Which SPA Volvo do you have?
 

Hi All,

Thought it might be interesting to know the distribution of vehicles in this section of the forum, so here goes...I'm going to be bold and try to future proof it based on what we know Volvo have announced and my guess.

XC90
S90
V90
V90CC
XC60
V60
V60CC
S60

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Not sure who has a V60CC - must be a very early prototype!!

or an S60.. !

The low number of V90CC models somewhat surprises me.
Had it been available for a few years when we went shopping for a new car, I think the XC90 would have had
a hard time to be the car of choice.. Of course it's a matter of preference, when we compared the first XC90
to the XC70, I also found the XC70 the nicer looking, less imposing, more discreet car.

But alas only 5 seats and a poor load space due to the slope of the tailgate so not as practical for my use at least. It looks nice but if it still had the same load area/tailgate angle of the old XC70 it would so much more practicle.

That means it would have been the XC70 !

No different engine, different interior, suspension, front end, well different everything but a better load area. After all it is an estate car not a hatchback. Same goes for my new XC90, the old version had a better load area with less of a slope to the tailgate and a wider load area.

Both new cars are very good but to me load area is disappointing in the V series.

The cargo space of the XC90 is indeed much bigger, ours even more so
since the volume of the absent seats of the third row is also available.

Maybe we are just a bunch of early adopters :-)

I guessed the CC version would be on the cards, but not till later this year or in 2019.

I am with you on that, although to be sure about my choice of replacement vehicle I have a V90CC booked for a 3 day test drive at the end of March. Kind of think that now I have enjoyed the space of the XC90 it will be difficult to go back......

Do you mean that the first XC90 had more cargo space?

Yes the old XC90 cargo area floor was 2" wider (48" wide) and the tailgate did not slope as much as the new XC90 giving more useful length at rear window height for larger items.

The new XC90 still has an excellent load space but not as large as the older model, I could get 48" wide sheets of board in my old one but not in this one.
My dog Scooby, in my profile photo had more rome in my old XC90, He was a big boy.

The specs seem to indicate otherwise.
New XC90:
Volume to glass line – 2 seat / 5 seat / 7 seat mode, litres1,140 / 775 / 397
Volume to roof – 2 seat / 5 seat / 7 seat mode, litres1,951 / 1,102 / 451

Old XC90:
Volume to glass line – rear seats up, litres249
Volume to glass line – 3rd row down, 2nd row up, litres615
Volume to roof – all rear seats down, litres1837

Volume and usable space are two different things, you could get larger items in the old xc90, the new xc90 has a recess for the load cover and may be a little wider higher up which increases volume but if you have a large item that space is of no use.
Same thing applies to the V90 large volume but too low from roofline at tailgate to bottom of the rear screen to get much in of any size.
If you only load up to the glass line they are ok but above the glass line its limited, the old XC90 and the V70 had much better load space above the glassline to the tailgate as it did not slope as much and the old XC90 was 2" wider. I owned 3 Mk 1 XC90s and know from practical experience the cargo area was a larger square box shape to pack things in.
I tow a caravan and used to get my dog and equipment in the old XC90 with plenty of room for him to move but cant get the same in the new XC90. Not far off but that 2" extra "floor" width and a less sloping tailgate made a big difference.

So the cargo space of the new XC90 is bigger, but less useful, in part because of the slope angle of the tailgate?
The difference is big in the V90 compared to the V70, but it doesn't seem to be much different in the XC90,
certainly not above the glassline.
My previous car was an XC70, so I can't compare XC90's, but the cargo space of the XC90 is much bigger.
It seems very difficult for you not to be negative about SPA Volvo's. I apologize beforehand if I am mistaken.

The spa cars are all very good, I am not trying to be negative, I looked at the V90cc and had to dismiss it as a practical option for me as my dog could not fit in the back and the low sloping tailgate made it more like a long hatchback than an estate car. But it is a very good looking car.
Cargo space is still very good in the new XC90 and for most people if you need more then you need a van not an SUV, I include myself in that too, the load area with all 7 sests up is bigger or deaper on the new XC90 than the old model but rake of the tailgate reduces load height a little over the old model and as mentioned earlier the 2" extra floor width of the old model gave it the edge in the main cargo area, after all the floor is where you put most of your cargo. And you could get the industry standard 48" boards in it, the new one is only 46" wide at the floor. But still a very impressive load area and beats the rival SUVs.
All my comments were practical observasions and from user experience and not not meant to be taken as any form of criticism or negativity towards any of the new models.

[QUOTE=nu11eaf;2376451]The spa cars are all very good, I am not trying to be negative, I looked at the V90cc and had to dismiss it as a practical option for me as my dog could not fit in the back and the low sloping tailgate made it more like a long hatchback than an estate car. But it is a very good looking car.

How big is your dog I can get a border collie and a smooth coat in mine no problems?

Attachment 110764[QUOTE=GJB;2376742]Thats his photo on my profile, he was a very large Old English Sheepdog and weighed 53kg.
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Seems we have more SUV owners than any other type, I didn't really think of Volvo as an SUV company, but thinking about it in the last 2 months driving the V90 I have seen only one other out on the road (excluding the MD's V90) and that is it. I have also only seen 1 S90. But I have noticed lots of XC90s and a few of the new style XC60s.

Perhaps, unlike the XCs, the Vs and Ss are more easily overlooked?

Could be.

The XC90 has been out longer than the others (several years), which will explain why there are more owners, as time goes on the others will catch up.

Looks like we have two SPA V60s on here, does that mean Volvo are taking orders for the new model or has somebody made a mistake on the poll?

Anyone ordered a new V60?

Probably mistakes. Its amazing the answers you get to this kind of poll. I frequent a camera forum and as soon as a camera is announced, often months before they become available for sale, you get people voting in the poll that they have currently, and even 'had' that model. It always happens. Pretty amazing really, but humans are very odd creatures.

Yup V60 Momentum D4 Auto ordered last week! Early September delivery, no fixed date yet. Added metallic, winter pack, 360 camera (and BLIS and auto dipping mirrors as part of that) and spare wheel.

Just need to decide on colour now, and whether to brave the “City Weave” upholstery without seeing it in real life...

Excellent! The city weave looks good in the photos and here it is in this review https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IwIZITJOchU be sure to post some pictures when you get it!!

174 votes...XC90 still in the lead although I expect XC60 owners to outnumber everyone else soon!

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We are catching up pretty fast now.........

What car Volvo S60 preview
 

Hi all

What car are looking for volunteers to check out the new Volvo S60...

https://www.whatcar.com/news/2019-vo...preview/n18778

It certainly looks the part!

Looks like a few V60 owners on here now - what are the worthwhile or rather not to be without options?

I'm tempted to order the intellisafe pack but seems a lot for adaptive cruise control.

The Xenium pack looks good value, but is the large roof too difficult to live with on a sunny day?

Difficult to judge, I went for the basic Momentum Pro as I couldn't see any great benefit in the Inscription. I just added the rear view camera and towbar. I was also aware that if I got too keen I would go over the £40k mark and end up giving the Chancellor more money!