<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by psycho-:<BR><B>BBC Top Gear XC 90 Review<BR> <A HREF="http://www.topgear.beeb.com/content/cars/cars/E9/ZX/roadtests/01.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.topgear.beeb.com/content/cars/cars/E9/ZX/roadtests/01.html</A> <P>Not a very flattering review..but, then again there is a twinge of british snobbery in it. <IMG SRC="http://www.swedespeed.com/ubb/tongue.gif"><P>[This message has been edited by psycho- (edited 08-19-2002).]</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I wouldn't call it British snobbery as much as that of a British Point-of-view, namely one coming where fuel is $4.50 a gallon or so. He's saying "What's the point?" Clearly the XC90 is meant for the US market; he'd rather have the V70.<P>Can't blame him, having lived with European fuel prices I'd never have such a gas-hog over there. It just doesn't make any sense.<P>The question, though, is why even have it over here? Apperently there's no 4WD low gear range, so it's not like the machine is meant for serious off-road use.<P>Not that anyone who plunks down $45k is gonna take the thing off road, anyway. But as long as there are buyers out there who'll drop that kind of money, you might as well give 'em something to spend it on.<P>Seems foolish if you ask me, but that's just me. It's not <I>my </I>money, after all.<BR>