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Jul 15th, 2019, 13:51 | #1 |
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Volvo V90 T8 vs. Merc. E300de + Merc. profit warning
I found this dutch video interesting where finally someone had the balls to say that Volvo V90 is much funnier to drive than other cars in the same segment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra9r8cKIiiQ It's subtitled in English. Although both cars share the same price, the Merc. had the advantage in terms of mileage but if you take in consideration that Merc. will be fined for cheating emissions, then the car may lose more of it's value than initially expected. https://www.ft.com/content/79b677e4-...c-ad1c6ab5efd1
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I have much respect for M-B but their wagons have always been an afterthought.. Audi is a completely different story though..
As for the 300de- as much as I'm tempted by a diesel plugin hybrid- this particular implementation is clearly an add-on to an already existing diesel model.. the battery placement (attempt..) is just ridiculous - looks like a DIY..
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I imagine a great part of the difficulty for the engineers was the (mechanical..) rear wheel drive concept they started with (ie. the shaft) but still.. this looks like a final product of one of those youtube Ukrainian make-a-lamborghini-out-of-a-lada -type projects..
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Reminds me of the V60 D6 Twin Engine. Now that was a pile of poo...
https://www.prodrivermags.com/road-t...plug-in-hybrid "Diesel hybrids are certain to feature in Volvos of the future."...oh it's funny to look back sometimes...
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B4, B5.. Diesel hybrids ARE featured in Volvos of the future.
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