i own a 98 s70 T5 auto that gets me around 11.5 mpg city. no codes,i don't drive hard, and i keep my car up quite well. no codes.the trip computer says 10, but fill-up to fill-up calculations say its more like 11-12. These numbers seem quite low. is it just my car, or all T5's?
if you own a T5, please post your city mileage.....thanks

 

That is way too low. I get around 20 in town and 23-24.5 in combined City/Highway. You definitely have something wrong. Do you have any codes?

 

no light on. new platinum plugs, new distributer, new volvo wires. 35psi in tires. air filter does not look dirty. 11 mpg in the city.

 

Brakes dragging (excessive dust on any of the rims?) Clogged fuel filter? Fuel leak? any wet spots under the car or smell of fuel? Just some thoughts.

 

That's horrible, I get about 22 avg. and I do use the turbo.

1998 S70 T5, 130k

 

In my 1999 S70 AWD, I get about 23-24 in city/hwy. If I you are only getting 10, you might as well drive a Hummer!

 

lol,
HUMMER gets 11

 

i get about 19

 

i also have a 99 s70 awd and i get 25 highway/city. good luck man

 

98 S70 nt, I get 23-25 city 28-32 highway. Mine rocks!!

 

Just city, about 20mpg.
Combined city/hwy, about 24mpg
Hwy alone, about 28mpg

over last 1200 miles I posted an average mpg of about 24

 

My R's (2000 V70 R AWDs) get about 16-17in town and about 25 MPG or so at 70

 

1999 s70 awd getting around 25 Highway and around 23 City.

 

2000 S70 T5 5 speed and I drive it accordingly....average 26 mpg combined...23 if I'm enjoying her too much you definitely have something wrong.....

 

'99 V70 GLT, Automatic - getting mid-20's for combined city/highway.

In my '99 Eclipse RS (N/T) - I get about 28 city/highway and up to 35 on the highway only.
And I'm in the middle of an experiment to see how much better I can do by changing some driving habits, removing weight from the car, cleaning it (supposedly for better aerodynamics) and changing the oil. I would change the air filter too, but that's pretty fresh. I'm calling it my hypermiling (after the name given by some obsessed gas mileage guys) experiment/challenge (experiment for me, but also a challenge among some of my friends and coworkers). If you want to track the progress, go to my blog (http://diycarguy.blogspot.com).

 

Cleaning the MAF sensor is suppose to help also.

CRC MAF cleaner.

 

Hi,

I just got mine used two days ago. I get 23 in the city and around 27 on the highway.

 

I own a 98 s70 non-turbo. When I was battling a CE light, I was getting 11-12mpg with a code of p0172.It was the vac elbow near the power steering pump- search a bit and you'll find the how to fix it- or just go out to your car and look for the elbow by the power steering pump (not easy to find) and (I'm guessing) look at the hole in it. This causes the car to run rich and send too much fuel to the engine causing the mileage to drop significantly. I had an indy mechanic fix it (~$50, it's somewhat hard to get to) and the car is right back up to 19/20mpg in town and low 20's mpg if I'm on the highway that seems typical. Hope this helps.

 

my uncle get 22 city and 27 highway, he is using premium gas.

 

I got my T5 about a couple of months ago, and currently through the first 1000 miles, it looks like I'm getting around 21.5 mpg city and approx. 29-30 mpg highway. 11.5 mpg seems much too low, so I suspect a problem.