XC90 Engine & Transmission
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XC90 Engine & Transmission
A review on the www.edmunds.com website showed "disadvantageous engine and transmission combination." Their road test results indicates that the T6 with the 4-speed transmission felt sluggish and "had a harder time keeping up with driver demands while piloting the car around hilly, curvy roads."</P>
I am seriously considering getting the T6 and just waiting for the right time when I don't have to pay MSRP for it.</P>
To those that are already driving their T6, do you have any feedback regarding the review above from Edmunds?</P>
Thanks.</P>
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XC90 Engine & Transmission
Friends of mine have an XC 90 AWD with the base 5cyl. light pressure turbo (209 hp?) and of course the ubiquitous 4 speed auto trans. I personally thought it was a decent car to drive with fairly crisp shifting for a slush-pump, and decent pick-up for a large vehicle with a 2.5 liter engine....I'm used to an '89 240 DL though, so I hardly have the need for crushing power....</P>
David</P>
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RE: XC90 Engine & Transmission
Just bought a used 2004 XC90 2.5T loaded - it runs like a charm. The 2.5L engine with the 5 speed automatic transmission is alot more powerful than what i had expected. It has alot of pep of the line and shifts very smoothly. I had test drove the 6 cylinder which was alittle more powerful but the 4 speed transmission didn t feel as good / smooth as the 5 speed. I found this beauty with only 40,000 km and had been on the road for a year and ahalf on a lease. I saved about $25,000 Cdn from buying it new, which made this deal hard to pass up. I can t believe how smooth and solid the ride is. There was a snow storm the day i picked it up, but it felt so safe and secure driving through the 6" of snow that had fallen - it was really awsome to drive.
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I recently test drove a 2005 2.5t, it has the 5 speed auto, I was very impressed with the power of the 2.5t in such a heavy vehicle, but I ended up buying the 4.4 V8, would have bought the 2.5 but the guy wouldnt deal, got the V8 cheaper than I could have bought the 2.5t of the same year, (2005).
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