S80
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I just test drove the unit yesterday. I'm no car sales man. Neither do I own or am associated with Volvo other than a current driver of a S60 T5. Here are my thoughts:
The Interior. The interior is simple and luxurious. The seats super. Very comfortable. Sufficient ventilation on my butt (only worry about dissipation of my gas when I let go... wonder if it distributes to the rear)
Bells and Whistles. I especially love the dash, the keyless entry, the climate control system, audio system control. Clean design and functional.
The audio system is mediocre, I wouldn't say its great based on initial tests. BUT it plays MP3s, have a MP3 connector for your IPOD.
The remote is another awesome thingy. In the comfort of your air-con office, you can use your remote to wind down the windows of the car 5 mins before entering. In our climate, a definite practical addition that adds value to our lives...
CON: The rear shutter is still manual. The BMW, Merc, Audi all have it auto.
CON: No factory fitted GPS. An aftermarket unit (Imported from Taiwan Volvo) which retracts INTO the dashboard is available for sale for about $3000 according to the salesman. This unit will be operated by remote and no dashboard control is available.
The drive... I enjoy the drive much more than the S60 T5 that I'm driving now. The selectable 3 chasis modes controls the suspension to provide varying degrees of luxurious or sporty drive. I would love to do a SG to Thailand drive on this baby.
CON: The turning radius has improved, but you still need 2.5 lanes to turn.
These are the first thoughts. Doing another drive tomorrow and maybe buying one... :> -
And it's a handsome machine!
The large turning radius is just a drawback of having a large engine in front and front-wheel drive (I believe it's still this configuration?). -
so what's new??? there are better european cars out there... and the volvo isn't one of them.
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volvo nt bad wad....LOL...I think its safer than BMW IMHO....I know that in a collision i can just unbuckle my seatbelt...dust myself off, open the door and walk away
