Road Tests: Volvo FM9 380 8x4

Fuel Consumption & Performance

SectionFuel consumptionAverage speed
Overall (laden)7.7 mpg (36.5 lit/100km)61.3 km/h
A-roads7.2 mpg (39.5 lit/100km)54.8 km/h
Motorways8.9 mpg (31.8 lit/100km)75.9 km/h

Hillclimb times

Edge Hill:136 sec

Acceleration

0-80km/h:53.5 sec
32-64km/h:24.0 sec
48-80km/h:30.2 sec

Brake performance

From 32km/h:7.8m
From 48km/h:16.7m
From 64km/h:33.3m

In-cab noise

At 48km/h:64.6dB(A)
At 64km/h:67.0dB(A)
At 80km/h:67.9dB(A)
At maximum speed:70.0dB(A)
At tickover:53.4dB(A)