@@rodneypratt4324 Henry Rollins' arguing with Shatner in "I Can't Get Behind That" (2004) "I can't!" I like a little hair on my cardboard. Preferences!
Bonus nerd-facts: "1959" commemorates the year when Volvo introduced seatbelts as standard equipment on all models and the bird on the gearselector is a grouse ("Orre" in Swedish - "Orrefors" would translate to "Grouse rapids" and is a world-famous maker of high-quality crystal glass - but you knew that, didn't you, Sarah?). The reason you don't feel any real enjoyment is that Volvo is an engineer-driven company most of all - there are very few car-nerds or enthusiasts taking the decisions on how the cars should be. Great review as always - Thank you for what you do and Stay Awesome!
This is a luxury car, so the feel is tuned to keep the passengers comfortable, not provide feedback to the driver. Volvo certainly knows how to tune for a sporty feel, they chose not to. I do love the "1959" easter egg, they invented the belts and should take pride in that (I grew up with belts you pulled tight and kept you in place, none of this inertial reel nonsense, LOL). Thanks for the Grouse info, I knew it but had forgotten.
I believe Volvo means "To Roll" and they started out as a ball bearing company and then went to Trucks and then to automotive. They also came up with the shoulder harness and the whiplash protection seat
@@CitEnthusiast Yeah, Volvo is a luxury-brand now, but even when they were not, it was still the engineers that ruled most of the time: more "brains" than "hearts", more "rational" than "passionate"... I live relatively close to where the main factory is and a few of my relatives work as engineers at Volvo!
A car develops character by being used. Just the other day I saw an old volvo with lots of character! The front right panel had a dent in it: Character! Mismatched hubcaps? Character! LED replaced rear lights? Character!
@@billurban1581 I mean we could say American marketing: its Ford and Chrysler-dodge who no longer sell sedans, and GM isn't too far behind. Meanwhile sedans are selling strong in CN🤣. I'm also a huge fan of the polestar 1. If Volvo brought out a modern version of the 1800P, without having to pay Cyan with half a life's earnings for theirs, I have no doubt they'd make something great.
They're not just comfortable, they're extremely safe in terms of protecting passengers in case of an accident. They have robust designs to cradle and support the back and neck in case of a rear end accident and "anti submarine " technology that prevents the seat from breaking loose in case of a frontal crash and move forward under the dash
@@weirdshibainu The term is orthopedically correct. Car and driver rates them the best in the industry, and they probably sit on 100s of them every year.
Well, I did about 300,000 miles in 240 estates and 400,000 miles in 940 estates [the last real Volvos] and I always loved the driving experience. My last 940, before I lost my ability to drive due to motor neuron disease muscle weakness, was a very low mileage rust-free HPT high pressure turbo which was the best Q car I ever drove; you could drift the thing through fast sweepers, it stopped on an English penny and it was brilliant at doing donuts in frozen car parks, to the astonishment of the local hot hatch kids!
How is the 940 estate the last true Volvo? I have a 2002 Volvo s80 and have had Volvos for a long time. My 2002 Volvo is a Volvo. IMO, only the first S40 wasn't a Volvo. It felt and drove like a Japanese car. Maybe there are some other cars that Volvo has sold in Europe that weren't. But I like the current Volvos. I can feel the lineage in them that's in Volvos I had since a 1972 164 E. They have to modernize but there's a certain feel about them and a certain way they present and materials used that has remained Volvo IMO. Ownership of the company has change. But I don't find that the product has changed all that much except they are more stylish now.
@@benjaminsmith2287 My apologies, I should have put two things in my message, firstly 'arguably, in my opinion, the last true Volvo', and secondly, 'Volvo released the front drive S80 before the Ford takeover in 1999, so it is inarguably the last Volvo.' From 2006, the S80 shared its running gear with a variety of Fords, but your 2002 car is a Volvo through and through.
@@greenthing99100 So, a "true Volvo" must have RWD???? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I owned three Volvo S70 T5's (two 1998's and a 1999) - all 5-speed manual. They were FWD and all Volvo! As far as I'm concerned, the 2.3 liter turbo transverse inline 5 cylinder is the best engine they ever built!
@@simul8guy75 The fact that I am wrong does not make my opinion any less valid. I like front wheel drive, but all the cars in which I have had most fun have been rwd. I accept that the late front drive Volvos were brilliant cars. and would happily have owned and driven one of the race cars, but I personally like driving rwd cars. I'm glad you enjoy your fwd Volvos, and miss being able to drive more than I can say. Being paralysed is not a lot of fun.
