Hey! That’s my car 😂. Our family bought this new in January 2000. I still have vhs tapes of this car running 14.9 in the quarter mile track. Ahh yes sneaking parents car out to track, those were the days. Fun fact, there’s no sport or eco buttons because the throttle response automatically adjusts to drivers input. So if you drive it gently, it’s dulls the response into eco mode. If you’re harder on the throttle, it sharpens the response with more urgency. Mom’s been driving this lately so I’m sure it was on the eco mapping. What a great review Zach.
@jacksonhui581 my parents owned the 2.9 version of this (I think the N/A and not this twin turbo), and it was a great road trip and daily car. Sadly it started to have issues (I didn't care to ask what those issues were) and so we replaced it in 2009 with a Camry.
When Volvo was making interesting engines and not just many variants of the same 2.0 turbocharged (and supercharged sometimes) i4 engine. I miss this era of Volvo.
I'm a big Volvo fan. Love em. You'll get used to them. Comfortable cars.Roomy Reliable.Grossly overlooked vehicles. Very nice example of a 24 years plus car.❤❤
This platform was so important...to Ford. Between the Taurus and Explorer, not to mention the many other models (Freestyle, Five Hundred, Monterey, MKT, MKS), Ford got a lot of use from the Volvo ownership.
Funny you talk about the comfy seats in those older Volvo's. I grew up in NW Illinios and every year my buddy and I would go to the Chicago Auto show. For those who have been there, it's huge. After going several years (this was in the late 80's and 90's) and finding that we would get so tired and needed to stop for a while, it was then that we realized that the Volvo and Saab displays (again, back in those days) were always wide open with few people in and around the cars. Thus we decided to stop and rest in the cars for a while and that's when we found how comfortable those seats really were. From then on, every year we made our show walk based on where the Saab and Volvos were at and we would make them the half way mark. At that time, those seats were remarkable.
I was not expecting a transverse I6. This with a manual sounds like a blast. Volvos have always been subtle and unassuming but comfortable and often a bit of a sleeper. You rarely see these. It looks good in an understated, different way.
Just recently junked my dad's 2004 XC90 with the same transmission. 159k, was on vacation, just getting home in a 2 car group. Getting off highway after doing 80 mph for 2 hours. Wouldn't accelerate after we stopped at red light. Had to drive the remaining 3 miles home in manual shift, gear 3 only. Wouldnt do anything in 1st, 2nd would grind, 3rd would barely go.
I love 2000s volvos. We had a 2006 XC90 with the turbo 5-cylinder. That car was unbelievably smooth and comfortable, and also very reliable for it's age. It was also built like a tank, I've never felt safer in a car before.
Ford also owned Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin at the time, so you can actually find the Volvo door chime from these generations of cars on certain Aston Martins.
Ooh, those gummy interior plastics... oof. I remember how gummy the knobs and window switches became on my mom's 1999 C70 convertible after a few years of exposure to the Florida sun. The leather shift boot developing eczema looks familiar as well.
I spent some time looking at used florida volvos a few years back, this is so true. They were SO sticky, and the worst offenders were so soft I left fingerprints indented into the AC control thing when I touched it
4:48 This is where the optional GSM telephone was placed. My 1999 S80 does not have this feature either, but, funny enough, it's the ideal place to store your smartphone. Hint: FM transmitter in the 12V socket... 7:36 That's a pullout-net to secure small items in the corner of the trunk.
Crazy that this car was around $45k ($81k in 2024 dollars). It makes me appreciate the value of the Infiniti G35 which came a couple years later - naturally aspirated, RWD, more horsepower and similar fuel economy for about $25k.
Former owner of a 1999 S80 T6 here, chiming in with a couple of things: 1) The S80 in the US market never had a manual option. The closest you got was the manumatic in the T6. 2) The engine lineup in the states was actually straightforward. The T6 was the 2.8 twin turbo and the 2.9 was the non turbo. Those were the only engines until 2003-4ish when they put the 2.5 5 cylinder turbo in and gave it optional all wheel drive. Wonderful cars. I'd still have mine if it wasn't for that stupid transmission. Oh well, I have an XC70 now.
