XC40 MPG - should I be disappointed?
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In January I got a new Volvo XC40 B4 which is a 2 litre petrol mild hybrid automatic. I’m disabled and travel about 4 miles each way 3 times a week along with local shopping etc. I’m not a big mileage person as you can see. In the first month it was barely getting 21mpg. The dealer said I’d need to run it a bit more reset then check again.
About a month or two ago I took it on a 300 mile day trip, reset the trip and got 35.7 mpg. I’ve not reset it since and it’s back down to 22.7mpg. Seems very low to me, am I right. The car has done 1000 miles now.
In January I got a new Volvo XC40 B4 which is a 2 litre petrol mild hybrid automatic. I’m disabled and travel about 4 miles each way 3 times a week along with local shopping etc. I’m not a big mileage person as you can see. In the first month it was barely getting 21mpg. The dealer said I’d need to run it a bit more reset then check again.
About a month or two ago I took it on a 300 mile day trip, reset the trip and got 35.7 mpg. I’ve not reset it since and it’s back down to 22.7mpg. Seems very low to me, am I right. The car has done 1000 miles now.
I’m not expert on that particular model, but your journey profile is likely to give very poor economy with a ICE as it will never get up to temperature and it is likely quite low speed driving. A hybrid would suit you perfectly as you would do everything local electrically, and have the ICE for longer trips. Sorry that doesn’t help you much.
I had one for a few days as a service loan car, sadly the MPG was awful.
The T/B4 petrol engine on paper looks like it should be good but I found it not to be in the real world.
Not much faster than a T3 but with much worse fuel economy. In fact, some tests show it has worse fuel economy than the T5 but without anywhere near the performance.
I did around 500 miles, mainly country roads and some motorway.
My average was only 26mpg on Shell V Power! That's driving under the road speed limits of 50/60/70. I only saw 32mpg once on a longer motorway trip.
The T/B4 petrol engine on paper looks like it should be good but I found it not to be in the real world.
Not much faster than a T3 but with much worse fuel economy. In fact, some tests show it has worse fuel economy than the T5 but without anywhere near the performance.
I did around 500 miles, mainly country roads and some motorway.
My average was only 26mpg on Shell V Power! That's driving under the road speed limits of 50/60/70. I only saw 32mpg once on a longer motorway trip.
If you don't do many miles just enjoy it mate.
Put it like this, 6000 miles a year will cost you around £25 a week in fuel.
If you had bought a horrid rattly diesel it would cost you around £20 a week in fuel.
Is £5 a week worth worrying about? Nah, not when you have such a nice car to drive round in.
Switch the MPG readout off so you don't see it, and just enjoy the car.
Put it like this, 6000 miles a year will cost you around £25 a week in fuel.
If you had bought a horrid rattly diesel it would cost you around £20 a week in fuel.
Is £5 a week worth worrying about? Nah, not when you have such a nice car to drive round in.
Switch the MPG readout off so you don't see it, and just enjoy the car.
Following on from my earlier comment about the B4, I've recently been given a T3 auto XC40 loan car which is useful to compare.
The MPG on that is very impressive & better than some diesels!
On a 110 mile motorway journey the T3 averaged 39mpg on Vpower - that's virtually all at 70mph and up hills too.
When I picked it up it had done 70+ miles since the trip was reset & had averaged 35mpg there too.
I had a diesel RR Evoque loan car that only got 32mpg on similar roads so they have managed to get good performance and economy.
The MPG on that is very impressive & better than some diesels!
On a 110 mile motorway journey the T3 averaged 39mpg on Vpower - that's virtually all at 70mph and up hills too.
When I picked it up it had done 70+ miles since the trip was reset & had averaged 35mpg there too.
I had a diesel RR Evoque loan car that only got 32mpg on similar roads so they have managed to get good performance and economy.
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