Since we have got old beauties, just wanted to know much gas they are consuming. The results can be consolidated and one of the mods might be able to share some tips on how to get a better mileage.

I get 17 mpg for 1991 SW 740 In city, and 20 mpg on freeway.

What is your city gas mileage?

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It seems that poll does not work. So please reply to this thread. Include your model number, year and your gas mileage.

 

1991 740 SW - 17 mpg city, 19 freeway

 

1990 740 GL - combined all the time wether I drive with full A/C or not between 23-24

 

1991 740 Turbo Sedan 17-19 City and 22 Highway

1986 740 GLE Sedan 20 City and 27-33 Highway (Took a trip down to new orleans a few months back on a rally and calculated it)

 

1975 245DL, 25 miles per gallon in the city last tank, and I was only firing on three cylinders for the first sixty miles. I jettisoned some dead weight, though, such as the irreparable A.C. and the super-heavy safety bumpers. Also I tend to coast to stop lights, much to the consternation of the people behind me who want to get to the stop light that won't change for sixty seconds as fast as possible. Also as long as the thing starts reliably I turn it off at real long stop lights.

 

im getting 32mpg hwy and 27 city, on my 87 244 DL @ 256K miles

 

1993 240 wagon

20-22 city

26-28 hwy

better when ever I fill in WI (additive free/no ethanol), also better without my roofrack.

 

1990 740T with 180k
highway - 23mpg
city - 20mpg
avg is about 22 because i do more highway by far

 

I see it's a very old thread... but I'm amazed people are getting +30 mpg. I've had my 1990 240 for about 4 months and I'm averaging 15-16 mpg city and maybe 19 or 20 hwy. My spring project will be to get this number up!

 

I average 20 mpg with A/C and 24 mpg without A/C.

 

ANJP, your mileage is pretty typical. It will vary a bit depending on transmission and rear end, but your mileage is pretty much what an automatic with the most common 3.73 rear end turned in when brand new. RWD Volvos were NOT economy cars. Google the EPA mpg estimates and you'll see what I mean. People with 30+mpg from an rwd Volvo are generally full of it or simply do not understand how to compute gas mileage.

 

Swift is right. Those 30+ mpg claims are inaccurate. Our Volvos weight around 4000 lbs. Don't expect more than 25-26 mpg highway.

 

I voted for the '87 740 GLE that I had long ago. I got 24 MPG no matter how or where I drove for 400,000 miles.

 

I must be running pig rich, i'm getting 15 on the eway and about 10 in the city....think i need an o2 sensor, maybe check my coolant temp sensor too

 

Volvos weigh 4,000lbs? Hardly!

240, 740, 940 all weigh between 2,800 and 3,200 lbs... They just "feel' heavy for other reasons, and the only mileage close to 30mpg anyone gets is may be in a well tuned, empty, B230 with a Manual Tranny on a long highway trip in the summer... Otherwise in most cases 22-24mpg is lucky...

But all things considered, most mileage modern cars get is pretty atrocious, so the Volvos are not that bad considering.

 

City 23
Hwy- 29.5

89, 5 speed

calculated via the old miles/gallons equation. (right swift? )

I was shocked the first couple times I did long hwy drives and was getting close to 30 mpg. I definitely have the most conservative gear ratio though, because I've had a couple volvos and this one is the slowest of them all.

 

You are right by saying that Volvos don't weight 4,000lbs. When I said that a Volvo weight 4,000lbs I meant to say an average gross vehicle weight. GVW is more accurate when talking MPG since they are never driven without people, stuff in the trunk, or an empty tank of gas.

Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW): USA Canada

940 (sedan) 4150 lbs (1882 kg) 1880 kg
940 (wagon) 4350 lbs (1973 kg) 1975 kg
940 w/turbo (sedan) 4210 lbs (1910 kg) 1910 kg
940 w/turbo (wagon) 4390 lbs (1991 kg) 1990 kg

Curb weight (sedan) 3185-3265 lbs (1485-
(1445-1481 kg) 1485 kg

Curb weight (wagon) 3265-3350 lbs 1485-
(1481-1520 kg) 1520 kg

 

As it turns out, I'm getting 18-20 hway with a heavy foot, 15 city again with a heavy foot....seems right

 

Been driving my '89 240 wagon lately. Getting a pretty consistent 20 MPG in mixed driving. I run premium, so I'm assuming that I'm getting full spark advance, but I'm not a particularly economical driver. I expect both mileage and performance to drop dramatically once I get the A/C going. I suspect that I may be due for a new O2 sensor, so it will be interesting to see how much of a difference that makes..

Haven't figured the MPG on my turbo in a while; it's down with a radiator problem at the moment. However, I do know that it's a lot thirstier, and not just because of the turbo. According to the owners manuals of both vehicles, the standard axle ratio for a '91 740 turbo wagon is 4.10, whereas the 240 wagon has the 3.73 that Swift mentioned. Tach readings @ 60 MPH confirm this.

 

ive checked mine several times and it allways stays the same 22 mpg city or highway 1985 245 station wagon