No other automaker has metamorphosed quite like Volvo. The Swedish marque's slow crawl from building rugged utilitarian boxes to languishing under Ford turned into a blinding sprint toward full ...

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and with a longer wheelbase (+1.7 in.), but luckily doesn't cause the S80's overall length to grow. This affords the new Volvo a roomier interior, more attractive road stance, and yet keeps the ...

This article was researched using historical data, manufacturer specifications, and market trends to analyze the Volvo S80 V8’s impact and current used pricing estimates.

Power by V8 or by I6 The second-generation S80 receives Volvo’s compact, transversely fitted 60-degree V8 and six-speed automatic transmission, offering 235kW and 440Nm of torque. With four ...

The Volvo Nilsson 300 is a rare, long-wheelbase S80 with a 4.4L V8 engine. Only 16 examples were produced, with this one being the second ever made. This rare model has only 35,000 miles ...

Then I grabbed the keys and climbed aboard the 2007 Volvo S80 V8 AWD -- a car that is definitely not to be confused with the earthy-crunchy Volvos of earlier years. This 311-horsepower ...

If you’re Volvo, toiling away to make inroads in ... Not so the space-saver spare. The S80’s 4.4-litre V8 is capable of knocking off the 0-100km/h sprint in 6.5 seconds, loves a rev yet ...

the S80's base 3.2-liter inline-6 engine should see the Volvo sedan to 60 mph in a sedate 7.4 seconds; the 281-hp turbocharged 3-liter, in about 6.5 seconds, the 311-hp V8, in a quick 6 seconds flat.

Volvo's all new S80 sedan range will be launched at the Geneva auto show at the end of February and include the V8 engine already used in the XC90 4x4 - as well as its torque-to-all-wheels drive ...