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Mad Volvo 850R
Gee I bet it has torque steer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew6YwIN2IQc I wonder if he's wearing a grandad hat? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbHEPbS9ZeU Last edited by dewolf; 03-08-2008 at 03:16 AM.. |
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Those crazy Swedes!
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Most people don't realize the Volvos and Saabs can easily be made to have silly power. My Aero is almost totally stock, and still pretty damn quick. 300 HP is just a few bolt-ons away.
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I Love my 850. It's kind of a sleeper because it's a wagon, but it has a few upgrades so it's pretty quick and it has the full IPD sways and bilsteins so it handles very good. I converted it to a manual a couple of years ago. Looks completely factory and it's so much better the the Auto.
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I have a friend who used to drive an 850 T5 R. His favourite was to use this "truck" to utterly destroy boy racers (especially those driving Subarus) at traffic lights. It is the ultimate sleeper in my mind!
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I owned an 850 turbo wagon for about 4 year. Yes it was fast, but it really was a confusing car. The car felt and handled like a station wagon with a quick spooling engine in it. I wouldn't want to get that car into any unpredictable situations. It seemed like highways cruising was what it was for. I'm sure if you tracked down the Volvo in the video with your 911 on some intense curvy roads, you would soon see him pulled over (or crashed) on the side of the road with his brakes smoking. 
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I love it!!!
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