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Re: "R" manual slower than T-5 auto??? 850 1995

posted by  someone claiming to be Yannis Alatzas on  Sun Feb 25 13:01 CST 2001 [RELATED]

All things being equal, meaning that both cars are in about the same mechanical condition, the 850R should leave the T-5 automatic BEHIND! Especially if it is a non-US "R" model where they have 250HP rating. First gear, as Omni88 correctly pointed out below, is "regulated" so they should be about the same but the R in second and third gear (as a manual T-5 would also be) is going to be...devilish!

Manual R....wow...I have driven once a Black 1998 V70 R AWD manual, in Greece for about 350 miles...I am still trying to relive the...dream , what a "monster"!

Yannis





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