Can A Diesel Volvo V90 Beat An 850 T5 In A Straight Line?
The D5 version of Volvo’s V90 estate doesn’t have any performance car aspirations, but thanks to the the relentlessness of automotive progress, it has a similar output to the mighty 850 T5.
Just 10bhp separates the two, with the D5 being slightly more powerful, and also having the benefit of Volvo’s clever, lag-killing ‘Power Pulse’ system that pre-spools the turbocharger with a shot of compressed air. So what happens when you line the two cars up side-by-side, and have a drag race?
In the end it’s a win apiece for the cars, with the V90 taking the win on the standing start race, and the 850 victorious following a rolling start. The five-pot 850 is the overall winner in terms of engine noise, though…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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What happens if they crash into each other?
The driver of the V90 is not that injured while the driver of the 850 is. And both cars are damaged, because Volvo jokes are not funny anymore
Edit: Damn people get triggered as soon as something they don’t wanna hear is being said. Or maybe it’s just CT’s sheep mind
Is that how black holes are made?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irresistible_force_paradox
power pulse?
aka missfiring system
aka anti lag
It is sort of an AL system which has no function. GODDAMIT! I thought Volvo were smart enough to know that if they put a leaf blower to spool the turbo it won’t help as much as making a Twin Charger setup…
Mishufiringu shyshtemu?!?!? P.s. I made a video on this. One of my earlier posts, check it out kek
I swear to God, it seems like diesels in Europe didn’t care about the dieselgate. You almost don’t see them anymore in North America, but in Europe it seems like 80% of cars are diesel
Yes. That is right.
Absolutely
Diesel is cheaper in general, that’s why
Don’t worry European care much more about the planet, these cars aren’t made by vw, also gas in states is half the price compared to Europe. If you had to pay the same it would be the same thing there.
Why not a five banger diesel? Diesels will be gone some time soon in some countries and that’s why now is the time to create outrageous diesels with crazy power and all that… To me, a five banger is more exclusive than a V6 or an I6. But not more than a H6…
Merc used to make a lot of 5 bangers. C250 td, c270 cdi, the almighty c30 cdi amg.
I used to drive a T5 transporter with the I5 diesel. What a beast! Felt like you were turning the earth the other way when you booted it!⛟🛫🎢
LONG LIVE THE DIESEL I5!
Volvo had 5-cyl diesels.
“Wow, that V90 must have a huge engine! 90 cylinders… And I won’t mention the turbo lag on the T5, 5 turbos take a lot of time to spool”
What about the t5-r? 5 turbos that only work in reverse
Waiting for the gif of two tanks racing…
It seems both won 😎
But for me, the 850 wins in the sound department 😎
Who cares? Volvo 4 pot hybrid from here on. Volvo is off my list.
in 10 years all cars made will be off your list then
This is the most pointless fkin post ever, offcourse its gona beat a t5 wtf is the point, “lets see if this brand new diesel beats a piece of sh*t t5 from 1990” fck off with this shit
But it didn’t
You didn’t watch the video, did you?
You are obviously too young to remember that the T5 is not ‘just a piece of sh!t from the 90s’
It was like the E63 AMG of the 90s
I see a 850, I like. But more importantly, I’m happy.