Re: got beat this morning

[Bill Hussey <vfrboy@home.net>]

All I remember was reading about an early 90s Volvo T5 wagon.  A 17" wheel shod
wagon that would bounce readily off it's speed-limiter set at 155mph.  That
engine was Volvo's oh-so-sweet 5-cylinder Turbo pumping out around 260HP if I
remember correctly.  I don't know for sure what the T6 is, but a Turbo-6 is
likely.  The standard 6 cylinder pumps out 200HP so a T-version could be scary.

Ahh .. forget the above paragraph, I just had a brain swell .. I checked
Volvo's web site.  According to this .. the S80 (second car I checked specs on)
is available with:
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Transversely-mounted, 2.8 liter, six-cylinder, double overhead cam twin
exhaust-driven turbochargers with intercooler
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The nubers are:
268HP @ 5400 RPM and
280ft/lbs @ 2100 RPM

The official model designation is the S80 T6 so I guess that that is what you
went up against.

Wow ... must really suck getting beaten by a Volvo.  :-)

Bill
'98 GLX


"Chadwick, John/COR/INV" wrote:

> I was at those lights waiting to get onto the highway here in Denver and
> there was one of those ugly new Volvos next to me. I noticed it earlier and
> it had the T6 engine. Anyway the light turns green and I take off, all of a
> sudden this guy flies passed me! I just start laughing because I was so
> supprised! What does this thing have? I'm guessing that the T stands for
> turbo and the 6 is the amount of cylinders? Can anyone help me? Horsepower
> would be nice too. Thanks
>
> Chadwick
> 95 Jetta GLX "I eat Hondas but not T6's" edition