[cheapshot724]

i am a commuter - i drive approximately 150 miles per day or more- 95% of those are highway miles - since getting the car this month i am only averaging 25 mpg, in eco mode, while coasting on the highway @ 75 mph also using premium gas. Am I crazy to assume under those conditions i should be at least averaging 27mpg? When I purchased the car i really thought that i'd average closer to 30mpg perhaps 27 or 28 worst case scenario. Also if im not going to average epa estimates with premium would I be fine switching to 87 octane?


aside from the MPG i LOVE the car!!!

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[bdalameda]

You should see an improvement after getting some more miles on it. I have also found that where I live the fuel blend changes for the winter and my mileage drops 2-3 mpg. I live in California, other areas of the country also supply different fuel blends in the winter. I drove to Yosemite National Park this weekend about 370 miles round trip. I averaged 25.8 mpg. I have made this same trip in the summer months on the same roads and averaged over 28 mpg.


Dan

 

[Romer]

Dan made a great point about the winter fuel. It makes a difference. Also--what PSI are you running in the tires?

 

[David1]

I have a T5 R Line with the 20" wheels. 31k mile on it. Averages 23.5 MPG on a good day. 80% highway at 70 to 80 mph. I didn't buy it for fuel economy anyways. My other car only gets 16 mpg average.

 

[westminister]

My XC 40 now has 10,000 miles and has never gotten more than 22.5 MPG either highway or City and
the dealer has been unable to explain this or help.

 

[Rxzruby]

Same '21 T5 with 2,000 miles. A very disappointing 25.4 mpg is my best. Surely isn't 30 mpg, and I am a coaster! Would not have bought it if I was going to get anything below 30 mpg! All my past cars, I got over the stated mpg. I was expecting 33 mpg's.
I love this crazy little car, but I hate hate hate this mileage.

 

[mrbieler]

The MPG thing is funny. I have long given up on believing anyone's posted mileage are reasonable. Still our 1997 Land Rover Discovery I got in 2000. In the beginning, I was getting about 16~18MPG. Later in life and set up for off road, I get 11~13mpg. The car the XC40 replaced was a 2003 Infinity G35 Coupe that got about 18~20MPG. My company car is a 2019 Ford Escape. If I get 22MPG out of this "economy vehicle", I'm happy. Best value I think I ever had was my old company Toyota Sienna mini-van. 20MPG with a big v6 powering a large vehicle. I annual get a chance to drive a fair number of rentals due to travel so I get to see how other cars are economically. I guess it's all a matter of perspective. Time will tell how the XC40 stacks up. So far I find it no better and no worse than others I have tried. I like the car so I don't worry about it too much.

 

[Gnomeface]

Comment from the UK - my XC40 T5 gives 28.2mpg (average across 8,000 miles, normally in "comfort" mode) - BUT this is UK gallons which are 20% bigger than US gallons. My 28.8mpg (UK) is equivalent to 24mpg (US), which seems similar to USA experiences. Canada uses UK gallons, I believe.