It’s like any car, you do your homework and go into it with eyes wide open.
I’m expecting it to be comparable to our auto 2 litre petrol turbo XC40
The Forester is non turbo but carries the extra weight of the AWD system, so it’s swings and roundabouts.
I totally get that if you’re used to driving a diesel knocking out 50mpg, the Subaru would be shocking, but then I don’t think they are really looking to target that segment of drivers.
The petrol Volvo XC40s are notoriously poor for mpg so, as you say, it shouldn’t be much different.
Given that many people on this forum cite low running costs as their main motivator when choosing a car, I find it very refreshing when someone goes with their heart rather than their head. I enjoyed the Mini JCW thread last year, even though that’s not a car we could remotely consider due to its size
I always remember a late uncle of mine, who loved his cars, turning up at my house in his Porsche Macan GTS, complete with sports exhaust and god knows what else. He told me that a neighbour had asked him what mpg he got from it and he said he didn’t have a clue and he didn’t care, as it put a smile on his face every time he drove it (his daughter looked at the computer and it was 23mpg 😂). Sadly, when he roared off down my road as he left, that was the last time I saw him. He died not long after aged just 77.
As I’ve said before, if something like a Porsche Macan came onto the scheme (not that it would) I’d order one and not give a damn about the running costs! Meantime we shall continue with our perfectly acceptable BMW x1 2.0i petrol which, despite being AWD, still delivers 42mpg and can easily achieve 50mpg on long journeys – better than most diesels we’ve had!
