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Oct 19th, 2021, 23:20 | #1 |
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Hello, I’m looking at the XC90 as the next family bus, probably new as I’m a bit fussy on spec. T8 is (I think) out of budget so it’ll probably be one of the B5 mild-hybrids (petrol or diesel).
Anyone got any experience here and can recommend one over the other? My initial thought is diesel, it’s a big heavy SUV after all but I haven’t driven the petrol version yet to compare. Also, I’ve read somewhere the earlier D5 engined cars suffered from a sluggish gearbox at times, particularly when rolling to a junction and then wanting to pull out. Does anyone know if the B5 cars suffer from the same problem? Thanks |
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If you have little/no experience with these other Auto boxes then you will likely have no complaints with the Volvo gearbox.
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I'd be coming from an Audi s-tronic box, which also has to "think" before responding to throttle inputs.
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Nearly all 8 speed auto gearboxes have to think about what gear to go up or down to occasionally, they have too many close ratios to choose from, its a compromise for economy, 6 speed boxes are better and less dithery, Volvo box is no worse than most 8 speed boxes. I have never had any problems, only an occasional dither but never been caught short when pulling out at junctions or roundabouts.
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