QUOTE (B00STWAG1N @ Feb 9 2008, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
maybe heico, or evolve, or IPD will sell their own tricked out version on the c30. i'd def be willing to pay for one of those.
No you wouldn't LOL
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News Volvo R-design Adds Style, Not Performance To 2008, 2009 Models
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Posted 09 February 2008 - 09:00 PM
No you wouldn't LOL
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Posted 10 February 2008 - 06:42 AM
Poor. Volvo should be able to offer 400hp models. Wuss-out IMHO. And to me, the S60R's performance was not at the same level as the cars it was competing against. It seemed to me to be some kind of middle ground in price and performance and ended up being nowhere. Beside, styling wise, Volvo's current lineup doesn't need much more. This just seems over the top.
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Posted 11 February 2008 - 01:50 AM
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Volvo is introducing a line of special R-Design models, beginning with the limited-edition 2008 Volvo C30 R-Design.
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R-design. Are you kidding me? If I could afford to buy one I'd be pissed.
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Posted 11 February 2008 - 03:56 AM
why dont they just give us the chance to make a dam car ... ......Rdesign FTL
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Posted 11 February 2008 - 03:05 PM
They should have used another letter and disassociated the"R" from these new cars. Maybe they could use "SR" for Siegfried and Roy or some other illusionist. It will make me want to get rid of any "R" reference on my car. We are pretty much screwed anyway as new Camrys and Accords will out perform our cars. Somehow, Chevy can build an HHR SS for $25K
($495 for LSD and Brembos!!!) that will handle better and go better but Volvo give us a newt.
($495 for LSD and Brembos!!!) that will handle better and go better but Volvo give us a newt.
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Posted 11 February 2008 - 08:34 PM
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We are pretty much screwed anyway as new Camrys and Accords will out perform our cars
Agreed. Its quite irritating.
By the time I have enough money to buy a brand new car I'm not going to want any of volvo's offerings
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Posted 11 February 2008 - 10:00 PM
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It will make me want to get rid of any "R" reference on my car.
You're right, the additional 18hp over the 1997 T-5 puts your car into sacred land. I would just remove the badges of the R-Designed cars myself. Who cares what you call it. Bring back "SE" if it ruffles so many feathers.
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Posted 11 February 2008 - 10:02 PM
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maybe heico, or evolve, or IPD will sell their own tricked out version on the c30. i'd def be willing to pay for one of those.
concepts only, but you can always dream.
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Posted 11 February 2008 - 11:50 PM
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concepts only, but you can always dream.
I wonder if they acctually built the engines in those cars and tuned them properly or if they just bolted on massive turbos and superchargers for show.
I wish someone offered "staged" packages involving bigger turbos for these cars as there are for audis and VW's I mean how hard could it be to make 300 hp from the 2.5 liter LPT T5 in the C30, S40 and V50 with a bigger turbo.
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Posted 12 February 2008 - 12:16 AM
Why would they tune a supercharger that was not even hooked up?
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Posted 12 February 2008 - 12:30 AM
who could possiblely be making these decisions
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Posted 12 February 2008 - 03:43 AM
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You're right, the additional 18hp over the 1997 T-5 puts your car into sacred land. I would just remove the badges of the R-Designed cars myself. Who cares what you call it. Bring back "SE" if it ruffles so many feathers.
When Volvo introduced the R, it came with more engine performance and more things that you wanted to look at. With the latest R models, you got more engine, brakes that you didn't want to upgrade, suspension that was a cut above and styling,
all in all a good attempt I think. Sacred land? Maybe not but you and I would still rather have an R than not.
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Posted 12 February 2008 - 03:48 AM
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Why would they tune a supercharger that was not even hooked up?
The supercharger in the IPD C30 wasnt hooked up?
QUOTE (laird @ Feb 11 2008, 10:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
When Volvo introduced the R, it came with more engine performance and more things that you wanted to look at. With the latest R models, you got more engine, brakes that you didn't want to upgrade, suspension that was a cut above and styling,
all in all a good attempt I think. Sacred land? Maybe not but you and I would still rather have an R than not.
all in all a good attempt I think. Sacred land? Maybe not but you and I would still rather have an R than not.
I completely agree. It wasnt going to beat an M3 or an S4, but it was fast for a volvo and did have a lot of nice goodies i wouldnt mind having on my current car
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Shitty, shitty shitty.
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Posted 12 February 2008 - 04:49 PM
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The supercharger in the IPD C30 wasnt hooked up?
the claim was that the drive belt wasn't on the supercharger. which from the looks of it was either a roots or twin-screw. they must have gutted the blower otherwise how do you get air through a positive displacement blower if it isn't turning?
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Posted 12 February 2008 - 10:19 PM
QUOTE (SkyWriter @ Feb 12 2008, 11:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
the claim was that the drive belt wasn't on the supercharger. which from the looks of it was either a roots or twin-screw. they must have gutted the blower otherwise how do you get air through a positive displacement blower if it isn't turning?
well thats dumb. I wonder how they came up with their estimated HP, haha
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well thats dumb. I wonder how they came up with their estimated HP, haha
by estimate, natch!
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Posted 16 February 2008 - 06:38 PM
I guess it's time to go rip the R emblem off my 850 since it now means crap. Why can't they put the S60R motor inside the damn car w/the 6spd and then call it a R.
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Posted 17 February 2008 - 07:55 PM
Sounds like they saw all of the people who put R bumpers, R emblems and Pegs on their N/A's and LPT's and they figured that they had missed the mark all these years by building in the incremental performance upgrades to the R models 
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