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D5 200hp exec...... you guys are in for a treat.

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Old Dec 8th, 2010, 22:07   #1
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Default D5 200hp exec...... you guys are in for a treat.

It's true.... picked up mine this afternoon and despite coming from a V8 se lux I'm actually pleasantly surprised. I'm running it in very carefully but even so it feels MUCH more gutsy than the 185s I test-drove. This seems odd as previously discussed on here it is after all only a small difference but maybe there has been a full re-map or something. All I can tell you is so far the signs are good. Pics to follow tomorrow as soon as I get some daylight!
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Sounds promising.............
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It's true.... picked up mine this afternoon and despite coming from a V8 se lux I'm actually pleasantly surprised. I'm running it in very carefully but even so it feels MUCH more gutsy than the 185s I test-drove. This seems odd as previously discussed on here it is after all only a small difference but maybe there has been a full re-map or something. All I can tell you is so far the signs are good. Pics to follow tomorrow as soon as I get some daylight!
Thats good , maybe they have mapped it to be like the D3 which is also a great engine in the S60 . pulls away from rest very sharply .. And you will find over the next 10-20000 miles the engine gets stronger and stronger .. Volvo cars never seem to go as well when they are brand new :-)
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It's true.... picked up mine this afternoon and despite coming from a V8 se lux I'm actually pleasantly surprised. I'm running it in very carefully but even so it feels MUCH more gutsy than the 185s I test-drove. This seems odd as previously discussed on here it is after all only a small difference but maybe there has been a full re-map or something. All I can tell you is so far the signs are good. Pics to follow tomorrow as soon as I get some daylight!
Excellent news! Get a peak at mine in dealers on Friday then collect a week tomorrow after extras fitted and I'm back from a business trip, looking forward to it even more now :-)
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I don't have a date yet for mine, probably end of February. Sounds good though, cheers!

Have you got the massage seats then, are they good or just a gimmik?
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Yes I have massage seats. I guess they are a gimmick in the sense that they do seem totally over the top. However, they seem to really work, esp in the stronger setting of the two options, and I can see myself becoming just as hooked on them as I have on heated seats.
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And as I understand it there are fans in the seats too that will blow cool air ro keep one's bum cool in winter...?
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Yep! is there no end to this ??? Actually though it's great isnt it cos to have a spec list like this car has in an x5 or something you would be looking the wrong side of 55k!
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Yep! is there no end to this ??? Actually though it's great isnt it cos to have a spec list like this car has in an x5 or something you would be looking the wrong side of 55k!
Same with the Discovery 4 hence why I'am buying what I'm buying, performance was the concern but having found the figures I can live with the 0.1 second slower 0-100KPH time, 420NM v's 600NM with the weight difference shouldn't be too bad either and it has a much higher top end.

Anyway Q for you to clear up - nothing in brochures but I believe exec has heated rear seats (here's hoping or my kids will be unimpressed as the D3 has them!).

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