You could not get an S80 (in the US at least) with a stick. Nevertheless, I liked it - and it was legitimately quick for the time - fast too, top end. The buff books, and my seat of the pants said it did not handle as well as some of the competition (and felt heavy) but it was a credible car and I'd say it was a bargain against the same year 300E. Sad thing is, we had so many genuinely good upscale sedan choices back in 2000 from sport to plushy - and now most of them are gone.
The 1st gen S80 is my favorite, although the 2nd gen had a V8 as option. I just wished they offered the I6 versoons with a manual transmission too, but I guess only the lower-tier I5 engines had, due to physical space.
Had a non turbo S80 for about a year in college at the same time as a few other cooler cars. but i fell in love with how practical, modern, and well built it felt and drove! a balljoint suddenly gave out one day and i had to junk it as a broke college kid but I only paid $600 CAD for it so it owed me nothing. I still want another one and i honestly dont even know why.
Good to see some glass headlights which are very beneficial if you don't want to reverb them later on. @9:13 It is slightly smaller than the S60 but has additional features like glass headlights, air suspension and an exclusive lineup of engine variants.
Yea the glass headlights are serviceable and quality piece unlike a lot of plastic lenses. I recently disassembled the headlight, removed the glass lens, and cleaned out 24 years of dust film. Now their jewel like shiny again. No new parts needed.
I have a 2000 Volvo S80. That's twin Turbo with the tripmagic. 4 speed. It's an amazing fun driving car. I love it I will never sell it or get rid of it. It's such a unique car.
This car was odd as it was competing more for a European market than anything else: The Opel Vectra/SAAB 95, Lancia Thema class. Sort of where our upper end Buicks and Oldsmobiles were playing. But, at the time was a diminishing market there and was exported here in top zoot form to see if it could sell at all. It didn't.
I've been selling Volvo's for over 20 years and I remember when I sold those cars new. Just know it's not a "performance car" it's a luxury sedan and a capable one. I'm surprised you found one of those still running, especially that year. The 1999 and 2000 S80's were nightmares.
Yea when these were new-ish, they were quite popular! within 7 years they all seemed to have died out. Apparently the GM sourced trans couldn't handle the torque and would oxidize the trans fluid faster due to higher stress. Fortunately, I've drained the standard dexron 3 after 20k miles and for valvoline maxlife atf full synthetic early on in its life. Then, every 30k or so I'd change out the fluid. Seemed to have prolonged its life
Interesting enough, that particular S80 doesn't have a center speaker. In the S80s with the HU611 got a "blank" under the speaker grille. You do get a speaker if equipped with the HU801
I have a 2000 Volvo S80 2.9, it has been sitting on my driveway for 5 years while I try to justify spending $5000 on a vehicle worth $3000 after the transmission crapped out. These cars are known to have transmission issues along with XC70 of the same era, volvo finally replaced the GM unit with an Aisin unit and those are more reliable.
This car was developed entirely by Volvo and launched by them in 1998, before Ford purchased them or had any influence. Ford stated that they purchased Volvo because of this fwd-platform which was more advanced than anything Ford had at the time. The fact that it became the Taurus says a lot. As for Volvo keeping their identity, Ford cancelled cars that were in the pipeline, including the AWD C70 Coupe and the Zakspeed C70 which was headed for the DTM. I believe there was also an S100 in the works. Anything that was seen as competition to Ford/JLR etc. was cancelled. When the next S80 came out, Ford insisted on the P3 platform - a scaled up P1 (Focus/S40) platform - which Volvo was not happy about. Slow clap for Ford, who also pillaged Volvo's entire parts catalogue for use in their cars, from Ford to Aston Martin. Okay, they treated Volvo better than GM did Saab, allowing things like the V8 was pretty cool, but hmmmm....