For a luxury vehicle that has rear seat features of a chauffeur driven sedan, I agree that’s a lot of car for the price. You had me laughing throughout… lots of Sarah-isms. 🤣 Thank you, Sarah. 👍👍👍
@@SarahnTuned These r great, but the previous shape 850 model, 1991 to 1997, particularly the 850 R, as a wagon, looked better IMO. The first generation of S70 sedan and V70 wagon began from approx 1996 / 1997. The S90 is a lovely looking vehicle Obviously most people buy SUV nowadays Volvo went to 4 cylinder motors a few years ago, for better economy etc, which they now achieve via electric assistance etc, as per what this vehicle has.. Love the channel. 👍
Production. By mid-2017, the Swedish Torslandaverken Plant no longer produced the S90. Production and assembly has mainly moved to the Chinese Daqing plant. It is also locally assembled (CKD) in Volvo Car Manufacturing Malaysia in Shah Alam, Malaysia and Volvo Trucks Bengaluru plant in India.
My wife and stopped at a dealer to look at the new models. They definitely look better than some of the previous years. The interior’s look super nice. Haven’t driven one yet .
I am 3 weeks into my 2024 Volvo v60 recharge polestar wagon. It’s one of the best sleepers! I just filled up my first tank of gas since picking up the car, 850 miles and still had 100 miles in the tank and have averaged 52 mpg. Love the wagon!
Hooray! Another test of a REAL car. We love these, Sarah! More please! 0:38 "Downward facing invisible tips"... Never a problem with our Sarah. Bwwaaaa. (Ok... That was Sarah-esk humor. 😅🤣😂)
Last year I bought a Volvo V90 AWD, not the crosscountry, the normal version. What an amazing boat of a car, you can almost eleep while driving and the car take the curves by itself, so quiet, so quick and confortable. And it is masive!
The bird in the gear selector is a Black grouse. In Swedish they're called Orre. The company that makes the glass is called Orrefors, so there you have it.
Great review as always! Nice car! I do enjoy your channel Sarah. Just a quick opinion, I like those cigarette lighter power ports. There are still quite a few cigarette style power cords on air pumps etc...Easy to adapt from those to USB. Probably some that go from USB to cigarette style, but I doubt as many. Keep your content coming!
Sarah, One thing that I learned long ago, when entering a new car, read the owner's manual. It will tell you all about the controls and functions you seemed unsure about. BTW, as a 60+ year driver with experience with a manufacturer and as a wrench, I love watching your videos.
I don’t have that much time on my hands to read every vehicles entire owners manual, you underestimate how much work these videos are as it is to produce.
Production. By mid-2017, the Swedish Torslandaverken Plant no longer produced the S90. Production and assembly has mainly moved to the Chinese Daqing plant. It is also locally assembled (CKD) in Volvo Car Manufacturing Malaysia in Shah Alam, Malaysia and Volvo Trucks Bengaluru plant in India.
the previous generation of that car hid a lot of functions, too, and that was designed before Geely. I kept finding controls on my parents car, and they didn't even know they bought a turbo model.
The placement of memory buttons on the side of the seat is self-explanatory when a shorter family member has used the car. You can set it to a preset connected to the key, but when switching drivers mid-drive, it's very convenient. Just press the button, and you can sit down comfortably.
In 2020 I drove a brand new S60 T8 Twin Engine. I loved everything about that car! 0-62mph in 4.7 seconds (non polestar tuned). Made the 250 mile drive over mountains effortless. The turbo and compressor tuned 2 litre had zero lag. And it felt sporty. And it had the only auto that shifted exactly how I would do if if was manual. It also had 21" and was glued to the road. And the setup was firm and not feeling heavy at all even close to 2 tons.
Don't get too excited, Volvo is discontinuing sedans in the US. They were going to discontinue all the gas engines too but like everyone else, they changed their minds on that this year.
Great review! In Norway they call Volvos a "swedish bus"; nice to see that they won't need to change their vocabulary to describe this not-really-Swedish bus!
The cigarette lighter outlet in the trunk is meant to be used for electric cooling bags, the little compressor that's usually comes with the cars nowadays instead of a spare tire or for other devices that uses that kind of power outlet
Loving the car reviews. McLovin the work you do on the cars you work on even more especially the electrical work. You have more patience than I would ever have to do that sort of work on a car. You rock Sarah....Big arse kudos to you from down under
They're kinda hit or miss TBH. I think if you maintain it yourself and have mechanical sympathy it could be ok. Same goes with any FIAT engine, they can be terrible.. but I know many enthusiasts with them that maintain them theirselves and they've been problem free.
