Test drive Volvo S80 2006 - 2008 sedan

From $ 45900

Volvo S80 2.5T. Price: from $ 45 900. On sale: from 2006
 
They talk a lot about her. Her advertising does not get off television screens. She is the new Volvo S80. We decided to make our own opinion about this car and took the car for a long -term test.
 
For nine years, which the former S80 went off the assembly line, she was inexplicable popular. Solidity, comfort and excellent security made it their highest society. But everything flows, everything changes. The time has come to change and S80, and dramatically. New eighty car from another century.
 
At one time we have already tested this car. But the meeting was fleeting and took place as part of a world presentation. Short -term communication with the car in breaks between briefings and banquets did not allow, as they say, to roll into the car one hundred percent. Now we have plenty of possibilities for plenty of this car. The car is at our full disposal for six months. The term is quite acceptable to understand how successfully the technologies with intelligence, luxury with aesthetics, and comfort with power were combined here. Moreover, all of the listed in the car is enough. Not one sheet of A4 format is driven into it alone.
 
Of the most popular we are today, we note a personal automobile communicator (PCC). This electronic key allows you to not only open and start the car without taking it out of your pocket, remember the driver’s settings, but also communicate with it at a distance. It is enough to press the corresponding button on the key fob, as the PCC will give information about whether the doors are closed and whether there are anyone in the car. For this, the cabin has a built -in heartbeat sensor (!). Bixenon headlights are no less relevant and looking around the corner. We appreciated the high -profile system with the technology of the blue tooth. Until you touch it, you do not understand how really it is really convenient. By the way, in memory of the car you can score up to five phones.
 
But the most pleasant moment was that the new S80 learned the Russian language. Moreover, not only the route computer is Russified, but also the general menu with which you can configure the audio system and change the settings of the car itself. In particular, it allows you to change the characteristics of the steering amplifier and make the steering wheel either heavy or light. In addition, depending on the speed, the machine itself selects the optimal ratio of effort. In general, she knows how to choose and do a lot herself, but more on this next time.
 
Driving

A car well -balanced in all parameters.
 
Salon

Spacious, convenient, does not shock with excessive design bells and whistles.
 
Comfort

A fairly equipped car in terms of comfort.
 
Security

Both active and passive safety at a decent level. In the same way, the basic equipment is greatly expanded at the expense of options.
 
Price
 
Acceptable and corresponds to the car class.
 
Technical characteristics Volvo S80 2.5T
 
Dimensions, mm 4851/1860/1490
Gasoline engine, 2521 cm3, 200 hp/4800 min-1
Automatic transmission, 6-speed
Dynamics 0-100 km/h, from 8.0
Maximum speed, km/h 230
Competitors of BMW 5-series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class
 
Advantages and disadvantages
 
+ High level of comfort, worthy of dynamics. A high degree of active and passive protection, pleasant appearance.
- the lack of the ability to increase the trunk due to folding the backs.
 
Our opinion
 
Five points

  
Text: Oleg Kalaushin
Photo: Igor Kuznetsov
 
 
 

A source: Magazine 5 wheel [02.07.2007]