2004 XC70 MPG on 91 Octane (US)

[precopster]

Around 14L/100 or 17mpg is woeful in my opinion but that's what I get in our auto 2002 XC70. On slow highway work it can get 24mpg. Both readings are on low octane fuel.

I have a Ssangyong diesel (Mercedes powered) people mover as a 2nd vehicle that gets 12L/100 and it weighs considerably more than our XC70 but I can't say it drives as nice as the Volvos we own.

I doubt that CD figure applies to the XC70 series with higher ground clearance and bubbled out mudguards.

[abscate]

Those ugly XC grills cost at least 5 mph and mpg from the beautiful waterfalls...

Yes, I made that up

MVSarcasm (tm)

[Rattnalle]

The AWD is the big culprit. Though of course being higher doesn't help either. V70 AWDs also have terrible fuel economy.