However the T6 was 2.8 for three-four years and later got an upgraded engine that was 2.9 liters, still with 2 turbos. Volvo did offer a 2.9 liter NA (but they never offered a 2.8 NA). HP-rating differs slightly from year to year, but approx 200 hp. Not THAT complicated
Excellent engine. Transmission made by GM was bad. Modify the trans and upgrade the TDO3 11G turbos to 2 TDO4 16T from a T5 and it would haul some serious ass
I’ve always thought this generation S80 was quite elegant and regal, especially the facelift version. That being said, I’m not sure how reliable they were as I can’t remember the last time I saw one.
Nearly bought one of these (was a 2005/6 model though) for a great price about 10 years ago BUT on a longer 2nd test drive I the tiptronic gearbox had a weird shift flaring issue in manual mode. Had an automatic transmission expert diagnose and basically it was on its last legs and was going to cost more than the car was worth to fix. Shame as I remember it being really nice to drive, very comfortable and plenty of power. Apparently the gearbox wasn't really up to par for the extra power of the T6 models?
the GM sourced trans couldn't handle the torque and would oxidize the trans fluid faster due to higher stress. Fortunately, I've drained the standard dexron 3 after 20k miles and for valvoline maxlife atf full synthetic early on in its life. Then, every 30k or so I'd change out the fluid. Seemed to have prolonged its life. 110k miles now and still on original trans (knock on wood lol)
@@jacksonhui581 interesting to know! I remember being gutted at the time as it was such a nice car otherwise. The dealer suggested I buy it with a 3rd party mechanical warranty and then immediately claim on the warranty, but I'm not really a fan of committing insurance fraud so decided that was a terrible idea. That being said, researching these vehicles got me into the practice of regularly servicing auto transmissions even if they claim to be 'sealed for life'.
There are a few variants of the same modular straight six engine, five in all. Unsure of which were FWD as opposed to AWD, but in reality it's Haldex "AWD" so... eh.
@@eddiefalcon8316 I completely misunderstood your question, sorry about that. The 2nd gen Volvo S60 (an even smaller package) had a straight six mounted transversely
@@eddiefalcon8316A bunch of the late 00s, early 10s Volvos had a newer transverse i6, including the S80 and XC90 which in the US pretty much had them as standard (optional V8). The Land Rover Discovery came with the same layout and engine. The Daewoo Tosca/Chevy Epica had a 2.5-liter one supposedly designed with Porsche help. Oh, and Saturn were thinking about releasing a top-level sedan with a straight-six based on their 1.9l four.
This one would be a good hobby car or a third car. Unfortunately this era Volvos were not on par with 80's Volvos anymore. They outsourced more components than before and R&D was lacking consistency. The 2.9 was not very reliable as previous 960 with V6 and the gearbox was also prone to early failure. Most of these S80's are now getting scrapped so there are parts to be found but Volvos are hard to work on, ask any mechanic. Worth buying only when in very good condition. Run down 00's Volvo is too difficult and rare to rebuild into a proper car.
4:52 very reasonable Choice by Volvo, just in Case you get stoped by the Police and need to get rid of erm stuffyoujusthaveforurownrecreationaluse in a Hurry.
Hey! That’s my car 😂. Our family bought this new in January 2000. I still have vhs tapes of this car running 14.9 in the quarter mile track. Ahh yes sneaking parents car out to track, those were the days. Fun fact, there’s no sport or eco buttons because the throttle response automatically adjusts to drivers input. So if you drive it gently, it’s dulls the response into eco mode. If you’re harder on the throttle, it sharpens the response with more urgency. Mom’s been driving this lately so I’m sure it was on the eco mapping. What a great review Zach.
