Volvo V50 vs. Saab 9-5 MPG

Chart is based on 34 fuel economy reports for the Volvo V50 and 78 fuel economy reports for the Saab 9-5.

Volvo V50 MPG

Year	Body/Powertrain	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
2010	4dr Wagon 143-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	light	light	50	40	5	5	100	31.8
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	light	none	9	1	80	10	80	23.4
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	light	none	0	60	5	35	65	22.1
2007	4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	19	11	20	50	76	27.3
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	10	12	28	50	67	22.4
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	3	3	90	5	75	24.2
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 109hp 1.6L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD	mtns	light	light	20	20	30	30	110	42.0
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2006	4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	15	23	40	23	68	23.7
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	25	16	27	32	78	32.1
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual AWD	hills	med	light	35	35	15	15	110	25.3
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	16	31	10	44	77	23.6
2005	4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	lead	hvy	13	17	18	52	73	24.3

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Saab 9-5 MPG

Year	Body/Powertrain	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
2011	4dr Sedan turbocharged 220hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	20	80	65	29.2
2011	4dr Sedan turbocharged 190hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual AWD	mtns	light	none	5	5	5	85	100	33.1
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	none	11	39	6	44	60	21.8
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	lead	light	0	95	0	5	80	25.0
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	9	13	3	75	72	24.3
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	hvy	2	3	20	75	70	26.8
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	light	light	11	28	14	47	71	26.3
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2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	0	1	18	81	64	29.4
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	6	17	28	50	70	23.0
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	0	95	0	5	60	20.0
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	mtns	lead	none	0	10	50	40	80	23.3
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 220hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	30	0	70	0	N/A	22.8
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 220hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	24	29	29	19	110	29.8
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	lead	hvy	10	10	60	20	60	22.8
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	22	22	56	70	26.2
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	none	3	7	10	80	76	27.6
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	0	5	10	85	60	36.3
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	10	30	35	25	65	22.3
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	0	100	0	0	21.2
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 220hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	8	14	21	57	69	25.3
2003	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	6	11	34	50	78	24.5
2003	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	0	25	10	65	60	29.1
2003	4dr Wagon turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	26	32	42	70	25.0
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	1	13	86	70	29.7
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	1	6	16	76	70	29.9
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 200hp 3.0L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	lead	light	0	0	50	50	65	20.0
2002	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	20	80	75	23.5
2002	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	5	15	15	65	73	28.4
2002	4dr Wagon turbocharged 200hp 3.0L V6 5-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	hvy	5	5	15	75	50	25.0
2002	4dr Wagon turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	v.lt	none	0	0	0	100	70	33.0
2002	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed automatic FWD	hills	lead	light	0	5	95	0	0	23.0
2002	4dr Sedan turbocharged 200hp 3.0L V6 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	25	25	0	50	60	24.3
2002	4dr Sedan turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	10	30	10	50	60	26.0
2002	4dr Sedan turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	10	10	10	70	60	23.0
2001	4dr Wagon turbocharged 230hp 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	12	88	100	29.8
2001	4dr Wagon turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	none	0	0	90	10	60	20.5
2001	4dr Sedan turbocharged 230hp 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	5	5	5	85	75	28.7
2001	4dr Sedan turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	5	20	25	50	75	26.9
2000	4dr Sedan turbocharged 200hp 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	4	15	27	55	62	23.3
2000	4dr Sedan turbocharged 170hp 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	0	0	50	50	75	21.6

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Volvo V50

Volvo V50 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2010	4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Great fuel economy for a 5 cylinder wagon. see full Volvo V50 review
2006	4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	getting 25 around town and 32 hwy see full Volvo V50 review
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual AWD	25-30 mpg is DOUBLE what my previous Jeep was getting. see full Volvo V50 review
2006	4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	30 plus mpg h/w at 65-70 mph for hours on end. see full Volvo V50 review
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD	30+ on the highway makes this a real touring car. City mileage plummets but typically get 27+ combined. The Turbo gives it lots of acceleration when needed and frugal when you leave the turbo alone. see full Volvo V50 review

Volvo V50 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Really not that great but part of that is I LOVE to kick in the turbo when getting on the interstate or pulling out from a stop sign. see full Volvo V50 review
2006	4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Keeping those five cyclinders fed burns fuel. On the highway, that's not a problem, but in stop and go traffic, MPG numbers go down and down. see full Volvo V50 review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Saab 9-5

Saab 9-5 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2011	4dr Sedan turbocharged 220hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	So far doing mixed highway and suburban driving, getting about 26-28 on the highway while around 19-22 driving around suburbs. see full Saab 9-5 review
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	It gets 29mpg highway if you keep it at 70mph. Just completed 700 mile weekend trip with extended 85-90mph speeds, averaging 26.5mpg. Avg 22/23 in the city. Can run regular with only slight performance degrade. What other 260hp car gets this mileage? see full Saab 9-5 review
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Fuel economy is outstanding for such a fast car. At a steady 100 km/h speed, I can keep my economy numbers at 7.5 L/100km or lower see full Saab 9-5 review
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Does pretty good for size of car see full Saab 9-5 review
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Sportiness with fuel economy. Great combination see full Saab 9-5 review
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	4 hours of 70-75 mph, summer temperatures with the A/C on -- 35 miles to the Imperial gallon see full Saab 9-5 review
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	35-40 mpg HWY and 25 city for a large luxury sedan with impressive acceleration see full Saab 9-5 review
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	9-5 get close to 30 mpg on highway, very close to what econ cars get. see full Saab 9-5 review
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 220hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Great for power avaialable see full Saab 9-5 review
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	For a car with this much power, the mileage is great. Even with a roof rack and some heavy feet, it gets 22+ mpg in mixed driving. Very rare for a car with this kind of performance. see full Saab 9-5 review

Saab 9-5 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	I had hoped for better economy from 2.3L, but it is really really really hard not to go like a bat out of hell with all of the available power! see full Saab 9-5 review
2002	4dr Wagon turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed automatic FWD	The hotter running turbo-charged engine requires mid and / or high test. see full Saab 9-5 review