Hi there. For 4 days I’ve been the proud owner of a Volvo V40, 1.8 ltr., 16V, BJ. 98. Before that I drove a VW Vento with 2.0 ltr and also 115 HP. It ran like crazy. Unfortunately, I could only drive a little bit through the city during the test drive for time reasons and did not get over the 3 gear. My problem is that, as I know 16 V engines, these are in themselves rotating gears and only really go from about 4000 rpm. After all, the Volvo has a speed band up to 6500 rpm. With 4000 spins is unfortunately already the oven out. All over 4500 rpm is feelable only an agony for the engine. So of a 16 V I would have expected much more spin joy. The extended V/Max was said and written 170 – 180 km/h on level and light falls. Before I had to check the setting at Vovlo now, I wanted to ask the Volvo Geminde, if it is with similar models of other owners as well. But I had to leave a chip build up to make this thing happen.