Your Mom is a 14.9 in the quarter my good sir. Carry on
@jacksonhui581 my parents owned the 2.9 version of this (I think the N/A and not this twin turbo), and it was a great road trip and daily car. Sadly it started to have issues (I didn't care to ask what those issues were) and so we replaced it in 2009 with a Camry.
When Volvo was making interesting engines and not just many variants of the same 2.0 turbocharged (and supercharged sometimes) i4 engine. I miss this era of Volvo.
Back before Volvo was owned by the Chinese, where engine displacement affects taxation.
Back before Volvo wasn’t on the brink of making decisions which will inevitably make them leave the North American market.
I still think a twincharged 4 cylinder with an electro magnetic supercharger pulley clutch is interesting.
I know right seriously hate the line up having the same engines just packaged differently 🤣
2000s Volvo interiors are top-tier in comfort and ergonomics. Rustproofing was also phenomenal during those years.
7:34 - Honorable mention for the sophisticated hinges that are designed not to intrude on cargo space.
I'm a big Volvo fan. Love em. You'll get used to them. Comfortable cars.Roomy Reliable.Grossly overlooked vehicles. Very nice example of a 24 years plus car.❤❤
This platform was so important...to Ford. Between the Taurus and Explorer, not to mention the many other models (Freestyle, Five Hundred, Monterey, MKT, MKS), Ford got a lot of use from the Volvo ownership.
I absolutely LOVE Volvo. My 2020 S60 T6 is a 2L I4 but it’s turbocharged and supercharged and makes 330 horsepower. Absolutely love it 🇸🇪❤️
Funny you talk about the comfy seats in those older Volvo's. I grew up in NW Illinios and every year my buddy and I would go to the Chicago Auto show. For those who have been there, it's huge. After going several years (this was in the late 80's and 90's) and finding that we would get so tired and needed to stop for a while, it was then that we realized that the Volvo and Saab displays (again, back in those days) were always wide open with few people in and around the cars. Thus we decided to stop and rest in the cars for a while and that's when we found how comfortable those seats really were. From then on, every year we made our show walk based on where the Saab and Volvos were at and we would make them the half way mark. At that time, those seats were remarkable.
The Volvo 850’s are even better
I was not expecting a transverse I6. This with a manual sounds like a blast. Volvos have always been subtle and unassuming but comfortable and often a bit of a sleeper. You rarely see these. It looks good in an understated, different way.
MOOORRREEE VOLVOS AND SAABS!!!! 🔥🔥
Unfortunately they made the transmission in these out of gummy worms but man they’re cool cars
Just recently junked my dad's 2004 XC90 with the same transmission. 159k, was on vacation, just getting home in a 2 car group. Getting off highway after doing 80 mph for 2 hours. Wouldn't accelerate after we stopped at red light. Had to drive the remaining 3 miles home in manual shift, gear 3 only. Wouldnt do anything in 1st, 2nd would grind, 3rd would barely go.
Yes the early GM trans couldn’t handle the torque. Our transmission is still original. I change the fluid with synthetic every 30k miles .
@@jacksonhui581 I warned my dad of this. Transmission fluid was last done around 50k I think. They need fresh fluid.
I love 2000s volvos. We had a 2006 XC90 with the turbo 5-cylinder. That car was unbelievably smooth and comfortable, and also very reliable for it's age. It was also built like a tank, I've never felt safer in a car before.
Ford also owned Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin at the time, so you can actually find the Volvo door chime from these generations of cars on certain Aston Martins.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS REVIEW FOR SO LONG
Ooh, those gummy interior plastics... oof. I remember how gummy the knobs and window switches became on my mom's 1999 C70 convertible after a few years of exposure to the Florida sun. The leather shift boot developing eczema looks familiar as well.
I spent some time looking at used florida volvos a few years back, this is so true. They were SO sticky, and the worst offenders were so soft I left fingerprints indented into the AC control thing when I touched it
yea its kinda icky, Fortunately, aftermarket came out with knobs that aren't sticky. at least for the S80, it only affected the 3 main stereo knobs.
