New 425hp Volvo S40 and 650HP!! XC90 PUV

[Skaala]

In norwegian. Theres also an V50 with 340hp

http://www.dinside.no/artikler/VillVolvo/art111799.html

http://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/6/142046.jpg
650hp XC90 PUV
http://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/2/142052.jpg
650hp XC90 PUV

http://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/1/142061.jpg
425hp S40
http://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/4/142064.jpg
425hp S40
http://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/5/142065.jpg
425hp S40

[bmwmpower]

fu, brutal 650 hp is XC, but good idea,real family car for fast fathers,
not bad,

[sndr]

That XC looks really sick , i like it

[pzgren]

not bad, but i like this one more, it has a little bit more understatement:
http://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/7/142057.jpg

[schnell318]

Are the S40 and V50 still only FWD?? if so it would be mad to drive such a thing!!

[DUNKiNUTS]

OMG mommy :shock:

[Gnome]

Are the S40 and V50 still only FWD?? if so it would be mad to drive such a thing!!
No, they have 4WD. I guess that means that extremely "intelligent" system they have in the S60 R and the V70 R. I wonder how these cars handle...

All three sure are interesting projects, but the XC is interesting purely as an engineering accomplishment. It's just a stupid car! Lowered too much to go off-road, but not lowered enough to handle like a saloon or an estate. ...but this doesn't say much about the car, because I hate all SUVs no matter what :twisted:

[davide]

Volvo need a brutal car, maybe something like that :D :D :D

[jon_s]

Is that a Ferrari sticker on the side?

I am liking what I see!

[adamk24]

I love it! hahahah, those look way more badass than I thought possible from a Volvo. :D

[sentra_dude]

Pretty cool, although that S40 looks odd from the rear end...but 425hp sounds nice! :P

[TT]

Is that a Ferrari sticker on the side?

I am liking what I see!

More like a "Ferrari lookalike" ;)

Some high-res:

http://img32.exs.cx/img32/8306/VolvoXC90PowerUtilityVehicle001.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=VolvoXC90PowerUtilityVehicle001.jpg) http://img32.exs.cx/img32/6322/VolvoXC90PowerUtilityVehicle002.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=VolvoXC90PowerUtilityVehicle002.jpg) http://img32.exs.cx/img32/5871/VolvoXC90PowerUtilityVehicle003.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=VolvoXC90PowerUtilityVehicle003.jpg) http://img32.exs.cx/img32/7855/VolvoXC90PowerUtilityVehicle004.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=VolvoXC90PowerUtilityVehicle004.jpg)
http://img32.exs.cx/img32/4871/VolvoXC90PowerUtilityVehicle005.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=VolvoXC90PowerUtilityVehicle005.jpg) http://img32.exs.cx/img32/8519/VolvoXC90PowerUtilityVehicle006.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=VolvoXC90PowerUtilityVehicle006.jpg) http://img32.exs.cx/img32/7756/VolvoXC90PowerUtilityVehicle007.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=VolvoXC90PowerUtilityVehicle007.jpg) http://img32.exs.cx/img32/7688/2479_1.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=2479_1.jpg) http://img32.exs.cx/img32/1253/2480_1.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=2480_1.jpg)

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http://img32.exs.cx/img32/2373/VolvoEvolveS40001.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=VolvoEvolveS40001.jpg) http://img32.exs.cx/img32/3603/VolvoEvolveS40002.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=VolvoEvolveS40002.jpg) http://img32.exs.cx/img32/6357/VolvoEvolveS40003.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=VolvoEvolveS40003.jpg) http://img32.exs.cx/img32/995/VolvoEvolveS40004.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=VolvoEvolveS40004.jpg)
http://img32.exs.cx/img32/9318/VolvoEvolveS40005.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=VolvoEvolveS40005.jpg) http://img32.exs.cx/img32/4118/VolvoEvolveS40006.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=VolvoEvolveS40006.jpg) http://img32.exs.cx/img32/7839/VolvoEvolveS40007.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=VolvoEvolveS40007.jpg)

[Ian_yamaue]

Yummy this XC90.
Thanks Skaala and thanks TT, I love volvos.

[gigdy]

The s40 has a rediculous amount of camber on the rear wheels.

[komotar]

HOLLY SHIT!

What a beast, that xc90

[Wutputt]

Is that a Ferrari sticker on the side?

I am liking what I see!

More like a "Ferrari lookalike" ;)

http://img32.exs.cx/img32/7688/2479_1.th.jpg (http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=2479_1.jpg)
It's a prancing elk :lol:

The XC looks good, but the S40 is a bit over it IMO

[Schwalbe]

I'm happy to see that there is more and more Tuners which are interested in the S40 model. This car with an turbocharged engine and Hi-tech AWD system has a lot of potential. :wink:

Thanks Skaala and thanks TT for those Volvo pics. :D

[jon_s]

Ahhh, Cheers TT, and LOL @ Wutputt!! haha

[Vansquish]

Nice pics guys, not a huge fan of Volvo in general, but they do make some reasonably handsome cars hehe.

[SilviaS15Cwest]

Im digging the Blue wagon the most. Put 425 hp in that bad boy and I would drive it.

[mrpushrod]

That S40 looks great, would love to see some video of that in action.

[5vz-fe]

Brutal horsepower ....but lacking a brutal drive system....Volvo's front biased AWD system is the reason for the slow sales of S60R. I am sure soccer mom would rather drive a souped up X5 then Volvo =P~

*Flame proof jacket on*

[number77]

good grief i've never seen so much camber

[Sachmo12345]

ive always loved tuned volvos ive only seen a handfull in the US

[Wutputt]

Brutal horsepower ....but lacking a brutal drive system....Volvo's front biased AWD system is the reason for the slow sales of S60R. I am sure soccer mom would rather drive a souped up X5 then Volvo =P~

*Flame proof jacket on*
*getting his flamethrower ready* :lol:

The Haldex system isn't that bad. Ok for pure fun, you won’t get your turn on’s here, since the Haldex system in combination with a front mounted engine can't give you nice controllable oversteer, certainly since it's tuned on Volvo's R-models so the car will understeer when accelerating out of a corner.
But that doesn't mean those Haldex drive systems are rubbish. Their management is quite advanced, definitely on the Volvo R-models, were it counts in a shitload of parameters. But they just don't react as natural as a true 4WD system with central differential.