Volvo S80
Posted May 10th, 2006 @ 11:10am by Erik J. Barzeski
I have a loaner car - a Volvo S80. I'm not much of a car person, but this one seems pretty slick (as it should for about $40k). Or maybe it's just that it's a car and I haven't driven one in awhile…
When I push the gas down hard, acceleration! You don't get that from a 280 HP V6 SUV (or whatever my Touareg and the Aztek are). It's kinda fun and, as a rental, I have no problem mistreating it ever so slightly for my own satisfaction. I won't get a speeding ticket or anything, but the push from 0 to 45 is quite fun. 😉
Alas, I'll return it tomorrow when my center console will be repaired. The latch stopped working. Small, tiny issue, but an annoying one nonetheless. I think the repair guys actually broke it when they fixed the cupholder last week…
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Posted 10 May 2006 at 10:47am #
Welcome to Volkswagen ownership. Fun cars with a lot of personality, but there's always some niggling non-critical detail or other that needs to be taken care of (like cupholders and console latches).
Posted 10 May 2006 at 12:32pm #
oh yeah... that S80 is pretty slick. I'd drive one.
Posted 10 May 2006 at 12:48pm #
That sounds fun. My dad has a Volvo Cross Country V70XC, and it's a really great car. It has a little bit of "turbo lag" for a split second when you hit the pedal, but once it's moves, it's moves FAST.
I think a lot of people still think of Volvo as the "dowdy boxy Swedish" brand with good safety features and don't realize that modern Volvos are pretty hip and luxurious. I prefer them over Mercedes at this point. 🙂
Posted 10 May 2006 at 4:58pm #
Have driven one at up to 250 kph (~ 160 mph) on the German autobahns. The Swedes make solid, good cars, though the turbo lag is somewhat noticeable as Jared posted.