By Colin Wood
Oct 27, 2020
For a short time, Volvo offered a Yamaha-designed V8 in its S80 and the XC90. In both cases, the engine was mounted transversely and capable of a little more than 300 horsepower.
As it turns out, all it takes is a less restrictive exhaust to make a Swedish luxo-barge sound like a roaring muscle car.
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10/27/20 12:34 p.m.
That video needed a lot less funky music and a lot more V8 noises.
10/27/20 2:06 p.m.
fast forward to about the 1 min mark to finally hear the car and less bad techno...
10/27/20 2:59 p.m.
I might be getting old: A FWD luxo-barge that makes roaring muscle car noises would be fun for 5 minutes and then annoy the E36 M3 out of me. It sounds like it should be fun to drive but it's soft and isolating. It feels like it should be serene but it's loud and aggressive. Optimizing the right things in the wrong package.
10/27/20 3:23 p.m.
AWD, but you're not wrong about the rest. I think this is the perfect application for cutouts.
10/27/20 3:46 p.m.
In reply to stylngle2003 :
I second the cutouts, especially some remote-controlled ones.
I want the option of being loud, but I don't want to be loud 24/7.
10/27/20 7:20 p.m.
Why sound like an uncorked small block when you can sound like an Audi Group B car?
10/28/20 9:21 a.m.
I think that it sounds glorious and don't think that it would get old. My issue is the engine being mounted sideways making it absolutely brutal to work on.
10/28/20 11:36 a.m.
How does one put this engine into some other vehicle that is not heavy, soft, and riddled with electrical issues?
10/28/20 11:43 a.m.
Electrical issues are really not all that common on Volvos compared to brands B or M.
You could also find this engine's ancestor in the 3rd generation Taurus SHO.
10/28/20 12:35 p.m.
Mayhap I'll put a cutout on my Volvo.
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