Can A Diesel Volvo V90 Beat An 850 T5 In A Straight Line?
The D5 version of Volvo’s V90 estate doesn’t have any performance car aspirations, but thanks to the the relentlessness of automotive progress, it has a similar output to the mighty 850 T5.
Just 10bhp separates the two, with the D5 being slightly more powerful, and also having the benefit of Volvo’s clever, lag-killing ‘Power Pulse’ system that pre-spools the turbocharger with a shot of compressed air. So what happens when you line the two cars up side-by-side, and have a drag race?
In the end it’s a win apiece for the cars, with the V90 taking the win on the standing start race, and the 850 victorious following a rolling start. The five-pot 850 is the overall winner in terms of engine noise, though…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
What happens if they crash into each other?
power pulse?
aka missfiring system
aka anti lag
I swear to God, it seems like diesels in Europe didn’t care about the dieselgate. You almost don’t see them anymore in North America, but in Europe it seems like 80% of cars are diesel
Why not a five banger diesel? Diesels will be gone some time soon in some countries and that’s why now is the time to create outrageous diesels with crazy power and all that… To me, a five banger is more exclusive than a V6 or an I6. But not more than a H6…
“Wow, that V90 must have a huge engine! 90 cylinders… And I won’t mention the turbo lag on the T5, 5 turbos take a lot of time to spool”
Waiting for the gif of two tanks racing…
It seems both won 😎
But for me, the 850 wins in the sound department 😎
Who cares? Volvo 4 pot hybrid from here on. Volvo is off my list.
This is the most pointless fkin post ever, offcourse its gona beat a t5 wtf is the point, “lets see if this brand new diesel beats a piece of sh*t t5 from 1990” fck off with this shit
I see a 850, I like. But more importantly, I’m happy.