[Shotimes] (OT) Volvo V8

[Ron Porter]

No, they have not offered a manual with the XC90 to-date AFAIK. I believe
that this is a vehicle that is primarily geared toward the US market, and is
at the top of the size/price spectrum.

Ron Porter

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Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 9:35 AM
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Subject: Re: [Shotimes] (OT) Volvo V8


Interesting.  Usually Volvo makes an effort to offer a manual transmission
for their euro customers.  Any mention of this?  It would be nice if the
S80 was offered with the V8?
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Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Tue, October 5, 2004 1:52 am, Ron Porter said:
> If anyone got their November C&D in the mail today, there is a review of
> the
> new Volvo XC90 with the V8.
>
> The article (by Steve Spence) mentions that "the engine is a reworked
> version of the V-8 designed by Ford and built by Yamaha that once powered
> the Taurus SHO in the mid-'90s"
>
> Where my confusion comes in is that it later states that the engine is
> totally built by Yamaha, then shipped to Sweden. Since Ford made the
> original V8 SHO block based on the Duratec, then sent it to Yamaha, it
> sounds like the new Volvo V8 doesn't have much in common from the
> short-block perspective, but maybe the Yamaha-designed V8 heads are pretty
> close. Anyway, as Paul pointed out in the diagram, it appears the
> sprockets
> are bolted to the ends of the cams!!
>
> The SHO is mentioned a few times in the review. For a 4,500-4,600 #
> vehicle,
> the 4.4 311 HP engine can still get it moving to 0-60 in 7.0 seconds.
>
> Ron Porter