To me , $89/hr labor IS high. I pay $50-60/hr through independent mechanics, but I live out in the country where mechanics are honest and fair and you get to know them. If you think $89/hr labor is high, Chrysler charges the same. Jaguar charges $350/hr labor! Insane, eh?
This car is amazingly safe. Just too bad if you collide with an xc90 your pretty dead,same with all jeeps. A smaller car has no chance against a big car.
The XC90 has a lower cross member in the construction of the front suspension that sits at the same height as that of ordinary cars. An SUV with a lower cross member can activate another vehicle's crumple zones.
Yes, I remember when they first came out with the XC90. It had a standard turbo 5cyl. (from the 850) or optional 6cyl. (from the 960). I never drove an XC90, but figured they had to be dog slow with either motor. Nice they dropped in a V8 later. Too bad though that it's a Yamaha engine and not Volvo. :-(
I disagree, when the 5cyl is turbocharged they blow head gasket too early. I've seen so many 850 turbos for sale with blown head gaskets and under 200k miles. That's poo for being a Volvo. Without the turbo, you can't kill the 5cyl. They go forever.
Take care of you're car by doing Required maintenance and or replacing parts early.But with that said Volvo's are not cheap to fix so these car's aren't for everyone, you have to have the wallet to back it up,lol
Owner of a 96 Volvo 850Turbo Sedan with well over 250,000k's, still purrs like a kitten and hauls ass like a banshee......however, the body is starting to go.Owned the car since 1998.
@Cylence01 Been driving my Mom's '95 940 this week. I really like the car. But at 15yrs old with 185k miles, it's a little rough around the edges to say the least. I'm amazed at how well it still runs though. Honest to God, she hasn't had to make 1 mechanical repair ever to it. Original everything with the exception of a brake switch. AC still blows cold too. All features work. Awesome car, just dog slow with only 114hp pushing around 3200lbs.
I always owned american cars until my son was killed in a Dodge Caravan because Chrysler wont put the stronger seat in there mini van. Now I own a Volvo XC90. In my opinion the safest car on the road.
Oh my, I saw your videos, it's horrible. The point is that american car manifacturers still work like explained in the movie "fight club". If lawsuits for deaths due to failure are cheaper than fixing a problem, they'll leave it.
Ford is trying very hard pressing their lower quality standards onto Volvo, but hopefully will never ruin Volvo's mentality towards safety.
@mipmipmipmipmip You are correct. Ford did the exact same thing with their Explorer/Bronco II being very prone to rollovers and many people dying because of it. Ford knew there was a problem, but it was cheaper to pay off lawsuits than redesign the vehicle to be safer! How sick is that?
I'm a huge Volvo fan and this is a very safe vehicle, but this test seems a little unfair. When the show it dropping on it's roof, I noticed that the entire front end (and God only knows what else) is missing from the vehicle. That has to be a lot of extra weight not coming down on the roof as it's dropped. That doesn't seem like accurate testing to me.
oh man.. i rolled a lumina off the road INTO THE SNOW and it came out worse than that, kinda makes you think.. how much are car companies actually putting into car safety?
Thankfully, car safety has improved A LOT since the days of the Lumina. Somewhere on here there is a offset head-on crash test between a new mini-car and a big old Volvo. The Volvo did horrible and the little mini-car did extremely well. Much has changed since then.
The top corners of the windscreen frame are made of carbide tungsten if I remember correctly. Also, the airbags sense a rollover before the car goes inverted and deploy just before the impact, although that is unlikely to happen with the Roll Stability system.
the audio on the video was great!....
darkmagyk218 4 months ago
damm that barely got damage thats a tuff SUV
ROBATORE 9 months ago
0:13 - 0:21 the Volvo's roof hardly taps the ground
joshuaracecar 1 year ago
Wow, it's so solid.
MarkAM1994 2 years ago
To me , $89/hr labor IS high. I pay $50-60/hr through independent mechanics, but I live out in the country where mechanics are honest and fair and you get to know them. If you think $89/hr labor is high, Chrysler charges the same. Jaguar charges $350/hr labor! Insane, eh?
palebeachbum 3 years ago
wow, i am looking at getting one, this makes me feel safer:)
negritaLZ 3 years ago 2
that drivers side wheel is a bit flimsy but it was hit pretty hard
thats one tough unibody though
TungstenIHC 4 years ago
Wow, its the hard :-o :]
Hemaka86 4 years ago 3
This car is amazingly safe. Just too bad if you collide with an xc90 your pretty dead,same with all jeeps. A smaller car has no chance against a big car.
Sokan1993 4 years ago 3
The XC90 has a lower cross member in the construction of the front suspension that sits at the same height as that of ordinary cars. An SUV with a lower cross member can activate another vehicle's crumple zones.
jonnyboyca 4 years ago
Better compatibility.
alexkvaskov 3 years ago
I hit a Xc90 when I had my neon. Totaled my neon. He needed a new drivers door. lol.
