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Old 09-24-2008, 12:01 PM
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Hey guys,

My friend and I just went to Volvo showroom yesterday.
It seems that he is interested in buying the new S80 V8.
The engine is actually pretty good. The sales said that it goes 0-60mph in 6 seconds flat.
This timing is close with 545i and 550i.
What do you think guys?

Yoko
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Originally Posted by Yoko' post='677303' date='Sep 24 2008, 03:01 PM
Hey guys,

My friend and I just went to Volvo showroom yesterday.
It seems that he is interested in buying the new S80 V8.
The engine is actually pretty good. The sales said that it goes 0-60mph in 6 seconds flat.
This timing is close with 545i and 550i.
What do you think guys?

Yoko
Of all the Volvo cars I've seen, that one doesn't look bad at all.

I just went to the Volvo USA site and tried to configure an S80,
but couldn't find that option to make it look like the pic above.
I also browsed the gallery and still no luck. Do you know if that's
a special edition?
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It's a HEICO tuned up model by the looks of it. Only a 315bhp upgrade on the T6 so not worrying competition for the big BMW's. Looks pretty cool for an Ovlov though.
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Not a VOLVO fan, but car looks good though...
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Originally Posted by Yoko' post='677303' date='Sep 24 2008, 03:01 PM
Hey guys,

My friend and I just went to Volvo showroom yesterday.
It seems that he is interested in buying the new S80 V8.
The engine is actually pretty good. The sales said that it goes 0-60mph in 6 seconds flat.
This timing is close with 545i and 550i.
What do you think guys?

Yoko
I generally don't care for Volvos--and there are a million of them where I live--but this one looks really sharp. I like the exhaust treatment--very slick.
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Originally Posted by MarcsOnFire' post='677329' date='Sep 24 2008, 03:27 PM
It's a HEICO tuned up model by the looks of it. Only a 315bhp upgrade on the T6 so not worrying competition for the big BMW's. Looks pretty cool for an Ovlov though.
Thanks for the info. I checked out their site.
Their V50 looks good as well. Besides the OP
pic above of the S80, this isn't bad either,

S80 V8-5704_2.jpg

S80 V8-5705_2.jpg

http://www.heicosportiv.de/mainframe.asp?lang=en&e1=160
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looks great
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Originally Posted by mtw1116' post='677341' date='Sep 24 2008, 01:42 PM
Not a VOLVO fan, but car looks good though...
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Not bad looking at all, but it's still a Volvo under the hood. No thanks.
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Back in the stone age, my parents drove a Volvo


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