Road Tests: Volvo FM9.340

Fuel Consumption & Performance

SectionFuel consumptionAverage speed
Overall (laden)9.7 mpg (29.1 lit/100km)65.8 km/h
A-roads9.2 mpg (30.7 lit/100km)59.8 km/h
Motorways11.1 mpg (25.5 lit/100km)83.4 km/h

Hillclimb times

Monmouth:158 sec
Wantage:162 sec

Acceleration

0-80km/h:43.8 sec
32-64km/h:19.7 sec
48-80km/h:24.4 sec

Brake performance

From 32km/h:7.0m
From 48km/h:15.0m
From 64km/h:27.2m

In-cab noise

At 48km/h:66.4dB(A)
At 64km/h:66.8dB(A)
At 80km/h:67.5dB(A)
At maximum speed:68.6dB(A)
At tickover:52.7dB(A)