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When I drove the S60R, the very last think I even thought after a couple  
hours with it was turning radius sucks.  I drive a landcruiser in chicago,  maybe 
that changes perspective.  If that's the compromise one has to live  with to 
enjoy that fine 'upgrade sport leather package', I'm sure I'd  survive.  I had 
to do a U turn in an 88 testarossa once, THAT I'll never  forget.  But again, 
I'd live with it.
 
It's ok to shoot the thing down for that, I'd be more interested in the  
feedback from this list on a real test drive.  My assessment?  Volvo  has been 
lurking on this list. 2.5, 4 piston front and rear, 6speed, HID, big  tires to go 
with big brakes, decent lowered stock suspension, great seats,  carbon fiber 
with leather to die for, understated body cladding, even pop out of  the dash 
GPS.
 
Turning radius indeedy, I musta missed that.
;)
SJ
In a message dated 4/23/2007 5:36:51 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
audiurs4 at mailforce.net writes:

I can't  figure out how you can go so fast that you never have to make  
u-turns.  That doesn't make sense.  Yeah suburbans turn tighter  than 
semis, but that doesn't mean suburbans have a good turning radius  does 
it?  By that rationale the S60R should come with free suburban  rental 
vouchers for life so when you get fed up with it you can rent one  to 
forget that your car can't turn around any better than a 747.   U-turning 
is a fact of life sometimes.  He cares about the turning  radius because 
it's embarrassing to have to hold up traffic to turn,  backup, turn some 
more and then go or end up driving on the curb during a  u-turn.  He also 
has to be selective about parking because the lousy  turning radius makes 
it hard to park.  This is a daily driver, not a  track car.  Is it too 
much to ask that the car be able to make a  reasonable u-turn or park 
normally?  He doesn't track the car, but if  he did I'd have to wonder 
how it would do around a hairpin turn.   It's that bad.  There's more to 
driving a car than mashing your right  foot down.

Don't take my word for it.  Google "s60r consumer  reviews" or "s60r 
turning radius" and see what other owners  say.

JR







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