Which will win, please...
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Originally Posted by Aggro_Al
The At Speed Motorsports Volvo S60R recently dominated the World Challenge GT Race at Mosport. The S60R lapped every car but the second place finisher. They beat all the Porsches, Vipers, Cadillacs and Corvettes in the field. These are usually very strong contenders in the GT category.
let us not forget S60R = AWD
porsche, viper, cadi, vette = RWD
Mosport race = very wet
yo...some girls dads are crazy...he might be trying to see if you will race...cuz you are gonna be driving his daughter around...if i were you, i'd just talk **** about beating him...
unless you truly know he won't hold it against you that you're willing to race...then give'r hell, and who cares...it'll be fun either way!
unless you truly know he won't hold it against you that you're willing to race...then give'r hell, and who cares...it'll be fun either way!
Originally Posted by Aggro_Al
The At Speed Motorsports Volvo S60R recently dominated the World Challenge GT Race at Mosport. The S60R lapped every car but the second place finisher. They beat all the Porsches, Vipers, Cadillacs and Corvettes in the field. These are usually very strong contenders in the GT category.
Yo....who cares!?!?
"I bought this, I bought that"
"Enthusiast....Touring???"
"Mine cost this much!!!"
"Im 20 yrs. old"
Damn, sound like a bunch of nagging hens.
We are all here for one purpose, our love for the Z.....right?
Stop "flexin' your muscles" and get over it.
"I bought this, I bought that"
"Enthusiast....Touring???"
"Mine cost this much!!!"
"Im 20 yrs. old"
Damn, sound like a bunch of nagging hens.
We are all here for one purpose, our love for the Z.....right?
Stop "flexin' your muscles" and get over it.
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Originally Posted by Aggro_Al
The At Speed Motorsports Volvo S60R recently dominated the World Challenge GT Race at Mosport. The S60R lapped every car but the second place finisher. They beat all the Porsches, Vipers, Cadillacs and Corvettes in the field. These are usually very strong contenders in the GT category.
Obviously the internet didn't catch my sarcasm
And to the O.P. - I'm 21 by the way but i feel no need to flaunt that fact like yourself
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Originally Posted by dmullane
I got the enthusiast bc i live in florida and i didnt want to get leather and stick to my seat, plus i paid for the car with my own money...oh and Im 20
Originally Posted by icedout589
Who cares if you're 20 or 40....why would you add that?
+1 Your age & who's paying for the car doesn't have any bearing in who will win.
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Originally Posted by phase1
Yo....who cares!?!?
"I bought this, I bought that"
"Enthusiast....Touring???"
"Mine cost this much!!!"
"Im 20 yrs. old"
Damn, sound like a bunch of nagging hens.
We are all here for one purpose, our love for the Z.....right?
Stop "flexin' your muscles" and get over it.
"I bought this, I bought that"
"Enthusiast....Touring???"
"Mine cost this much!!!"
"Im 20 yrs. old"
Damn, sound like a bunch of nagging hens.
We are all here for one purpose, our love for the Z.....right?
Stop "flexin' your muscles" and get over it.
Amen !!!
if you get by pops volvo your probably not worthy of marrying his daughter.
if you do beat him you probably aren't worthy either because you're a crazy driver that will race with others while his girl is in the car.
lose lose situation. just admit his car is better and be on his good side.
if you do beat him you probably aren't worthy either because you're a crazy driver that will race with others while his girl is in the car.
lose lose situation. just admit his car is better and be on his good side.
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Originally Posted by fairlady350z33
if you get by pops volvo your probably not worthy of marrying his daughter.
if you do beat him you probably aren't worthy either because you're a crazy driver that will race with others while his girl is in the car.
lose lose situation. just admit his car is better and be on his good side.
if you do beat him you probably aren't worthy either because you're a crazy driver that will race with others while his girl is in the car.
lose lose situation. just admit his car is better and be on his good side.
Forgot about that! Yeah, take the LOSS and keep the daughter!!!
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Originally Posted by RBlover69
It was raining man. Cmon dont blow it out of porportion....iof it wasnt they wouldve lost like every other race before that.
