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What's your gas mileage?

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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Re: What's your gas mileage?

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To the OP: 20 mpg highway is way low I think. Best I ever got was 32.8 on a long interstate trip with no AC and the windows up, strictly conforming to the speed limit; but I got 30.4 with the A/C at 68 mph last month which is almost as good and a lot cooler! I'm a fanatic about measurements (environmental engineer) so you can take these as real numbers. These numbers are not abnormal for me on the highway. Around town I get about 19. (also, I use the cheapest gas I can find).
2011 XC70 T6 - current
2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Q2 - Totaled in 2022. Not my fault.
2011 XC60 - sold
2000 V70XC - given to a friend, wish I still had it.

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