Comments on: 2007 Volvo XC90 V8 Sport

By: protonGL

protonGL — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:51:14 +0000

yeah murano is way ahead of time i agree. its a phenmenon and always volvo is at the bottom luxury car league. to be enjoy by budget middle class. but can it look batter,… well they were too much stick on their yesteryears concept car, should be revised i think,

well at the moment range rover sport (is!),and the cayanne(sort of, well..) a benchmark for a genuine suv. my opinion…

proton suv..when???

By: raybrig85

raybrig85 — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:13:54 +0000

when i look at my murano…this fella looks old…same goes to x5…xcept the new m-class and range rover looks ok….

By: J

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:12:57 +0000

2 tonnes ! That's a lot of steel for the money

Anyway, Volvo with safe car icon need that amount of steel to protect its name

By: protonGL

protonGL — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 23:52:59 +0000

just wonder how it looks with SWB version with with rallye ground effect kit. white in color, save weight as well,

dreamaer..

By: szw

szw — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:18:11 +0000

facelift ?

By: mystvearn

mystvearn — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:24:07 +0000

Yes, they should concentrate on removing the weight of the car rather than make it easier by placing a bigger engine

By: e-nabilll

e-nabilll — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:09:34 +0000

is this V8 that is build by Yamaha ??

By: Tracks

Tracks — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:08:51 +0000

The XC90 kerb weight is over two tonnes. That's was the peformance was still poor when comparing the XC90 T6 2.9 with the X5 4.4. But the new V8 engine should even out the odds, HOPEFULLY. Actually, I fell in love the XC90 when I first saw it in the KLIMS 2003. Sigh, too bad it's way beyond my reach.

By: J

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:35:40 +0000

Whoaa… any idea the kerb weight of this new XC ?

By: aesthari

aesthari — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:55:46 +0000

Very musculine looking car!

By: albert_gwm

albert_gwm — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:59:54 +0000

This beast looks ugly in red colour !!!

LOL . . .

By: protonGL

protonGL — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:38:54 +0000

volvo used to budget lux car owner, this i dont know ,i belive relatively cheaper than other top marque, for malaysian ..a lot to appreciate than to buy.

volvo always had a clean design start from the begining(oops 700 series a bit bothersome), but the late mercedes start to get busy with horizantal lines, busy interior with plastics sometimes lexus is simpler. perhaps chrysler makes them do that.

vw bm audi more porscheish. clean & solid

volvo ok got hips(buldging waist line exegerated identity from its former 200 series) . anyway volvo got its own fan.

club.

interestingly in the uk volvo less prone to rust than the merc.

By: kimikim

kimikim — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:52:24 +0000

seeeexxxxyyyy la…. luv this volvo. I wish can continue my study abroad nex year & bring back this sleek volv

By: u5

u5 — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:10:31 +0000

its not gonna be RM181k when this reaches our shores.. it'd probly be close to 1/2 a mil. if it was 181 k it'd be damn cheap for a volvo like that.

By: Tracks

Tracks — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:40:37 +0000

It would close to RM500K when if it comes to Malaysia. I would think the X5 is a better drive too having won numerous award and BMW has always been known for thei handling prowness. Wonder how the Audi Q7 fare against XC90 and X5?

By: Akazamabamaboo

Akazamabamaboo — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:52:05 +0000

RM 181,281 ? Heheh…

By: silverfish

silverfish — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:30:52 +0000

The XC90 was never as nice to drive as the X5, but then the XC90 is the better car for a familyman, which is why you would want a big SUV. Otherwise, you're just a poser.

By: Tracks

Tracks — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:30:25 +0000

I had driven the XC90 2.5T up Genting Highland with 7 adults on board. The power was sufficient and the torque was spot-on. Overall, I felt that it was a fantastic SUV capable of seating seven. The XC90 V8 must be even a better drive with those additional power and torque minus the minor turbo lag. Not much change in the interior though except for the silver trim.

Instead of just using the twin tail pipe on the left, they should have made a twin exhaust with twin tail pipe, one on both sides. A big V8 engine in front should deserve that treatment at the back as an indication of its potential.

By: Akazamabamaboo

Akazamabamaboo — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 07:30:06 +0000

Ohhh…Goddd…dear Goddd…now THAT is a very sexy car! Perfect, inside and out!

By: jtshin

jtshin — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 03:52:46 +0000

I prefer BMW X5.. XC90 still have rooms for improvements…

By: protonGL

protonGL — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 03:12:08 +0000

deserve a huge black wheel arch to take the splash of massive wheel and aesthetically to be masculine. twin tail pipe where got.

protonGLD