The At Speed S60 R had only raced 4 other races before Mosport this season. If you include Mosport, that is 1 first place finish, 2 other podium finishes and a top 10 finish. How do you call that losing? Yes, the rain did contribute to it's large lead but it wasn't wet during the qualifying season or at the other races. Yes, this is it's first GT Class win but, they have only been racing in the GT Class for the last 2 years. The Volvo has a long history of winning in the Touring Class. Bernard Franke drove his S60 to 7 podium finishes in 4 months just recently
Too many people underestimate the R, including overzealous M3 drivers. That's fine by me. I got tired of wanna-be street racers with visions of F&F glory trying to race me on the streets when I had the Z.
Originally Posted by Car and Driver Magazine
M3, S4, S60R. These alphanumerics can now be spoken in the same breath with a straight face and no eye rolls. Volvo has gotten serious and spent big in the braking, handling, and horsepower departments and added Haldex all-wheel drive to send excess torque to the rear axle instead of up the steering column. The shifter feels accurate, and each of the three suspension settings is useful (some less so in Michigan). The car even looks cool, especially its blue gauges.
...the R's performance numbers are right on the heels of the Germans', which speaks volumes about how far Volvo has come with the R, not to mention the leap from the T5 and AWD. And keep in mind that for the R's money the only other sedans in the same league are the Audi A4 3.0 Quattro, the BMW 330i Performance Package, the Cadillac CTS, and the Infiniti G35, all of which would become well acquainted with the R's taillights.
...the R's performance numbers are right on the heels of the Germans', which speaks volumes about how far Volvo has come with the R, not to mention the leap from the T5 and AWD. And keep in mind that for the R's money the only other sedans in the same league are the Audi A4 3.0 Quattro, the BMW 330i Performance Package, the Cadillac CTS, and the Infiniti G35, all of which would become well acquainted with the R's taillights.
Originally Posted by Edmunds
Once behind the wheel of the Volvo S60 R, low-end torque is prodigious and acceleration remains strong almost all the way to its 6,800-rpm redline. It is not quite in the same league as Audi's S4, BMW's M3 and Mercedes' C55 AMG, but it's closer than we ever thought Volvo car would get. And thanks to the continuously variable valve timing, efficient turbocharger and twin intercoolers, throttle response is excellent with minimal turbo lag.
Last edited by Aggro_Al; Oct 4, 2006 at 06:47 PM.
i understand ur point and i give props to volvo for the R . But i just dont see it making waves in the auto world because one volvo doesnt advertise it as it should be. 2) its not well covered as a performance machine because of volvos saftey image. Yes in the straights i believe volov got the turbo and responce time perfected because theres is little to no lag in the R. I think it came at a price though with its tempermental ecu having difficulties with a/f at summer temps. Thus the volovs tend to do lesser then usual even in gt racing. There great cars. i dnt knw if a r can persuad anyone from buying a z or a m3 but then again in a world where a srt 4 can spank 40 k cars its glad to have options
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Yeah, you're right, the R's turbo is very tempermental when it gets really hot. Aftermarket cooling can fix that. I personally wouldn't get an R without additional cooling if I lived in the desert. When the temps get close to 100+ degrees, a stock R is closer to six seconds than five seconds. When it came time to move on from the Z, I personally chose the R over the M3 because the cost of the M3 to me didn't justify the performance difference and a $1k chip mod would give me better performance than the M3. In Europe Volvo has more of a performance image than it does here in the US because of its successes in the touring championships. In the US, the R is Volvo's attempt to give its image more of a performance edge. They definately need to stress the performance with safety aspect. Their latest marketing campaign is "Volvo Cares" and "Volvo For Life". Pretty ho-hum and not necessarily awe inspiring. They need to have commercials like those new VWs showing people walking away from crashes or BMW type commercial with them zooming through canyons. I personally would like to see a commercial where a soccer mom with a car load of groceries takes on a Mustang in a V70 R after dropping off the kids.
dmullane,
If you're seriously going to race the old man. Make sure he's stock and you race him on a hot day and the advantage will be on your side. If you do race, take it some place safe. Good luck and don't make the dad lose too bad. If he's chip modded, even an FI Z will have it's work cut out.
Just in case anyone still has images of the boxy Volvos. This is the S60 R.
dmullane,
If you're seriously going to race the old man. Make sure he's stock and you race him on a hot day and the advantage will be on your side. If you do race, take it some place safe. Good luck and don't make the dad lose too bad. If he's chip modded, even an FI Z will have it's work cut out.
Just in case anyone still has images of the boxy Volvos. This is the S60 R.
Last edited by Aggro_Al; Oct 4, 2006 at 09:28 PM.