Competition coming from Volvo
02-20-2008, 10:57 AM
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Competition coming from Volvo
Called the XC60 and it actually looks really good:
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/20/o...ead-of-geneva/ .
Looking at a turbo 6/ 281HP/ AWD standard...interesting.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/20/o...ead-of-geneva/ .
Looking at a turbo 6/ 281HP/ AWD standard...interesting.
02-20-2008, 11:12 AM
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I guess one man's meat is another man's poison...
The exterior of the XC60 is alright, not super captivating to me...
The interior with that stupid outdated wood looking center console panel... it looks hideous for a luxury ute...
The wood looks like cheap plywood!
One thing that always bugs me is the really outdated Volvo emblem on the front grille. Compare that to how Mercedes has moved on from their three star thing stuck out of the hood, to now their much mo attractive large three star emblem on the grille itself. Volvo really needs to move ahead with the times in the way they potray their car image.
Plus, this new ute is going to probably cost a lot of money again, like it's bigger borther XC90.
JMHO... it doesn't even come close to being nice as compared with the RDX.
The exterior of the XC60 is alright, not super captivating to me...
The interior with that stupid outdated wood looking center console panel... it looks hideous for a luxury ute...
The wood looks like cheap plywood!One thing that always bugs me is the really outdated Volvo emblem on the front grille. Compare that to how Mercedes has moved on from their three star thing stuck out of the hood, to now their much mo attractive large three star emblem on the grille itself. Volvo really needs to move ahead with the times in the way they potray their car image.
Plus, this new ute is going to probably cost a lot of money again, like it's bigger borther XC90.
JMHO... it doesn't even come close to being nice as compared with the RDX.
02-20-2008, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by mav238
I guess one man's meat is another man's poison...
The exterior of the XC60 is alright, not super captivating to me...
The interior with that stupid outdated wood looking center console panel... it looks hideous for a luxury ute... The wood looks like cheap plywood!
One thing that always bugs me is the really outdated Volvo emblem on the front grille. Compare that to how Mercedes has moved on from their three star thing stuck out of the hood, to now their much mo attractive large three star emblem on the grille itself. Volvo really needs to move ahead with the times in the way they potray their car image.
Plus, this new ute is going to probably cost a lot of money again, like it's bigger borther XC90.
JMHO... it doesn't even come close to being nice as compared with the RDX.
The exterior of the XC60 is alright, not super captivating to me...
The interior with that stupid outdated wood looking center console panel... it looks hideous for a luxury ute...
The wood looks like cheap plywood!One thing that always bugs me is the really outdated Volvo emblem on the front grille. Compare that to how Mercedes has moved on from their three star thing stuck out of the hood, to now their much mo attractive large three star emblem on the grille itself. Volvo really needs to move ahead with the times in the way they potray their car image.
Plus, this new ute is going to probably cost a lot of money again, like it's bigger borther XC90.
JMHO... it doesn't even come close to being nice as compared with the RDX.
looks nice. Interior is a little "too old fashioned" for me. Not a huge wood grain interior guy, but the rear and front look pretty good IMO.
The rear with some tasteful LED's .... can't go wrong with LED's.
Now, if they made the center console look like the concept car, THAT would be insane!!!
02-20-2008, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by MMike1981
1. NO.
2. FORD
3. please design an interior thats suitable for humans and not robots
4. i see way too much CX9/MKX/EDGE.
2. FORD
3. please design an interior thats suitable for humans and not robots
4. i see way too much CX9/MKX/EDGE.
02-20-2008, 11:39 AM
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No, Volvo will be, forever and a day, a FWD or F/AWD car company. NOT acceptable for adverse roadbed conditions wherein stearing control is just as, or maybe more important, than traction for forward drive (or engine braking).
Honda/Acura's SH-AWD system does it RIGHT....FINALLY...!!
Honda/Acura's SH-AWD system does it RIGHT....FINALLY...!!
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02-20-2008, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by wrestrepo
It actually looks nice in the pictures....I wonder how it will look in real life....
Well, thr first time I saw the C30 concept in autoshows, I thought it looked really cool, and would like to get one. But when the production model came out, it looks really crappy to me...
02-21-2008, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by cwepruk
Looks no taller than an RDX.
Volvos have always seemed kind of clunky to me and quality/reliability on a couple that my friends own has been poor.
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