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Had noticed this information stated to appear on a couple of other European Volvo sites (eg Swedish and Dutch). The major takeaways for me from this information is :-
1. for the EUCD Volvos (ie 60, 70 & 80 series Volvos), still no Drive-E/AWD combinations. With replacement of the 60 series Volvo's still 2-3 years away this is disappointing.
2. the only AWD models (V40CC excepted) are with the "old" legacy engines and transmission
3. the new Drive-E D5 makes its appearance in the S60 and V60 although as per above - as FWD only. Still impressive performance and fuel economy from the new D5. Disappointed the new D5 hasn't found its way into the V60CC.
4. for the V40CC, the Drive-E T4 AWD joins the existing Drive-E T5 AWD. Disappointed the D4 (or even better the new D5) is still not AWD for the V40CC. Still no AWD versions for the standard V40.

As an aside, I hope the European and US Volvo websites can hold on to their current format as long as possible. Great information and easy to find. Unfortunately here in Australia, Volvo Australia have recently adopted the new Volvo web format (modelled on the Volvo International site) which is next to useless. You can't compare two (or more) models side-by-side anymore.

Tony
 
Had noticed this information stated to appear on a couple of other European Volvo sites (eg Swedish and Dutch). The major takeaways for me from this information is :-
1. for the EUCD Volvos (ie 60, 70 & 80 series Volvos), still no Drive-E/AWD combinations. With replacement of the 60 series Volvo's still 2-3 years away this is disappointing.
2. the only AWD models (V40CC excepted) are with the "old" legacy engines and transmission
3. the new Drive-E D5 makes its appearance in the S60 and V60 although as per above - as FWD only. Still impressive performance and fuel economy from the new D5. Disappointed the new D5 hasn't found its way into the V60CC.
4. for the V40CC, the Drive-E T4 AWD joins the existing Drive-E T5 AWD. Disappointed the D4 (or even better the new D5) is still not AWD for the V40CC. Still no AWD versions for the standard V40.

As an aside, I hope the European and US Volvo websites can hold on to their current format as long as possible. Great information and easy to find. Unfortunately here in Australia, Volvo Australia have recently adopted the new Volvo web format (modelled on the Volvo International site) which is next to useless. You can't compare two (or more) models side-by-side anymore.

Tony
I fully share your dissapoitment, additionally some new drive-e engines are mated to the ancient 6 spd auto! WTF...
 
I fully share your dissapoitment, additionally some new drive-e engines are mated to the ancient 6 spd auto! WTF...
it is the third generation of the 6speed auto from Aisin warner.
available in two flavours:
AWF6F25 for torque under 300nm ( also found in the Bmw i8)
AWF6F45 for torque under 480nm

and at least, Volvo can now offer the lowest power output with an optinal AT.
 
it is the third generation of the 6speed auto from Aisin warner.
available in two flavours:
AWF6F25 for torque under 300nm ( also found in the Bmw i8)
AWF6F45 for torque under 480nm

and at least, Volvo can now offer the lowest power output with an optinal AT.
It's also a big improvement over the Powershift transmission it replaces. For example, the S60 T3 auto now does 0-100 km/h in 8.6 seconds and consumes 5.8 l/100 km vs 10.2 seconds and 6.8 l/100 km for the old T3 Powershift. Performance from the auto is now close to that of the manual:

New (190 ps)
S60 T4 manual....7.2 0-100 km/h, 5.6 l/100 km
S60 T4 auto........7.2 0-100 km/h, 5.8 l/100 km

Old (180 ps)
S60 T4 manual...8.3 0-100 km/h, 5.8 l/100 km
S60 T4 auto.......9.0 0-100 km/h, 6.8 l/100 km
 
1. for the EUCD Volvos (ie 60, 70 & 80 series Volvos), still no Drive-E/AWD combinations. With replacement of the 60 series Volvo's still 2-3 years away this is disappointing.
It will be later this year. In the Polish price list for 60 series it states Drive-E T6 AWD available in November.
 
It will be later this year. In the Polish price list for 60 series it states Drive-E T6 AWD available in November.
That is indeed an interesting find. Clearly states (at least for the S60 pricelist) the availability of a Drive-E T6 AWD from late this year. Interestingly however the listing doesn't appear in the corresponding price list for the V60 and I can't open up the price list for the XC60. I hold out hope for my dream of a V60CC Drive-E D5 AWD. One can live in hope.

