The old S80 was never much to shout about but here out with this new model the volvo car has been looking up, reviewed in top gear as rivaling a bmw 5 series and mercedes the volvo has stepped up its game and is ready to take on the major rivals. The volvo S80 never became an accomplishment ... Read review
Estate - Front (FWD) - 6 Speed - (Man) / 6 Speed Geartronic - (Auto) - 2401 cc - Max Speed: 140 mph - 185 bhp - Diesel - Available Trims: R-DESIGN, R-DESIGN Premium, SE, SE Lux, SE Lux Premium, SE Premium, S, Sport
Advantages: Very comfortable and a good everyday car Disadvantages: Slightly expensive
...with this new model the volvo car has been looking up, reviewed in top gear as rivaling a bmw 5 series and mercedes the volvo has stepped up its game and is ready to take on the major rivals. The volvo S80 never became an accomplishment of volvo better known for their xc90, however this car is new, good looking and has all the gadgets and accesories to suit our needs. Coming with a basic package as standard but when adding the executive pack to the ... ...is expensive it is more than worth it. The ride has been stiffened more to increase handling but without affecting the ride comfort of the car which is incredibly good. The inside accesories are overwhelming in the executive model and added extras are still available for those with more cash to spend. however i would recomend the standard executive that comes with all the basics because most add on accesories cost alot and are not all that important. ... more
The old S80 was never much to shout about but here out with this new model the volvo car has been looking up, reviewed in top gear as rivaling a bmw 5 series and mercedes the volvo has stepped up its game and is ready to take on the major rivals. The volvo S80 never became an accomplishment of volvo better known for their xc90, however this car is new, good looking and has all the gadgets and accesories to suit our needs. Coming with a basic package as standard but when adding the executive pack to the car it makes it a world better and although it is expensive it is more than worth it. The ride has been stiffened more to increase handling but without affecting the ride comfort of the car which is incredibly good. The inside accesories are overwhelming in the executive model and added extras are still available for those with more cash to spend. however i would recomend the standard executive that comes with all the basics because most add on accesories cost alot and are not all that important. The automatic gearbox which is sequential can give you the power you need when you need it without the hastle of a manual. Overall a fantastic buy.
Advantages: Safety, appearance, comfortable, extras Disadvantages: bulky, hard to park, price
Interior :
steering wheel on left side
5 seats (front seats heated)
lots of space for legs in rear seats
electronic steering wheel (radio/telephone control ; cruise control buttons, GPS controller)
ECU in dashboard (left from steering wheel)
middle
Stereo system (radio, cassette, cd)
climate control
knobs for seat heating
gear shift
handbrake
armrest with space for items
GPS display on the dashboard
Performance
Front wheel drive
This car is very sporty for its size. In crossings, when green comes on, you can beat almost every car till next red light. It has very good acceleration (11s 0-60mph)
top speed 125 mph
eats ~ 6-7 litres per 100 kilometres
From my experience : never let it into mud. it will start to spool! ...
bolders 30.03.2007
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Volvo S80 2.5D
Advantages: Fast. Comfortable seats. Low wind noise. Good colour choice available. Disadvantages: Very small. Very cramped. Very expensive. Many expensive options
As any of you who have read my previous car reviews (sorry to bore those of you uninterested in cars - every other review is non-car!) will know that I am something of a Volvo enthusiast. Indeed, in a recent S60 T5 review, I described Mrs Richada and I, as frustrated "non S60 D5" owners!
The larger Volvo's, S60, S80 and V70 are without doubt near or at the top of their respective classes, indeed Mrs Richada says that the ONLY estate car she would be seen in is a V70. At the "bottom" of the range are to be found family sized (slightly larger than Focus) saloon and estate models, the new, in 2004 at least, S40 and V50 models.
For those of you who are non Volvo aficionados, maybe a quick explanation of Volvo's seemingly odd, but in fact quite logical (in Sweden at least!) model nomenclature. S, quite naturally stands for saloon ...
RICHADA 03.06.2005
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: very helpful Review of Volvo V50 T5
Advantages: Style, performance, comfort, good economy for performance, well built Disadvantages: Not S60 prime model
privileged guests, pretty much able to test drive anything on the market today. In previous years I have tried several Volvos, all in fact diesels, S80's and S60's with manual or automatic transmissions. The S60 D5 will be subject of a dedicated review as I have many more hundreds of miles experience with that to tell you about!
Last year dished up the ideal weather conditions in which to try that most reassuring of marques Volvo! The rain lashed down and there were force 6 side winds blowing. For me these are absolutely the best conditions in which to thoroughly test any car, if you like it in truly rotten weather conditions then you are not going to dislike it when the sun shines!
Before arriving we had actually made a conscious decision not to drive an S60 at Millbrook this year. Having chosen the S60 D5 as a replacement for my four ...
RICHADA 14.05.2005
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