- sedan 90,170
- 11,995 high price
- Waco, TX
-
- autoshopper.com
- sedan 90,170 diesel black automatic
2009 volvo s80 review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. It's fast, comfortable and roomy. It rides nice around town and it's powerful and tracks straight as an arrow at high speeds. The v8 sounds like a corvette engine when it first starts up then settles to a smooth idle. It's smooth and creamy when cruising and very responsive. At high speeds the s80 v8 is quiet and smooth. Its performance (0-60 in 6. 0 seconds, with a top speed electronically limited to 155 mph) stretches beyond what anyone can realistically use. We found the car handles quite well for a large luxury car. even the base-level, six-cylinder, front-drive-only s80 3. 2 can sprint to 60 mph in 7. 4 seconds, and risk arrest with a top speed of 130 mph. In between is the s80 t6, with a turbocharged six, all-wheel-drive, and a somewhat longer option list compared to the base model. inside is a sumptuous cabin with comfortable seats, sophisticated audio, and an available navigation system. Optional adaptive cruise control allows the driver to maintain set following distances with the cars ahead: the system will accelerate or slow the car as needed. the s80 is loaded with safety equipment, from its protective structure to its state-of-the-art active and passive safety features. We think the s80 is the best car overall ever to come out of sweden: slick, modern, pretty but understated, quick and powerful. It's relatively sporty and there aren't any rough edges on this package anywhere. changes for 2009 are minimal. Some models have new wheels. There's more standard equipment at very level, including bluetooth, and the various options and option packages have been rearranged a bit. the 2009 volvo s80 is a luxury sedan. Three engine/driveline combinations are available: an inline-six with front-wheel drive, a turbocharged six with all-wheel drive (awd), and a v8 with awd. All come with a six-speed automatic transmission and geartronic manual override. lineupthe s80 3. 2 39,600) is powered by a 3. 2-liter 235-horsepower inline 6-cylinder engine driving the front wheels. Content-wise, t6 adds a standard electric parking brake. A convenience package 1,995) consisting of volvo's personal car communicator (pcc) with keyless drive (more below); interior air quality system (iaqs) with humidity sensor; front and rear park assist; and dynaudio 650-watt, 12-speaker stereo with dolby pro logic ii surround sound, rear headphone jacks, and rear audio controls. Climate package 825) includes heated front and rear seats, heated windshield washer nozzles, and high-pressure headlight washers. Standard equipment comprises most of what's listed above, including the complete executive and climate packages, plus sirius satellite radio, front and rear park assist, and 245/40r18 tires mounted to 18-inch alloy wheels. Exclusive to the v8 is a technology package 3,300) that adds navigation, speed-sensitive steering, xenon abl headlights, and the dynaudio sound system. Those seeking to further enhance the ambience of executive transport can specify an optional rear seat refrigerator with two crystal glasses 695). optional on all models is a rear-seat entertainment system 1,800), now with larger eight-inch screens integrated into the backs of the front-seat headrests. safety equipment on all s80 models is world-class, starting with the patented body structure and including abs with a sophisticated hydraulic brake assist, dynamic stability control, traction control, dual-threshold front airbags, dual-chamber side airbags (with one chamber for the hips and one for the chest), side-curtain airbags, next-generation whips rear-impact protection, tire pressure monitor, daytime running lights, and front and rear fog lights. And those are just the highlights. volvo cites studies suggesting that up to 90 percent of all traffic accidents are caused by driver fatigue and/or distraction. Based on this finding, volvo introduced a collision avoidance package 1,695) for the s80 in mid-2008. The package includes adaptive cruise control (acc), collision warning with brake support (cwab), distance alert (da), driver alert control (dac), and lane departure warning (ldw). Also optional is the blind-spot information system, or blis 695), that senses vehicles in the right and left blind spots and delivers a warning if there's something there. walkaroundthe volvo s80 may be the best looking sedan in the mid-range luxury class. It's arguably the most distinctive. From the late 1940s, well into the 1970s, volvos ranged from functionally handsome (recall the 122 and 144 sedans) to quirky-sexy (the 1800 es sport wagon). For a while after that, as tighter budgets for new-model development forced volvo to de-prioritize styling, the company cleverly promoted packing-crate ugliness as a self-righteous virtue. It was a successful strategy, and it bought the independent swedish automaker another 20 years of survival. Thankfully, however, sometime in the 1990s volvo rediscovered curves. americans got an eyeful of volvo's slinky new style when the first-generation s80 debuted in 1998. It was low and sleek, and rounded at the nose; but with broad shoulders and slab sides suggesting the much-loved 122 of 1956. About all the s80 seemed to share with the volvos of the previous two decades were its six-window greenhouse and the diagonal stripe across its grille. Visually, it had more in common with a jaguar than with any volvo in a generation. And it set the style for every volvo that's come since. the latest s80, which debuted for the 2007 model year, dispenses with even the six-window roofline, favoring the semi-fastback profile of the smaller volvo s60. As a result, perhaps, the s80 now looks a bit like a bigger version of a little volvo. But it's also even sleeker than previous s80's, and the new roof is said to work better in the wind tunnel. The current s80 is also rounder in the corners, and higher in the tail, where it retains a less massive rendition of those intriguingly three-dimensional tail lamps. Up front, a domed hood still flows into a rectangular grille trans-sected by volvo's trademark diagonal stripe. The bumpers are clear of arbitrary detail. Brushed aluminum moldings on the lower doors are optional on the t6 and standard on the v8. the previous s80 looked like a big car. It's harder to judge the size of the current model (unless it's parked next to something else), but its overall length of 191. 0 inches almost exactly matches the bmw 5 series, cadillac cts, lexus gs 350, mercedes-benz e-class and saab 9-5. The volvo's wheelbase, at 111. 6 inches, is the second shortest of this group (only the saab, at 106. 4 inches, is shorter) but is comparable to an audi a6 (111. 9) or acura rl (110. 2), both of which are longer than the volvo overall. The s80 is significantly larger than a bmw 3 series or mercedes-benz c-class; but it costs more than those cars, also. it will take a sharp eye to spot a 2009 model. As with other volvo's this year, v-o-l-v-o is spelled out wider and bolder on the trunk lid. The base 3. 2 has new standard 17-inch wheels volvo calls cassini, with a bright-finish, nine-spoke pattern. Standard on the v8 are new 18-inch balius wheels with a turbine-blade look. The t6 keeps its standard 17-inch canicula wheels from last year, a bold, open, five-spoke design that we like a lot. wheel options are plentiful. The new 18-inch fortuna diamond cut, offered on both six-cylinder models, has seven spokes with a sharp, almost machined appearance that varies with the light. Cruise Control✔ Climate Control✔ AM/FM✔ Power Windows✔ Climate Package✔ Sunroof/Moonroof✔ Bluetooth✔ Navigation System✔ Leather Seats✔ Alloy Wheels
11,995 Waco, TXWaco, TX at autoshopper.com