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Specs on 99 V70 T5 V70-XC70

posted by  davidm on  Fri Jan 17 07:58 CST 2003
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Fast. Pretty agile for FWD. The automatic gets 0-60 in mid-6 sec range; maybe 1/2 sec faster if you can get the stick shift. My average fuel economy for 60/40 driving (town/highway) is 24.7 mpg. Easily gets 27-28 mpg highway. Books 236hp, and more can be gotten using various tricks. The insignificant turbo lag can be reduced with a $35 manual boost controller (caveat emptor!) - I say insignificant because the low pressure turbo models have less lag but nevertheless will be far behind you at 60mph.

Engine is reinforced with cylinder sleeves, sodium valves, crown forged pistons, beefed up crank arms, etc.

I really, really like mine.
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David \\ (98 S70 T5SE Black, misc mods (mostly lighting), red calipers) (92 940GLE)






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