Sure they did buddy, because a RWD Supercharged Jaguar XJ with a classic design, or an AWD 4.4 Yamaha V8 Volvo S80 were terrible, right? Especially compared to the slop they're creating now
Neither of these cars are particularly special.
>>28982892Nobody wants a V8 in their Volvos. People want a super reliable 4 cylinder engine that requires minimum maintenance and doesn't cause much headache. Whoever greenlit a V8 Volvo has no idea what Volvo is.
>>28982966The XJR is a very good car and massively underrated. The supercharged 4.2 is a great engine and underneath the retro styling it was a modern platform that handled well while still being comfy. Lacks a bit of firepower compared to something like a CLS55 but it's probably the better car to live with.
>>28982977An inline five is also acceptable.
>>28983085Yes IMO the ideal engine to strive for. Reliable, reasonable and still very fun.
>>28982977>Nobody wants a V8 in their VolvosSaid nobody, the V8 Volvos have gone up in value due to demand>Whoever greenlit a V8 Volvo has no idea what Volvo is.Whoever greenlit this garbage has no idea what Volvo is
>>28982966>Neither of these cars are particularly special.What do you consider special then?
For me it's an overbuilt rwd 4 cyl that doesn't break down
>>28983081Find me some replacement valve covers for the jag. I'll wait.Whomever greenlit magnesiyvalve covers should be shot.
>>28983719>Find me some replacement valve covers for the jag. I'll wait.Not difficult to findhttps://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.com/parts/index/part/id/350.1234.3348.15186/brand/jaguar/
>>28982977I kinda want a v8 in a Volvo. Lazy low end torque beats 4 cyl gruffmonster everyday. Plus with hybrids now you could make it pretty reasonable on fuel.
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>>28982966>particularly specialOP didn't imply such.In fact, he juxtaposed said v8 vehicles against the current epoch of muh turbo 3, 4 and 6 cylinder garbage that is prevalent today.
>>28983861And guess who owned Jaguar in 1993?
>>28982892Both of these companies are chinkshit now. Literally made by chinks with chink materials
>>28983965First, the XJ-S launched in 1975Second, I don't have a problem with Ford, I actually quite like the Ford era Volvos. I just don't care for the cars you picked.
>>28983917I would rather have a turbo 5 cylinder Volvo from the same era over the V8 S80
>>28983169>Whoever greenlit this garbage has no idea what Volvo isYou just posted the best selling EV in Scandinavia next to Model Y.
>>28984002Volvo makes its cars in Sweden and Belgium>b-but some of the components are Made in ChinaYeah bitch literally everything we own has shit made in China in it. Welcome to globalization.
>>28984174literal Stockholm syndrome
>>28984179They don't make shit in Sweden of Belgium lol. It's all in china.
>>28982892The fwd i6 volvos are some of the dumbest shit to have ever been made, the s80 would be desirable if it wasn't fwd
>>28985162The original S80 2.9 T6 was a Volvo product, not Ford, and they were terrible for reliability, with transmission not strong enough.The P3 S80 6 cylinder models were way more reliable, under Ford.> the s80 would be desirable if it wasn't fwdThat was a Volvo decision, they decided to make everything FWD before Ford bought them.
