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      08-17-2017, 01:22 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by BrunoT View Post
I never understood why Volvo quit selling that version of the XC90 w/o a decent engine. The 3.2 was a pig. Great sized vehicle with superb comfort. V8's are super rare.


I couldn't understand why they didn't drop the 3.0T engine when they phased out the Yamaha V* (which is a BEAST). The 3.0T uses the same block and transmission; and has a torque limiter on the first 2 gears to save the tranny, and would've been a more economical alternative to the V8 and extend the practicality and marketability of the model until the end of its useful lie.

I suspect that after the debacle they had with the previous T6 engine they didn't want to expose themselves to the same problems again.
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