Driving Experience. When it comes to the XC90 range's mild hybrid 'B5' petrol and diesel engines, most buyers will prefer the 235hp diesel unit over the 250hp petrol version, but either way, the drivetrain set-up is the same, based around a 48-volt battery, a 'KERS' kinetic energy recovery system and an 'ISG' integrated starter-generator.
Dry Test. Step 1: Grab a compression tester. These often have a gauge and various fittings for various spark plug sizes. Step 2: Remove the spark plug cover. 93-09 "Whiteblock" 5-cylinder engines are all very similar, they use T30 Torx screws to hold the spark plug cover on. Step 3: Disconnect and remove the coil packs (or spark plug wires
VOLVO V70 2.5L T 5MT FWD (193 HP) VOLVO V70 T5 5MT FWD (241 HP) diesel engines: VOLVO V70 2.5L TDI 5MT FWD (140 HP) Complete timeline of VOLVO V70 models and generations, with photos, specs
This is the second-generation version of the XC60 – the first one was launched in 2008 and lasted for a solid nine years on sale. It was Volvo’s best-selling car, so you could understand why
It is much better specified than it was previously. This range-topping diesel R-Design is listed at $73,990 plus on-road costs and it comes loaded with equipment. Read the 2018 Volvo XC60 pricing
The five-cylinder D5 turbo diesel now has 220 hp and 420 Nm (420 man, 440 aut) of torque. The XC60 D5 with manual gearbox and All Wheel Drive has fuel consumption at 54.3mpg (CO emissions at 137 g/km). The equivalent figures with the automatic are 49.6mpg (149 g/km). The XC60 is fitted with All Wheel Drive configuration in the D5, but also with
The upgraded versions of the Volvo V70, XC70 and S80 are the first in the model range to feature sharpened versions of the five-cylinder D5 and D3 turbodiesels. In the D5 engine Volvo Cars’ engine experts have boosting performance and torque from 205 hp/420 Nm to 215 hp and 440 Nm while at the same time reducing fuel consumption by eight percent. This means that the fuel consumption of the
The Volvo S90 is spacious, comfortable and refined, and great value as a used buy. Engine choices from launch to 2020 were a pair of 2.0-litre diesels, a 2.0-litre petrol and a powerful petrol
Over the course of a year, we've driven our 2019 Volvo S60 over 20,000 miles. The S60 has touched 10 states, been on a couple cross-country trips, and gone on multiple weekend trips. Although it
The D4 is a 181bhp 400Nm twin-turbocharged diesel which initially will be available in the S60, V60, XC60 FWD, V70, XC70 FWD and S80. The V40 should have this option later in the year. The headline with this engine isn’t that it’s brand new – parts of it were tested in a BTCC engine – or even that its Swedish made, but that in the
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