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Old 12th April 2023, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by HPsauce View Post
As it happens the power output of that is almost exactly the same as my little modern Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country, which has a 2L engine, 8-speed auto box and AWD; no slouch.
(Sod all load space though )
...and sadly - even though it's significantly smaller - the V40 XC has a higher kerb weight than the 850 T5-R . That's progress for you
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