20:60 They do still make Volvos for some markets in Sweden and Belgium, their HQ and R&D is also still there. Whether them being owned by a company that's based somewhere else makes them not Swedish anymore is up for interpretation. I mean, they were owned by Ford for a while too, were they an American company during that time?
Did you guys seriously take the time to shoot and edit together two different angles of the exact same spot in the road for continuity’s sake?? 17:46 Niiiice. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Great review and I appreciate your honest assessment of this and other vehicles. I agree, it's not what many would feel is a "true" Volvo, but car manufacturers have to adjust or go away. If I was in the market for a luxury sedan I would seriously consider this one.
The thing about gas going bad from not being used is a real thing. My old Prius Prime would notify you if the gas was old and needed to be burned and cleared out of the tank.
I can't help but notice how strikingly similar the landscape is to Dominican Republic country side 😀 by the way your bolstering had some real swagger today 😎❤
Your reviews are great, very informative and always entertaining. Would like to see Volvo S60 T8 reviewed. I wished Audi, BMW and Porsche would send you cars for reviews.
19 months in a 2023 S60T8, 19000 miles (two winters), 181 gallons, ~$33/mo to charge. (My last 2L ICE got 29.7.) it’s quite surprising, around town, how well the 143 hp electric motor will move this car(max torque at zero RPM).
Wonderful review S -n- T! Thank you. Where is the 🐧? Each review could feature a penguin which you autograph and sell for $$$ and offset some of that overnight shipping for your projects.
Love the review! The little slot in the centre console is an opening for an interior air quality sensor. Also, when you flick the gearlever to B+ you get a little more aggressiv re-gen braking. I guess you missed that you can control the passanger seat from the drivers position ;) Keep the reviews coming :)
18:11 I had a C-Max PHEV, I would regularly have gas in it that got so old it would go bad - the car would recognize this, and would force the engine to run to use it up while driving, so it would force you to put fresh gasoline in it. This would happen after several months. BTW so sorry to hear about Ping. I had a dog with osteosarcoma. It's awful. Make him as comfortable and happy as you can for as long as you can, but do the kind thing when it's the right time. 🤥
You missed talking about the unique air compressor and air tank. I think Jason of EE explained this setup, the engine pumps air pressure into the storage tank, when you stomp on the throttle using the ICE pressurized air is sent into the turbo to spool it up much more quickly, helping reduce turbo lag. That's why they remove the supercharger. The horsepower they achieve from such a small engine is due to high boost from the turbo, and that setup typically gives significant lag, Volvo found an interesting solution to that problem, well worth talking about. Also, that hookin the trunk is to hang plastic or cloth shopping bags from, the keep them from being tossed around in the trunk. This is a luxury car, and it is not something you commonly review and I'd say not in your area of expertise, so you didn't emphasize that aspect of the car IMO. All those controls in the right rear seat are provided for the passenger who is be chauffeured. It is competing with the Equus and BMW 750 in regards to features. I'd have liked to learn what the battery rating is, how many miles of battery only operation is available?
Soooo... basically they applied the illegal system that Toyota(?) used one season in WRC. Or was it Ford? Anyways, smart if so. But of course the electric motor will also cut the lag in a way too.
You're talking about Power Pulse, which is used only on diesel Volvos. T8's do not have this. They removed the supercharger when they doubled the power of the ERAD over the previous generation.
Volvo bonnets (hoods) do open pretty wide. I have a 740 GLT twin-cam, which has a setup which allows you to open the lid to just past the vertical; great for getting at stuff on the firewall and the back of the motor, and you don't have to take the panel off to get the motor out.
To get the full driving experience you need to put it in power mode. The power outlet in the trunk need to be like that, because electric cooler boxes doesn’t come with usb.
I had an ‘02 V70 5 cylinder It was a solid car, but had some issues with computer controlled throttle, as well as windows. They build safe cars the have a confident feel for the driver.
I rented an S60 for 3 days and thought you had to go into drive before you could go into reverse until 2 hours before I turned it in. I had never seen a shifter where you push forward to go reverse before. Other than that I liked the car, but I like my Buick Envision Avenir better. The S90 does look pretty nice. When it comes time to get another car I might go drive one. Great review!
