1998 Volvo 850 fuel consumption

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

Fuel use, city

11.0–12.0 L/100km

stop-start driving

Fuel use, highway

6.4–7.8 L/100km

open road

Engine

2.3–2.4 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 1998 Volvo 850 version

Version	Engine	Transmission	Fuel	City	Highway
850 GLE Man. Sedan 4dr	2.4L 5cyl	Man	Petrol	11.0	6.8
850 S Auto. Sedan 4dr	2.4L 5cyl	Auto	Petrol	11.0	6.4
850 S Auto. Wagon 5dr	2.4L 5cyl	Auto	Petrol	11.0	6.4
850 S Man. Sedan 4dr	2.4L 5cyl	Man	Petrol	11.0	6.4
850 S Man. Wagon 5dr	2.4L 5cyl	Man	Petrol	11.0	6.4
850 SE Man. Sedan 4dr	2.4L 5cyl	Man	Petrol	11.0	6.8
850 SE Man. Wagon 5dr	2.4L 5cyl	Man	Petrol	11.0	6.6
850 GLE Auto. Sedan 4dr	2.4L 5cyl	Auto	Petrol	11.5	7.2
850 GLT Auto. Sedan 4dr	2.4L 5cyl	Auto	Petrol	11.5	7.2
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 SE Auto. Sedan 4dr	2.4L 5cyl	Auto	Petrol	11.5	7.2
850 SE Auto. Wagon 5dr	2.4L 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 AWD Man. Wagon 5dr	2.4L 5cyl	Man	Petrol	12.0	7.6
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.