1996 Volvo 850 fuel consumption

20 versions rated. Official figures from the Australian Government’s Green Vehicle Guide.

Fuel use, city

10.5–12.0 L/100km

stop-start driving

Fuel use, highway

6.4–7.8 L/100km

open road

Engine

2.3–2.5 litres

as tested

Measured on the older test. Cars sold before 2004 were tested differently, reporting city and highway figures with no combined number. Those results cannot be compared with the figures shown for later cars on this site, and these cars are left out of our efficiency rankings for that reason. Use them to compare cars of the same era with each other.

Every 1996 Volvo 850 version

Version	Engine	Transmission	Fuel	City	Highway
850 S/CD 25 Man Sedan 4dr	2.5L 5cyl	Man	Petrol	10.5	6.4
850 GLT 25 Man Sedan 4dr	2.5L 5cyl	Man	Petrol	11.0	6.8
850 GLT 25 Man Wagon 5dr	2.5L 5cyl	Man	Petrol	11.0	6.6
850 S/CD 25 Auto Wagon 5dr	2.5L 5cyl	Auto	Petrol	11.0	6.4
850 S/CD 25 Man Wagon 5dr	2.5L 5cyl	Man	Petrol	11.0	6.4
850 SE 25 Man Sedan 4dr	2.5L 5cyl	Man	Petrol	11.0	6.8
850 SE 25 Man Wagon 5dr	2.5L 5cyl	Man	Petrol	11.0	6.6
850 GLT 25 Auto Sedan 4dr	2.5L 5cyl	Auto	Petrol	11.5	7.2
850 GLT 25 Auto Wagon 5dr	2.5L 5cyl	Auto	Petrol	11.5	6.6
850 R Auto Sedan 4dr	2.3L 5cyl	Auto	Petrol	11.5	7.0
850 R Auto Wagon 5dr	2.3L 5cyl	Auto	Petrol	11.5	7.0
850 S/CD 25 Auto Sedan 4dr	2.5L 5cyl	Auto	Petrol	11.5	6.8
850 SE 25 Auto Sedan 4dr	2.5L 5cyl	Auto	Petrol	11.5	7.2
850 SE 25 Auto Wagon 5dr	2.5L 5cyl	Auto	Petrol	11.5	6.6
850 T-5 Auto Sedan 4dr	2.3L 5cyl	Auto	Petrol	11.5	7.4
850 T-5 Auto Wagon 5dr	2.3L 5cyl	Auto	Petrol	11.5	7.8
850 T-5 Man Sedan 4dr	2.3L 5cyl	Man	Petrol	11.5	7.4
850 T-5 Man Wagon 5dr	2.3L 5cyl	Man	Petrol	11.5	7.8
850 R Man Sedan 4dr	2.3L 5cyl	Man	Petrol	12.0	6.8
850 R Man Wagon 5dr	2.3L 5cyl	Man	Petrol	12.0	6.8

Volvo 850 in other years

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Figures come from a standardised laboratory test, so every car is measured the same way. Your own fuel use will differ with traffic, load, tyre pressure and how you drive. Running costs assume 14,000km a year at recent average fuel prices.