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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / September 2004New Volvo V8 engine - speculations
Just read on http://www.swedespeed.com/news/publish/Volvo_News/article_329.html that Volvo is making a new V8 engine... Meant to be transversely mounted in the P2 chassis... Meant for the XC90. Could this mean the next S80 will be V8 powered... Maybe those new underpowered Freestyle/Five-Hundred's which use the P2 chassis will have a "HEMI fighter" V8 engine option, soon - also it's a 60 degree Vee which means it's at the better angle to make a V6 out of - think Volvo is going to abandon the inline engines? Anyone have any experience with this happening to their Volvo? Help! > Just read on > http://www.swedespeed.com/news/publish/Volvo_News/article_329.html [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > it's a 60 degree Vee which means it's at the better angle to make a V6 out > of - think Volvo is going to abandon the inline engines? > Just read on > http://www.swedespeed.com/news/publish/Volvo_News/article_329.html [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > it's a 60 degree Vee which means it's at the better angle to make a V6 out > of - think Volvo is going to abandon the inline engines? My guess would be it'll be an off the shelf Ford V8, perhaps with Volvo emblems on the camshaft covers. It says its all new design by Volvo and it's exclusive to the XC90 right now.... Plus it meets all the next gen emissions, the only V8 in the world to do it... really seems like a brand new engine. >> Just read on >> http://www.swedespeed.com/news/publish/Volvo_News/article_329.html [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > My guess would be it'll be an off the shelf Ford V8, perhaps with Volvo > emblems on the camshaft covers. It will be a brand new engine - co-developed with Yamaha. Do a goggle search on Volvo V8. Jack G > > My guess would be it'll be an off the shelf Ford V8, perhaps with Volvo > > emblems on the camshaft covers. > It will be a brand new engine - co-developed with Yamaha. Do a goggle > search on Volvo V8. > > Jack G Hmm, perhaps similar to the V6 used in the Taurus SHO then, don't really know much about that engine, supposedly it is rather powerful though. Developed with Yamaha huh? Echoes of SHO! > It will be a brand new engine - co-developed with Yamaha. Do a goggle > search on Volvo V8. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > > My guess would be it'll be an off the shelf Ford V8, perhaps with Volvo > > > emblems on the camshaft covers. > Developed with Yamaha huh? Echoes of SHO! As long as it isn't the PRV thing, developed with Peugeout and Renault. That was a problem engine. The current inline 6 was developed with Porsche, and the 5 is a version of this engine. Ben >>It will be a brand new engine - co-developed with Yamaha. Do a goggle >>search on Volvo V8. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >>>>emblems on the camshaft covers. > Developed with Yamaha huh? Echoes of SHO! > > > It will be a brand new engine - co-developed with Yamaha. Do a goggle > > search on Volvo V8. There was nothing wrong with the SHO engine, it was perhaps the best engine offered in a Ford product in the last few decades, IMO. I can't wait to see what some crazy Swede does with this new V8. Who will be the first to twin turbo the thing and stuff it into a RWD chassis? ;-)  Signature-don '81 242t '89 744ti Will it fit in a 93 960 ;-).... >> Developed with Yamaha huh? Echoes of SHO! >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > be > the first to twin turbo the thing and stuff it into a RWD chassis? ;-) > There was nothing wrong with the SHO engine, it was perhaps the best > engine offered in a Ford product in the last few decades, IMO. Just don't let any of the 3rd gen SHO owners catch you saying that :^) I think it's a shame they didn't develop an SUV chassis with the engine mounted the other way.. so they could keep the T6 motor and back it up with a better transmission. Signaturealex > My guess would be it'll be an off the shelf Ford V8, perhaps with Volvo > emblems on the camshaft covers. Ford doesen?t have a V8 that fits in current Volvo chassis. Inkluding XC90. And they want a modern engine to. XR(V) > > My guess would be it'll be an off the shelf Ford V8, perhaps with Volvo > > emblems on the camshaft covers. > > > Ford doesen?t have a V8 that fits in current Volvo chassis. Inkluding XC90. > And they want a modern engine to. It is simply unbelievable that Ford will not use the Volvo motor in Mazda's, and Ford products, once you spend the big bucks for a modern V8 design you knock em out and use them wherever you can to armitize the development costs ASAP! >> > My guess would be it'll be an off the shelf Ford V8, perhaps with Volvo >> > emblems on the camshaft covers. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >knock em out and use them wherever you can to armitize the development costs >ASAP! They have, of course, just completed developing a brand new V8 for Jaguar, Aston Martin and Land Rover. So they will now have V8 engines for transverse and longitudinal fitment... SignatureTim Hobbs '58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig" '77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt" '03 Volvo V70 My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com Dopn't think anywhere elese but north America would really want a big gas guzzling V8. Notice that the V8 is available only in left hand drive version so only Europe and America can have it, but not UK, Australia and most of Asia. So the 5 and 6 cylinders gotta stay. > Just read on > http://www.swedespeed.com/news/publish/Volvo_News/article_329.html [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > soon - also it's a 60 degree Vee which means it's at the better angle to > make a V6 out of - think Volvo is going to abandon the inline engines? > Dopn't think anywhere elese but north America would really want a big gas > guzzling V8. > Notice that the V8 is available only in left hand drive version so only > Europe and America can have it, but not UK, Australia and most of Asia. > So the 5 and 6 cylinders gotta stay. Where else but north america would the xc-90 sell? What country located between Canada and Mexico, the atlantic and the pacific oceans provides most of the operational profit that Volvo cars earns, a lot due to the people who gotta have a SUV? I dislike SUV's but if you look at a XC-90 you have a tasteful, safe, and well thought out SUV, the best of a bad bunch, save, perhaps the BMW, VW, and Porsche--but my sporting side shows! A XC-90 is not all that quick with the turbo 6, fill one up with people and the V* will provide a nice boast in power over the turbo 6. As far as MPG's (KPL's) the V8 often does better then a 6 and especially a turbo 6 because the V8 is just loafing along while the 6 is using most of it's power, and the turbos, if so equipped, are called upon often for fuel robbing boast. Real world the V8 will not be as big a difference as you might think, but if you think why not rethink and buy a s-80? > > Just read on > > http://www.swedespeed.com/news/publish/Volvo_News/article_329.html [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > soon - also it's a 60 degree Vee which means it's at the better angle to > > make a V6 out of - think Volvo is going to abandon the inline engines? |
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