New 425hp Volvo S40 and 650HP!! XC90 PUV

[Wutputt]

Originally Posted by TT Originally Posted by jon_s Is that a Ferrari sticker on the side? I am liking what I see! More like a "Ferrari lookalike"

It's a prancing elk

The XC looks good, but the S40 is a bit over it IMO

[Schwalbe]

I'm happy to see that there is more and more Tuners which are interested in the S40 model. This car with an turbocharged engine and Hi-tech AWD system has a lot of potential.

Thanks Skaala and thanks TT for those Volvo pics.

[jon_s]

Ahhh, Cheers TT, and LOL @ Wutputt!! haha

[Vansquish]

Nice pics guys, not a huge fan of Volvo in general, but they do make some reasonably handsome cars hehe.

[SilviaS15Cwest]

Im digging the Blue wagon the most. Put 425 hp in that bad boy and I would drive it.

[mrpushrod]

That S40 looks great, would love to see some video of that in action.

[5vz-fe]

Brutal horsepower ....but lacking a brutal drive system....Volvo's front biased AWD system is the reason for the slow sales of S60R. I am sure soccer mom would rather drive a souped up X5 then Volvo =P~

*Flame proof jacket on*

[number77]

good grief i've never seen so much camber

[Sachmo12345]

ive always loved tuned volvos ive only seen a handfull in the US

[Wutputt]

Originally Posted by 5vz-fe Brutal horsepower ....but lacking a brutal drive system....Volvo's front biased AWD system is the reason for the slow sales of S60R. I am sure soccer mom would rather drive a souped up X5 then Volvo =P~ *Flame proof jacket on*

*getting his flamethrower ready*

The Haldex system isn't that bad. Ok for pure fun, you won’t get your turn on’s here, since the Haldex system in combination with a front mounted engine can't give you nice controllable oversteer, certainly since it's tuned on Volvo's R-models so the car will understeer when accelerating out of a corner.
But that doesn't mean those Haldex drive systems are rubbish. Their management is quite advanced, definitely on the Volvo R-models, were it counts in a shitload of parameters. But they just don't react as natural as a true 4WD system with central differential.