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Originally Posted by Snake Vargas It sounds like a nice car. Thing is, I don't think I want a cruising car at the moment. Give me something smaller and more agile.
If I was in the market for a car slightly bigger (?) than a 5er/E/A6, then it would get a look, for sure.
The interior looks good though, and I'm also of the opinion that Volvo do some of the best seats in any affordable category. The exterior looks pleasant enough, but certainly more evolutionary than revolutionary. It's not such a bad thing anyway.
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The s80 in indeed larger than the competitors. compared with the 5er it is atleast 1cm longer in every dimention. What makes the S80 2.5T really attractive is it's asking price of 28k which about 80k less than a 525i. Ont he other hand it doens't come with that many goodies. Options such as active chassi, keylss go, BLIS(blind spot camera) are not standard. Volvo produce very comfortable seats and I'm suprise them manage to improve them with every new model.
if you guys ever get the chanse to take a deep look at an S80 V8, open the hood and take a look inside. you will be amazed by how compact the engine is. It barely takes up any space in the gigantic engine bay.
Regarding an R model, the supposed beast below have been spotted which is rumored to be an S80R powered by a turbo charged V8 developing 400hp. It all sounds promising but with the S80 V8 having an asking price of 50k I'm sure that an R model would cost atleast 60k which is more than what most people are prepared to pay for a Volvo.
