Volvo s40 fuel economy

patrickc

I've 1.9d Volvo s40 01. It's just been serviced tyres are good on it etc etc. however i only get 500/550 miles on a 50 litre tank of diesel.. most of my driving is national roads not stuck in much traffic etc. I think this is really poor fuel economy. Does anyone have a similar s40 and what do they get from it? Also what do people think is this poor or near average? (my last car was a 1.4 astra and i got 400/450 miles on a 50 litre tank in that)

unkel

patrickc2006 wrote:

i only get 500/550 miles on a 50 litre tank of diesel.. most of my driving is national roads not stuck in much traffic etc. I think this is really poor fuel economy

That's around 50MPG. Pretty good in my book tbh. What were you expecting?

patrickc

I'm not sure maybe at least 550/600 per tank.. I just wanted peoples opinions to see. you reckon thats not bad so.. I suppose i just expected way more from a petrol to a diesel

unkel

A 1.8 or 2.0 petrol driven in a similar fashion would get you 35MPG at most I'd have thought

patrickc

ok it's not so bad at that so...

bazz26

That is pretty good from a car of that size.

The Renault 1.9 litre 115bhp turbo diesel engine in the MkI S40 was economical if not as refined as some other diesels of the time.

patrickc

it has power when I want and is quiet comfortable for my daily commute.. ( at least i now know I'm not being shafted on diesel consumption)

if you think that's bad, don't ever buy the s60 - I get 22/25 mpg on average.

testicle

It's a small tank on average. If you had a 60l tank like most medium sized cars you could get the mileage you're expecting.

patrickc

yeh true it is quiet small

.Longshanks.

patrickc2006 wrote:

I however i only get 500/550 miles on a 50 litre tank of diesel.. most of my driving is national roads not stuck in much traffic etc.

I'm no expert but 500/550 miles sounds good - 500/550KM would be a different story. My 1.3 CDTi astra does 850Km (530 M) per 50L tank so i think your doing alright....