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If You Don't Care About Performance And You Have A Large Family Who You Want To Be Safe, This Is Goo

2005 Used Volvo XC90 2.5T Review

By: Brumby_42
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08/05/2009

If you value performance, then this is not the car for you. The 2.5T is a small engine for something so big, so performance is nothing to write home about. It was not designed to be a performance car. 0-60 mph takes 11 seconds or so. Around corners, it rolls heavily and throttle will result in serious understeer. The steering is as vague as it gets. The first half an inch or so of steering in either direction from center does nothing at all.

However, if performance is not your top priority, then this is an excellent car in terms of practicality and comfort. The ride is quite soft. The seats are fairly comfortable. There isn't too much road or tire noise. It can seat 7 people, though the two seats in the very back have little legroom. Those are best left for the children. With the seats folded down, there is plenty of room for cargo, enough for something like a small couch. The split tailgate is a nice touch and makes loading heavy items easier.

Pros: It's comfortable and quiet. You can get 7 people in it. Airbags will coccon your loved ones in a bed of safety in the event of a crash
Cons: Lame performance, goes through a lot of fuel
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Xc90 D5

By: Nicklas97
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01/01/2009

The D5 was to small for this heavy car. But it was a dream in the winter and long-journeys. The build quality was not very good, other Volvo models seems to have better quality! Maybe a T6 engine would fit the car better?

Pros: Space and winter qualities
Cons: Diesel consumption and tired engine
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Wicked

2005 Used Volvo XC90 T6 AWD Review

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By: Thomas2677
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07/01/2008

Awesome. Complete control all the time, good visibilty all around.

Pros: Many
Cons: Few, well gas
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Sooooooooooo Fast

2005 Used Volvo XC90 V8 Review

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By: Denielle1
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05/21/2008

Excellen torque and horsepower, very good around turns. Handles like a car, room like a SUV.

Pros: 311 Horsepower, sleek finish, beautiful interior and large motor and towing capacity
Cons: Navigations sustem isn't the best and the turn signal switch sticks once in a while
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Has A Great Passing Gear, But Not A Lot Of Storage With 3rd Row Seating.

2005 Used Volvo XC90 V8 Review

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By: Tamara139
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04/22/2008

This is my 'company' car that I use for personal use also.  It is great in an accident...unfortunately, I can attest to this. :(  Kind of noisy.  Very nice looking car.

Pros: 7 passenger, looks good, takes off well at 70mph :)
Cons: lack of storage, road noise, lack of storage
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Awesome

2005 Used Volvo XC90 V8 Review

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By: Chris7928
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03/20/2008

very good reliability, built in object detection system in reverse. 2 DVD players in the back, V8 (powerful...)

Pros: very powerful, fits a whole family
Cons: not the best gas mileage, premium gas
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2005 Used Volvo XC90 T6 AWD Review

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By: Faisal108
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02/28/2008

best family car

Pros: very stable for a jeep
Cons: weak car
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Very Comfortable, Spacious And Practical Volvo Wagon.

2005 Used Volvo XC90 2.5T AWD Review

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By: Tim861
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02/19/2008

Compared to XC70, a bit more spacious and cabin more interesting. Handling not significantly different to XC70.

Pros: Spacious, comfortable.
Cons: Slightly thirsty. Handling is unexciting
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Great Car For The Family

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By: Bertrand33
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02/01/2008

confortable, easy to use, robust, safe, family friendly

Pros: everything
Cons: it's huge
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Nice...

2005 Used Volvo XC90 T6 AWD Review

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By: Mario27
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12/19/2007

Safe/ quick/ fun...

Pros: Volvo
Cons: Agency
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