Originally Posted by
lance
It could have been a hot day, crap fuel, an auto, and a fat git who didnt launch properley but the top speeds are about right for a standard car. Volvos claims were optomistic.
My first 850 T5 GLE would do 147 mph speedo on 97 ron so 141 seem about right, My p1 would nudge 150 speedo as stock on 98 ron and when tunned 160 mph was a true 156 mph so 145-146 for a manual P1 is pretty similar to an 850R in specs 10 bhp less but less weight maybe so its fair to say the 850s and S70 V70s T5s are around 140-145 mph TRUE top speed, the later ME7 cars maybe be slightly faster topend and C70s are more aerodynamic.
Also V70R AWD 265 bhp and a 19T 150 mph! sounds about right in context sure it would probably read 155 maybe 160 down hill with vpower and cold air!
At the end of the day mods are required if you want to go really fast, and in 1994-95 140 mph and 60 in under 8 seconds was bloody quick for a family car espeically one that had a tank safe like image issue.