[s-cars] High performance Volvos?

Brad Wilson bradw at pobox.com
Thu Sep 21 07:59:00 EDT 2000


Kwattro at aol.com wrote:

>> Tell that to my insurance agent. They charge me more for the 855 T-5R
>> than they do for the S4.

> Couple of years ago, they had an ipd 850 T5-R wagon that out accelerated a 
> Lamborghini Diablo in the midrange.  It was featured in European Car.  

The S80 T-6 is a serious competitor, performance wise, with the 2.7t. The
two major down sides for me were no manual, and no AWD. I think the S80 is a
very sweet looking vehicle, inside and out. The days of stuffy, boring, slow
Volvos are apparently gone...

Best regards,
Brad

2000 A6 2.7 biturbo quattro
http://www.quality.nu/bradw/audi/





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