Big Volvos - showroom view
As I had a bit of time to while away this afternoon in a Volvo dealership, and my reading material was getting boring, I had a good look round a couple of top-spec flagship cars in the showroom - an S90 and an XC90.
To quote Volvo: S90 - Sophisticated, intuitive and powerful. An executive saloon, without compromise.
and XC90 Twin Engine - Luxury performance without compromise.
Finishes and materials were pretty good, but things I noticed that weren't:
1. Front seat thigh supports were quite "lumpy" when not extended.
2. Manual adjustment of the steering wheel (unlock lever and "wrangle")!
3. Manual adjustment of seatbelt shoulder height.
4. No adjustment of front headrests.
The XC90, like IT's favourite Audi, has 3 rows of seats and is equally enormous.
And the S90 did at least have a space-saver spare wheel. The XC90 I don't think did, seats and batteries presumably get in the way.
Just first impressions, but they count.
__________________
2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
|