Thanks for the find.

Tony
 
That is indeed an interesting find. Clearly states (at least for the S60 pricelist) the availability of a Drive-E T6 AWD from late this year. Interestingly however the listing doesn't appear in the corresponding price list for the V60 and I can't open up the price list for the XC60. I hold out hope for my dream of a V60CC Drive-E D5 AWD. One can live in hope.

Thanks for the find.

Tony
Just passing along the information, it was volvobuff who mentioned about it a few weeks back :).

Had to check again and indeed it doesn't appear in the V60 price list. Also seems to be removed from the XC60 price list too. It definitely was there earlier. Strange..
 
Thanks for that clarification - even if it has somewhat deflated my enthusiasm. If they have removed the T6 AWD option from the V60 and XC60 pricelist it may mean it was just a misprint.

Either way we should know in the next week or two as its usually during April each year that Volvo updates the details for its next model year's production.

Tony
 
Just passing along the information, it was volvobuff who mentioned about it a few weeks back :).

Had to check again and indeed it doesn't appear in the V60 price list. Also seems to be removed from the XC60 price list too. It definitely was there earlier. Strange..
I rarely take pleasure in proving a fellow Sweedspeed member wrong, :D but I am at least in this instance happy to report that you are twice mistaken: the information is still very much there in both of the 2016 product brochures. Perhaps something got lost in the translation from Polish to Finnish. :p

At least in Poland, the 2016 XC60 is listed as being available with in a T5e AWD 8-speed variant in November 2015. See the starred footnote at the bottom of page 4: * silnik dostępny w produkcji od listopada 2015 roku.

http://www.volvocars.com/pl/all-cars/Documents/cenniki/pl/MY16/Cennik Volvo XC60 MY16.pdf

and in even better news, the 2016 V60 will be available in a T6e AWD 8-speed model, also available from November of this calendar year. See the corresponding footnote at the bottom of page 4. That model should be as fast as the proverbial bat out of hell -- or as they say in Poland "tak szybko, jak przysłowiowy nietoperz z piekła".

http://www.volvocars.com/pl/all-cars/Documents/cenniki/pl/MY16/Cennik Volvo V60 MY16.pdf

Of course, all information in product brochures is subject to change, as Volvo is frequently wont to inform us. But at least there is indeed some hope that Volvo enthusiasts in countries other than Poland may also see VEA Drive-E T5 and T6 engines with 8-speed offered with AWD later this calendar year.
 
I rarely take pleasure in proving a fellow Sweedspeed member wrong, :D but I am at least in this instance happy to report that you are twice mistaken: the information is still very much there in both of the 2016 product brochures. Perhaps something got lost in the translation from Polish to Finnish. :p
Believe me I'm happy to be wrong in this case :p. Interestingly though I'm getting different price lists from Volvo Poland website when compared to those two you posted.

http://www.volvocars.com/pl/all-cars/Documents/cenniki/pl/MY16/Cennik_V60.pdf
http://www.volvocars.com/pl/all-cars/Documents/cenniki/pl/MY16/CennikXC60.pdf
 
No. Not transition. It is a gearbox specifically engineered for these engine's. I thought it was based on the 8 speed technology but apparently it isn't.
Let me try again:

T R A N S I T I O N
;)
 
So basically you are implying that for MY16 volvo did not have enough time and proper planning to integrate the 8 spd into the other drive-e engines, and that the MYY17 cars will have them?
No. transition meaning the AWF6F25 mated to a 1500CC VEA 4 cylinder will be replaced with a 3 cylinder in the near future.. :rolleyes:
 
So basically you are implying that for MY16 volvo did not have enough time and proper planning to integrate the 8 spd into the other drive-e engines, and that the MYY17 cars will have them?
The lower output engines use the same block as the T5 and T6, which are mated to the 8-speed. It would have required less time and effort to use the same rather than a different transmission.
 
The lower output engines use the same block as the T5 and T6, which are mated to the 8-speed. It would have required less time and effort to use the same rather than a different transmission.
I think it is more about economy. The lesser powered engine's don't need an 8 speed. These engine's are top speed limited at 190 km/h.
Biggest downer is the fact that Volvo yet again chose to offer gasoline engine's AT only while the least consuming diesel version is a manual.
 
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