My 2000 V70/S70 did the same on the window switches but they are cheap to replace but my 1997 Volvo 850 switches still look brand new lol
Good thing that you can rubb off the old gummy stuff real easy.
4:48 This is where the optional GSM telephone was placed. My 1999 S80 does not have this feature either, but, funny enough, it's the ideal place to store your smartphone. Hint: FM transmitter in the 12V socket...
7:36 That's a pullout-net to secure small items in the corner of the trunk.
Interesting and scary tall and deep cubby hole 😮😂. Wonder if a smart phone fits in it 🤔. Thanks for another awesome review Zack!
Hahahha back when these were new you could get an inbuilt phone and that panel would have been a dial pad
This is my FAVORITE body style of any car ever.
Crazy that this car was around $45k ($81k in 2024 dollars). It makes me appreciate the value of the Infiniti G35 which came a couple years later - naturally aspirated, RWD, more horsepower and similar fuel economy for about $25k.
I love this era of Volvo styling with the aggressive belt lines and the prominent grill
Just got my wife an S80 2.9 today, thanks for this review
Former owner of a 1999 S80 T6 here, chiming in with a couple of things:
1) The S80 in the US market never had a manual option. The closest you got was the manumatic in the T6.
2) The engine lineup in the states was actually straightforward. The T6 was the 2.8 twin turbo and the 2.9 was the non turbo. Those were the only engines until 2003-4ish when they put the 2.5 5 cylinder turbo in and gave it optional all wheel drive.
Wonderful cars. I'd still have mine if it wasn't for that stupid transmission. Oh well, I have an XC70 now.
I always liked the styling of this car.
You could not get an S80 (in the US at least) with a stick. Nevertheless, I liked it - and it was legitimately quick for the time - fast too, top end. The buff books, and my seat of the pants said it did not handle as well as some of the competition (and felt heavy) but it was a credible car and I'd say it was a bargain against the same year 300E. Sad thing is, we had so many genuinely good upscale sedan choices back in 2000 from sport to plushy - and now most of them are gone.
The 1st gen S80 is my favorite, although the 2nd gen had a V8 as option.
I just wished they offered the I6 versoons with a manual transmission too, but I guess only the lower-tier I5 engines had, due to physical space.
I like these, they look good, rear sun shades were unexpected surprise 👍🏼
Had a non turbo S80 for about a year in college at the same time as a few other cooler cars. but i fell in love with how practical, modern, and well built it felt and drove! a balljoint suddenly gave out one day and i had to junk it as a broke college kid but I only paid $600 CAD for it so it owed me nothing. I still want another one and i honestly dont even know why.
how dont you have a mot test every year to check for rust lose ball joints /other issues in the us
Good to see some glass headlights which are very beneficial if you don't want to reverb them later on.
@9:13 It is slightly smaller than the S60 but has additional features like glass headlights, air suspension and an exclusive lineup of engine variants.
Yea the glass headlights are serviceable and quality piece unlike a lot of plastic lenses. I recently disassembled the headlight, removed the glass lens, and cleaned out 24 years of dust film. Now their jewel like shiny again. No new parts needed.
I have a 2000 Volvo S80. That's twin Turbo with the tripmagic. 4
speed. It's an amazing fun driving car. I love it I will never sell it or get rid of it. It's such a unique car.
Volvos for life ! My new favorite quirky euro car brand !
This car was odd as it was competing more for a European market than anything else: The Opel Vectra/SAAB 95, Lancia Thema class. Sort of where our upper end Buicks and Oldsmobiles were playing. But, at the time was a diminishing market there and was exported here in top zoot form to see if it could sell at all. It didn't.
I've been selling Volvo's for over 20 years and I remember when I sold those cars new. Just know it's not a "performance car" it's a luxury sedan and a capable one. I'm surprised you found one of those still running, especially that year. The 1999 and 2000 S80's were nightmares.
