waldendan

I don't think the 40's are too bad. They are fun to drive and the turbo has no lag, they just go. I had a Mazda 3 for a while and even with out the power of the T5 it was a blast too drive. In my opinion the only thing missing from the current 40 is a R model but we all know how that will end up!!

I never said a damn thing about how it looks, I think it is a damn sexy machine, but go drive one, and not just around the block, really drive one, it just doesn't feel like anything, almost as boring as a Lexus (not the IS300 or what ever their smaller car is, I mean the big grandma car) Yes it does have some cool stuff in it but it just doesn't communicate the road to you like the old Volvo models. Just my opinion, but they took the uniqeness out of the car and how it feels, looks like a Volvo drives like a Taurus(just with more power if you get the V8 and spend like 50-60 grand!!)

so apparently you haven't been under a new Volvo lately. Lets just say there is allot of FoMoCo under the car. And not to mention the Volvo Taurus... I mean S80 looks so not Volvo it makes me sick, ie:Riveted ball joints, stamped steel suspension parts, aka piece of CRAP. Even their grand new 3.2L straight six has FoMoCo stamped right on the engine. Now don't take this the wrong way, I love my Volvo's and don't want to drive anything else but the only good thing Ford has done is made Volvo come out with new models quickly, other than that they didn't really have much influence until new S40 and everything 05 and up- for the most part anyways

talking about the GM/SAAB deal, GM does such a great job with SAAB!!, just look at last years sales numbers GM would be the end of VOLVO as we know it, at least thats what I think.