wrote:Hi all
I'm having about 16.9 MPG on my VOLVO I think this is very rate? hat about yours guys?

Is there any way to improve it?

Thanks

That's about right for combined driving with a lot of stop and go.
You should get 22-24 HIGHWAY at a steady 60 mph