2012 Volvo XC90 R Design Recommendations

bumperplates · 2016-05-23T09:06:19+00:00

Do not ever touch a 3.2 Run away now D5 or v8 only in the xc90

bumperplates

Moojie! Good to hear from you! The tyres are looking very good and I prefer them over the previous Michelin ones that were on the XC90. I’m taking it next week for the 5,000km check so I’ll report back as soon as I find out if things are looking good. I’ll also post the exact brand if anyone needs it.

In other news, I may have miscalculated my monthly mileage on the XC90 V8 and finding it quite thirsty (ouch to my wallet)! Any ideas on optimising fuel usage :)

Ex850R

bumperplates;c-139186 wrote In other news, I may have miscalculated my monthly mileage on the XC90 V8 and finding it quite thirsty (ouch to my wallet)! Any ideas on optimising fuel usage :)

Take off easy , that big lurch getting it going is sucking the juice!

bumperplates

I’ve done some calculations based on the number of KM’s since I’ve had the XC90 from June 2016 and I’ve racked up around 31,367km. I did one big trip which was around 3000-3500km or so, and then quite a few longer trips over the warmer months to the beach which is usually a 200km turn around for each trip. I spend around $50-70 per week on fuel if all goes according to plan.

Ex850R

bumperplates;c-139284 wroteI’ve done some calculations based on the number of KM’s since I’ve had the XC90 from June 2016 and I’ve racked up around 31,367km. I did one big trip which was around 3000-3500km or so, and then quite a few longer trips over the warmer months to the beach which is usually a 200km turn around for each trip. I spend around $50-70 per week on fuel if all goes according to plan.

Sounds cheap to run then!

Really , The Pom would drive his missus V8 XC90 and get figures below 10 , the missus , mid teens....

kyril

Here's my stats for my V8XC90 (kept using the acar app):

Time: 1 year 8months
Distance: 37480km
Fuel used: 2935.21 litres

AVG L/100km: 12.4
Max L/100km: 16.2
Min L/100km: 10.3

AVG litres/fill: 62
AVG km/fill:500

It is interesting to note that the dashboard indicated average consumption is around a little more optimistic than the actual consumption calculated from measured fuel in over/odometer to the tune of around .5 to nearly 1 litre/100km

But overall I can't fault the consumption of my '90. For what it is, it gives better consumption than a territory, Kluger and all the other similar big 4wd cars whilst being an (in my opinion) infinitly better car to drive.

Just my two cents. And thought people would like to see some real long term fuel use figures.

Ex850R

Yeah, I love the figures! Good on you being concise!
I'd love a 90V8 too...

bumperplates

@kyril Which app are you using to monitor fuel consumption so I do the same as well? I had a look at the fuelly site and couldn’t understand why other SUVs had lower consumption.

kyril

I have an app called acar. But it is associated with fuelly now.

http://www.fuelly.com/acar/announcement/

Philia_Bear

kyril;c-139306 wroteHere's my stats for my V8XC90 (kept using the acar app):

Time: 1 year 8months
Distance: 37480km
Fuel used: 2935.21 litres

AVG L/100km: 12.4
Max L/100km: 16.2
Min L/100km: 10.3

AVG litres/fill: 62
AVG km/fill:500

It is interesting to note that the dashboard indicated average consumption is around a little more optimistic than the actual consumption calculated from measured fuel in over/odometer to the tune of around .5 to nearly 1 litre/100km

But overall I can't fault the consumption of my '90. For what it is, it gives better consumption than a territory, Kluger and all the other similar big 4wd cars whilst being an (in my opinion) infinitly better car to drive.

Just my two cents. And thought people would like to see some real long term fuel use figures.

Your average and mine are pretty much identical,

bumperplates

The tyres that I have are Goodyear Excellence A0 255/45/R20 101W.

@Philia_Bear good to see you on this thread!

kyril

Yeah @Philia_Bear I think that in general the V8 is a very consistent engine in terms of its fuel use. My figures include the seasonal wood trips 7x5 trailer loads of red gum. The annual fully loaded to to Bathurst trip. I drive 40km to work each day with 25 km of that freeway. So it gets a good run.

Best consumption I got was Blaney to Bendigo on a tank one passenger and luggage. About 700 km

kyril

My tyres are kuhmo eco solus kl21. Very happy with them. I run them at 38psi and so far have nearly 40 on them and probably only half way through their life looking at the tread wear.

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