Yea when these were new-ish, they were quite popular! within 7 years they all seemed to have died out. Apparently the GM sourced trans couldn't handle the torque and would oxidize the trans fluid faster due to higher stress. Fortunately, I've drained the standard dexron 3 after 20k miles and for valvoline maxlife atf full synthetic early on in its life. Then, every 30k or so I'd change out the fluid. Seemed to have prolonged its life
Interesting enough, that particular S80 doesn't have a center speaker. In the S80s with the HU611 got a "blank" under the speaker grille. You do get a speaker if equipped with the HU801
I have a 2000 Volvo S80 2.9, it has been sitting on my driveway for 5 years while I try to justify spending $5000 on a vehicle worth $3000 after the transmission crapped out. These cars are known to have transmission issues along with XC70 of the same era, volvo finally replaced the GM unit with an Aisin unit and those are more reliable.
Someone get this man with a Saab 900 SPG. Please!
Those old Saab 900’s are sooo cool man
Yes, get him all the Saabs. Saabs are a little ugly but once you look at the engineering and spirit the whole car makes sense.
This car was developed entirely by Volvo and launched by them in 1998, before Ford purchased them or had any influence. Ford stated that they purchased Volvo because of this fwd-platform which was more advanced than anything Ford had at the time. The fact that it became the Taurus says a lot. As for Volvo keeping their identity, Ford cancelled cars that were in the pipeline, including the AWD C70 Coupe and the Zakspeed C70 which was headed for the DTM. I believe there was also an S100 in the works. Anything that was seen as competition to Ford/JLR etc. was cancelled. When the next S80 came out, Ford insisted on the P3 platform - a scaled up P1 (Focus/S40) platform - which Volvo was not happy about. Slow clap for Ford, who also pillaged Volvo's entire parts catalogue for use in their cars, from Ford to Aston Martin. Okay, they treated Volvo better than GM did Saab, allowing things like the V8 was pretty cool, but hmmmm....
Yep. Pure Volvo design before ford jumped in
However the T6 was 2.8 for three-four years and later got an upgraded engine that was 2.9 liters, still with 2 turbos.
Volvo did offer a 2.9 liter NA (but they never offered a 2.8 NA). HP-rating differs slightly from year to year, but approx 200 hp.
Not THAT complicated
Shout-out to my 5 V70 XCs with the Turbo 5.
4:49 That's where the cup holder was supposed to go.
Nope. That’s where the optional in car phone dial pad would have gone
Nope that’s where Saabs were but not Volvos
Excellent engine. Transmission made by GM was bad. Modify the trans and upgrade the TDO3 11G turbos to 2 TDO4 16T from a T5 and it would haul some serious ass
i got 14.9 in the quarter on this car back in 2002. i'd be pulling on riced out integras and eclipses all night lol
In this car the seat controls are from a volvo 960 as well as the engine (technically) . The dashboard cluster is from a mk1 v70
No, its not, not even close. We have a mk1 V70 as well
The first gen V70 was the S70/V70 that was 1997-2000 and was mostly a 850 with updated exterior and interior and other technology stuff
@@jacksonhui581 You are right. I went through years of my photos to find it. It's just the speedo and I think the rev that are the same.
I miss my dad sled.
I’ve always thought this generation S80 was quite elegant and regal, especially the facelift version. That being said, I’m not sure how reliable they were as I can’t remember the last time I saw one.
