1996 Volvo 850R 855Found this little video.
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=27002
Its worth a watch... but make tea first.
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Thread: Polestar S60 V AMG
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Thursday 24th January 2013, 08:00 #1Senior Member
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Thursday 24th January 2013, 09:17 #2Senior Member
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That S60 looks nice! Fingers crossed the experiment works and we'll have affordable Polestar models in the future but a bit cheaper than this one!
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Thursday 24th January 2013, 10:03 #3Senior Member
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Thanked 281 Times in 249 PostsGood advice on the drink, would love one even a stock v60 version if it had a manual gearbox could shortly be made upto 400 bhp relatively easy!
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Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,506 PostsNice vid but they won't make it like the c30.and I still have a soft spot for a c63 amg .
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Thanked 7,752 Times in 5,648 PostsI've been a passenger in a C63AMG round a track and by hell it's quick.
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Thursday 24th January 2013, 14:49 #7Senior Member
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Thursday 24th January 2013, 16:13 #8Senior Member
a 19t just isn't laggy enough
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Thanked 5,021 Times in 4,072 Postshaven't watched the video, but am i right by the look of it there comparing a AWD one-off to a RWD production car on snow & ice?
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Thursday 24th January 2013, 16:45 #10Senior Member
Still more fettling needed,
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Thanked 4,587 Times in 3,404 PostsIt is stressed in the video, it's not a direct comparison, more to show where the Volvo is on the quick car scale.
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Thursday 24th January 2013, 17:14 #11Shiny Superstar
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If you want to see a better test check this video out. It's in Swedish (subtitled) but on a dry track. There is also a Jay Leno one on youtube if you search
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zA88iWj2lLk
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Sorry, just realised the link above was to the mobile site as I did it on my phone. Here is a better youtube link
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Thanked 165 Times in 141 PostsWOW, I want me one of those - mental and it destroyed M3 and RS4 on the track
If they could just make it a little cheaper
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