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Volvo C30 Fuel Economy Data

2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 5-sp shiftable automatic FWD

flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
flat med hvy 0 20 50 30 70 23.956
flat light none 5 5 5 85 75 28.500
flat med none 5 75 10 10 65 20.200
flat med none 5 5 5 85 65 30.000
flat med none 5 30 50 15 65 19.300
hills med light 10 20 10 60 70 24.000
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flat light hvy 46 0 0 54 65 28.378
flat lead none 5 52 0 43 75 23.000
flat light none 1 20 10 69 65 26.369
mtns med hvy 0 0 10 90 70 29.838
hills med none 0 10 15 75 75 26.400
flat med hvy 10 15 10 65 75 23.400

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2008 Volvo C30

2008 Volvo C30 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2008 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 The fuel economy when drive correctly provides almost 30 MPG for Hwy driving. see full Volvo C30 review
2008 Volvo C30 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5
6-speed manual FWD		 It is not as good as I would like. see full Volvo C30 review
2008 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5
6-speed manual FWD		 Ill admit that when I drove the C30 I was driving fast. I rented it for a weekend to see if I wanted to buy it or not. And I went thru an entire tank in less than 200 miles. see full Volvo C30 review
2008 2dr Hatch turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5
6-speed manual FWD		 The MPG is not terrible(22-24 combined mpg). But for a small car, most people would expect 30+mpg(28 at the least). see full Volvo C30 review
 

2008 Volvo C30 Gas Mileage (MPG)

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Volvo C30's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.