Volvo S80

Volvo S80

The Volvo S80 is a mid-size luxury car / executive car produced by the Swedish automaker Volvo and introduced in 1998 as a replacement for the aging Volvo 960/S90 sedan. Unlike almost all other Volvo models, it does not have a wagon version. However, the slightly smaller V70 wagon was spun off its platform. The S80 is currently Volvo's flagship model, although there is some speculation that Volvo may release a full-size luxury car to compete with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 7 Series and Lexus LS.

The S80 is based on the Volvo P2 platform. The 1999 S80 were availible with five different engines - a 2,4 litre 140hp 5 cylinder, a 2,4 litre 170hp 5 cylinder, a 2,9 litre 204hp 6 cylinder, the 272hp T6 and the 2,5 litre D5. The 2.9 has a 2.9 L I6 engine while the T6 was powered by a twin-turbocharged 2.8 L I6. The 2001 model saw the introduction of the 200hp 2,5T. For the 2004 model year, the S80 came in 2.4 (140/170), 2.4D, D5, 2.5T, 2.5T AWD, 2.9, T6 and Bi-Fuel models. The 2.5T model has a 2.5 L I5 engine with a light-pressure turbocharger. The AWD version, of course, has all wheel drive. Prices for the S80 range from $36,000 USD for a base 2.5T, to $50,000 USD for a fully-loaded T6 model. Every single S80 has been built in the Gothenburg, Sweden plant. The very first Volvo S80 rolled off the assembly line on May 6, 1998. King Harald V of Norway uses a S80 Limousine as a representation vehicle. 368 000 S80s were built before the introduction of the new model.

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