[GrecianVolvo]

quote:

Originally posted by bfavre4:
Came upon this website msn review that the T5 manual gets 5.7 seconds from 0-60 and 6.5 on a T5 geartronic. Very unrealistic. And yet the reviewers' methods described in the review seem very legitimate.

I don't know how these clowns get their numbers, anyway. They claim that a n/a S60 with automatic is quicker in the 1/4-mile by .3 secs. Who is shifting? My dead grandmother? And then, the S60 2.4T is only .2 secs quicker (in the 1.4-mile) than the automatic non-turbo? Yeah! And the 2.4T has the same fuel economy as the non-turbo automatic? Yeah! and...and...and...

But the S60 T5 manual is a very quick car. The difference between an automatic and a manual (still in the 2002 S60 T5) is huge...very dramatic. Although a stock 1/4-mile time of 14.0 secs is very respectable, I guess it is possible under the right conditions...who knows?

Yannis
Yannis

 

[GrecianVolvo]

quote:

Originally posted by InDy:
That is a damn good question. What is the fastest production Volvo ever made? I am guessing that it is the S70R FWD Manual, until the S60R comes out.

-Drew

You think that the S70R (FWD) with a manual is quicker than an S60 T5 with a manual? Taking any bets?

Yannis