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A new D5 engine for the models S60, V70, XC70, S80 and XC90 is announced in the 2005 car year of the last “Auto, Motor and Sport” (from 24.11.2004) for May ’05. In the text section of the same edition it is stated on p. 26: “From May a new top version with 185 hp will make the five-cylinder diesel more steam.” “Auto-Bild” (from 03.12.2004) exceeds itself almost with long-term news, but also writes at least (on p. 70): “The large diesel is to be increased in two stages. In 2005 the 185 hp variant starts, in 2007 the measuring bar is already at 225 hp.” So something seems to be wrong. Here http://www.motor-talk.de/showthread.php?… were the 185 hp for the XC90 already discussed, but what about the other models? In this thread also the information of several friendly people found itself, which would probably not be anything with May ’05, but rather August ’05?

Dear parents among the XC90 riders, you will certainly have noticed the priceless advantage of the headphone connections on the C-pillars during trips > 10 minutes. However, “Mother Volvo” did not tell us where we should hang the headphones after the end of the ride, especially since “in-ear-buttons” are not loved by all kids – my girls clearly prefer the normal “earpush” with handle. After these things have flown around somewhere in the car so far (“Ups, I’ve probably put on it; luck was only the headphones of …”), I have now found relatively small, crystal clear glue hooks with also transparent adhesive foil from Tesa in our household grab box. It works great!! Lt. Tesa are the adhesives to remove again. If necessary I can also put a photo on. By the way, I have mounted/glued something below the headphone exits. Greeting, Frank – relaxed back from the bridge day trip to the North Sea (also thanks to headrest DVD by Medion )

Hello, so slowly my V70 I is coming into the years and I start to deal with the idea of a new V70. Whether brand new (i.e. already used model-maintained) or is not yet clear. My current 2.5l machine with 144hp, which makes itself with automatic nevertheless a bit tough. Realistically, also think not of the T5 or so … 170 to 200hp seems to me to be a good compromise. Now it turns out from economic considerations whether biFuel could be a good alternative. Question 1: Can anyone say something about whether the new V70 with 140hp is similarly lame as the old one – or because technologically (with automatic please) newer, also agile / faster … less tough? Question 2: There are different types of gas … are there clear statements? LPT because or is this a science that perhaps is subject to regional circumstances or something else? Or are it “only” tax aspects? Thanks for your information.

A few days ago, plusminus from the WDR, a fierce ideology and nothing but this prescribed consumer protection broadcast, made a contribution about the alleged consumption of air conditioners. I just want to take out the information about the above-mentioned S60:http://www.daserste.de/…/beitrag_dyn~uid,boprq55w1im0g6z8~cm.asp pdf-file at the end of the article. I’m talking about that. The S60 is supposed to consume almost 14,5 l in the city. With climate again 2 l more. I drive this engine in a V70II and can’t understand these values. Is anyone driving this model here? Greeting Achim