Nearly bought one of these (was a 2005/6 model though) for a great price about 10 years ago BUT on a longer 2nd test drive I the tiptronic gearbox had a weird shift flaring issue in manual mode. Had an automatic transmission expert diagnose and basically it was on its last legs and was going to cost more than the car was worth to fix. Shame as I remember it being really nice to drive, very comfortable and plenty of power. Apparently the gearbox wasn't really up to par for the extra power of the T6 models?
the GM sourced trans couldn't handle the torque and would oxidize the trans fluid faster due to higher stress. Fortunately, I've drained the standard dexron 3 after 20k miles and for valvoline maxlife atf full synthetic early on in its life. Then, every 30k or so I'd change out the fluid. Seemed to have prolonged its life. 110k miles now and still on original trans (knock on wood lol)
@@jacksonhui581 interesting to know! I remember being gutted at the time as it was such a nice car otherwise. The dealer suggested I buy it with a 3rd party mechanical warranty and then immediately claim on the warranty, but I'm not really a fan of committing insurance fraud so decided that was a terrible idea. That being said, researching these vehicles got me into the practice of regularly servicing auto transmissions even if they claim to be 'sealed for life'.
The transmission was a slightly revised GM 4T65-E. The trans couldn't handle a 3800, let alone the twin turbo six in the Volvo.
I love these 🤩😍
BULL I know the big freakin bottle will fit in that second cup holder.
I’ve always wondered how well that knob for the radio preset always worked.
seems to work fine. while it doesnt show any visual indication, when turning it, the knob has a click like resistance.
4:57 Zack teasing us with an early Halloween episode today! 🎃
There is zero Ford content in that S80. It was launched before Ford acquired the company.
Volvo S80 is a cool car
Sweet car. Wonderful color.
🔥🔥🔥
caraca que show de bola 👍😁 sensacional 👍😁🎤🎤🇺🇸🇺🇸
yalls heard , twin turbskis on this mamajammah
So cool
How many other inline 6 Fwd engines are there?
There are a few variants of the same modular straight six engine, five in all. Unsure of which were FWD as opposed to AWD, but in reality it's Haldex "AWD" so... eh.
@@Abraxium thanks. I was just wondering how it’s packaged, a transverse i6 with a transmission looks like a tight fit.
You had the short lived Suzuki Verona built by Daewoo. I wonder if Zack wants to review one.
@@eddiefalcon8316 I completely misunderstood your question, sorry about that. The 2nd gen Volvo S60 (an even smaller package) had a straight six mounted transversely
@@eddiefalcon8316A bunch of the late 00s, early 10s Volvos had a newer transverse i6, including the S80 and XC90 which in the US pretty much had them as standard (optional V8). The Land Rover Discovery came with the same layout and engine. The Daewoo Tosca/Chevy Epica had a 2.5-liter one supposedly designed with Porsche help.
Oh, and Saturn were thinking about releasing a top-level sedan with a straight-six based on their 1.9l four.
Swedes tend to shun these (somewhat) for their unreliable transmissions. Otherwise a solid car and absolutely timeless styling
Pre recession Volvo 🥲
Pre-China Volvo.
There is a Selmer S80 Saxophone.
This one would be a good hobby car or a third car. Unfortunately this era Volvos were not on par with 80's Volvos anymore. They outsourced more components than before and R&D was lacking consistency. The 2.9 was not very reliable as previous 960 with V6 and the gearbox was also prone to early failure. Most of these S80's are now getting scrapped so there are parts to be found but Volvos are hard to work on, ask any mechanic. Worth buying only when in very good condition. Run down 00's Volvo is too difficult and rare to rebuild into a proper car.
Bottomless 😂😂😂
4:52 very reasonable Choice by Volvo, just in Case you get stoped by the Police and need to get rid of erm stuffyoujusthaveforurownrecreationaluse in a Hurry.
turbo and super is pro charged
second cup holder looks like a pass
10/10
I lost my v card in one of these!
2:56 Untrue
Roses are Red, my Volvo is blue, the 2.4 T5 is better so …..
The main weakness with those cars, is the GM 4T65… it is not but when it will blow up.
2J SWEDE
es aquí donde el coche volvo perdió el 85%dee su valor y credibilidad del auto gigante del mercado
Terrible trans in the T6 version sadly