MJND1990 3 years ago 3
Roll over airbags, they stay inflated for up to 20 seconds
Aragon159 4 years ago
those are the very same side airbags that just stay inflated longer
alexkvaskov 3 years ago
Yes, I remember when they first came out with the XC90. It had a standard turbo 5cyl. (from the 850) or optional 6cyl. (from the 960). I never drove an XC90, but figured they had to be dog slow with either motor. Nice they dropped in a V8 later. Too bad though that it's a Yamaha engine and not Volvo. :-(
palebeachbum 4 years ago
the volvo 5 cylinder is one of the best there is 250 hp is enghouf power for normal driving
toonsegers12 3 years ago
I disagree, when the 5cyl is turbocharged they blow head gasket too early. I've seen so many 850 turbos for sale with blown head gaskets and under 200k miles. That's poo for being a Volvo. Without the turbo, you can't kill the 5cyl. They go forever.
palebeachbum 3 years ago
the 850 2.5T is a only for 45% the same than xc90 2.5T
toonsegers12 3 years ago
@palebeachbum
Take care of you're car by doing Required maintenance and or replacing parts early.But with that said Volvo's are not cheap to fix so these car's aren't for everyone, you have to have the wallet to back it up,lol
Owner of a 96 Volvo 850Turbo Sedan with well over 250,000k's, still purrs like a kitten and hauls ass like a banshee......however, the body is starting to go.Owned the car since 1998.
Cylence01 1 year ago
@Cylence01 Been driving my Mom's '95 940 this week. I really like the car. But at 15yrs old with 185k miles, it's a little rough around the edges to say the least. I'm amazed at how well it still runs though. Honest to God, she hasn't had to make 1 mechanical repair ever to it. Original everything with the exception of a brake switch. AC still blows cold too. All features work. Awesome car, just dog slow with only 114hp pushing around 3200lbs.
palebeachbum 1 year ago
I always owned american cars until my son was killed in a Dodge Caravan because Chrysler wont put the stronger seat in there mini van. Now I own a Volvo XC90. In my opinion the safest car on the road.
Seatbackfailure 4 years ago 3
Oh my, I saw your videos, it's horrible. The point is that american car manifacturers still work like explained in the movie "fight club". If lawsuits for deaths due to failure are cheaper than fixing a problem, they'll leave it.
Ford is trying very hard pressing their lower quality standards onto Volvo, but hopefully will never ruin Volvo's mentality towards safety.
mipmipmipmipmip 4 years ago 3
Volvo doesnt take jack shit from Ford, if anything it is the other way around.
EliteDeforce 3 years ago 12
Well ford owns them.... and volvo is what makes ford have amazing safety now
twawasthebest 1 year ago
@EliteDeforce
Exactly right, Ford bought Volvo in 96 or 97....so all of Fords safety bragging rights are because of Volvo.
Americans Can't do shit for them selves, it's been proven time and time again
Cylence01 1 year ago
@EliteDeforce yeh they do
wheeliehome 1 year ago
@mipmipmipmipmip You are correct. Ford did the exact same thing with their Explorer/Bronco II being very prone to rollovers and many people dying because of it. Ford knew there was a problem, but it was cheaper to pay off lawsuits than redesign the vehicle to be safer! How sick is that?
palebeachbum 1 year ago
@palebeachbum Volvo is in chinese hands now! Wonder how that will work out.
mipmipmipmipmip 1 year ago
@mipmipmipmipmip Not anymore.
forsmers1 2 weeks ago
I once heard that a visit to a Volvo-Salesman inspired Tarantino to "Death Proof"
kaisharrabi 4 years ago
I'm a huge Volvo fan and this is a very safe vehicle, but this test seems a little unfair. When the show it dropping on it's roof, I noticed that the entire front end (and God only knows what else) is missing from the vehicle. That has to be a lot of extra weight not coming down on the roof as it's dropped. That doesn't seem like accurate testing to me.
palebeachbum 4 years ago
what else? everything!
good observation, thanks :)
NyrkX 4 years ago
oh man.. i rolled a lumina off the road INTO THE SNOW and it came out worse than that, kinda makes you think.. how much are car companies actually putting into car safety?
phreakse7en 4 years ago
Thankfully, car safety has improved A LOT since the days of the Lumina. Somewhere on here there is a offset head-on crash test between a new mini-car and a big old Volvo. The Volvo did horrible and the little mini-car did extremely well. Much has changed since then.
palebeachbum 4 years ago
Well, we swedes never like to brag, but we sure as hell like our cars!
mullbenkt 4 years ago
The top corners of the windscreen frame are made of carbide tungsten if I remember correctly. Also, the airbags sense a rollover before the car goes inverted and deploy just before the impact, although that is unlikely to happen with the Roll Stability system.
BlindIo42 4 years ago
impressive!
flynt01 4 years ago
shit that wat up bro
THEREBBEL84 4 years ago
me too!
fsyeah 4 years ago
XC90 will be my next car!
drunkennoodles 4 years ago