Torque Steer on T8 - Page 5

Cull06 · Mar 10th, 2021, 18:34

I definitely get torque steer...

amadan · Mar 10th, 2021, 18:39

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Originally Posted by Cull06

I definitely get torque steer...

Maybe I’m not driving mine hard enough

I wonder what the difference is between XC and V60 PE?

Clan · Mar 10th, 2021, 21:31

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Originally Posted by amadan

To be fair it’s “only ~320bhp” on the front wheels and the back gets the car going before the power can kick in.

Interesting people are seeing torque steer that’s bad enough to be noticeable. I maybe the PEs are setup in a different manner but I have to say I’ve never noticed torque steer on my V60PE.

Now my old 850t5 - that had torque steer!

You haven't seen anything until you have tried a 3 litre Alfa Romeo 164 from the 1990's , if there are any left that is ..

Lolow2011 · Mar 10th, 2021, 21:41

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Originally Posted by Clan

You haven't seen anything until you have tried a 3 litre Alfa Romeo 164 from the 1990's , if there are any left that is ..

Or a 2019 Nissan Leaf ! Had some close calls in ours!

MikeGMT · Mar 10th, 2021, 21:45

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Originally Posted by Clan

You haven't seen anything until you have tried a 3 litre Alfa Romeo 164 from the 1990's , if there are any left that is ..

At least you had a glorious soundtrack from the Busso to listen to while you sawed away at the wheel.

Polestar Pete · Mar 10th, 2021, 22:06

Ahh. My old Mondeo ST200, I tore through many changes of front tires with that…

RaymondG · Mar 11th, 2021, 12:38

Don't know if it's torque steer or not but during longer corners I definitely feel that the cars feels less 'stable' than my previous xc90 V8. It's somehow...less glued to the tarmac?

Polestar Pete · Mar 17th, 2021, 09:46

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Originally Posted by Clan

I would get volvo to look at it , Have you got the latest software by the way? The systems are continually being updated .. are the tyres any good?
This could be a problem on the first T5 models in 1994 but good tyres made the world of difference ..

I had my car in a dealership for some unrelated work and asked them to assess the torque steer. They compared it with a forecourt T8 and it wasn't any different so I'm happy with their feedback.

It's just something I need to be prepared for if and when I decide I want to floor it.

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RaymondG New Member Last Online: May 23rd, 2021 08:41 Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Houten	Don't know if it's torque steer or not but during longer corners I definitely feel that the cars feels less 'stable' than my previous xc90 V8. It's somehow...less glued to the tarmac?

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