Volvo V8!

[divinewisdom]

Volvo will present its first vehicle with a V-8 engine. The XC90 will get such a powerplant to be able to keep up with the competition in North America. The 4.4-liter V-8 has 315 hp and will be teamed to a six-speed automatic transmission. Volvo says that this engine is the first V-8 that meets the Euro V emission standard. The XC90 V-8 will be able to sprint from 0-60 in less than 7 seconds. Volvo hopes to sell 15,000 XC90 V-8s worldwide. New is the electronic AWD drive system and its Instant Traction, a new technology that Volvo will introduce as a world first. The AWD system has also been upgraded to handle the power of the V-8. Maximum short-term torque at the rear wheel has been increased by 50 percent.



thecarconnection

[DanLude-98]

Is it ford based??

[Wooderson]

meh, not bad, but not too great ill give it te.h

[AccordDriver92]

its about time!

[Lights_Out]

Originally Posted by DanLude-98

Is it ford based??

I don't know or think so, but I've heard Yamaha was involved.

I like it. 0-60 in under 7 sec? Pretty darn good for an SUV.

[Midi_Amp]

Turbo or NA? Under 7, very good... Will it use some sort of cam phasing?

[Lights_Out]

Originally Posted by Midi_Amp

Turbo or NA? Under 7, very good... Will it use some sort of cam phasing?

N/A. i'd be pretty dissapointed if a 4.4 Turbocharged v8 only made 315hp.

As for cam phasing, i haven't seen the detailed spec info yet. But i'd assume it does since that's becoming more maintstream.

[divinewisdom]

Originally Posted by Midi_Amp

Turbo or NA? Under 7, very good... Will it use some sort of cam phasing?

i think they will also offer a V6 Twin turbo producing 268 HP.


Volvo XC90 gets the state-of-the-art V8 powertrain
*The first V8 from Volvo Cars – and extremely compact
*Transversely installed for optimum protective safety
*4.4 litres and 232 kW/315 hp (311 SAE)
440 Nm at 3900 r/min
*First launch of a petrol V8 meeting ULEV II/Euro 5
*Exclusive engine design
*New 6-speed automatic transmission
*AWD with Instant Traction for enhanced ability – a world first

read more here:
http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/press/releases/idnr532.htm

i think it might be a yamaha engine.....

[SuperBirdy]

they are putting that engine in the S80 also
and yeah its yamaha built and no ford was involved

[dodolaje]

wow yamaha V8 so not ford engine rite... fiuh...

[indiansensation]

this is wicked....along with being a huge honda fan, i gotta go back to my roots when i had my volvo as my first car....props to volvo

[Midi_Amp]

Yamaha... Dang... It's frightening enough Yamaha develop the VVT-i and the VVTL-i for the Toyota, now they're expanding out to Volvo? Fierce competition waiting for Honda...

Wait... It already is

Toyota has a cam phasing V8 if I'm not mistaken and that shiet got Yamaha all over it (VVT-i). So it would be natural the XC90 successor will most likely use one...

[Lights_Out]

Originally Posted by dodolaje

wow yamaha V8 so not ford engine rite... fiuh...

No Ford. Guess the 4.6 engine wasn't compact enough or something. Ford 4.6 Dohc isn't exactly small.

[Peteex]

Originally Posted by 5.0

No Ford. Guess the 4.6 engine wasn't compact enough or something. Ford 4.6 Dohc isn't exactly small.

Yeah, i heard somewhere that the 5.0 is actually smaller in overall outter dimesions.

[Lights_Out]

Originally Posted by Peteex

Yeah, i heard somewhere that the 5.0 is actually smaller in overall outter dimesions.

Big time too. The 4.6 Dohc is as as tall and wide as most big-block v8's like the Ford 429's and 460's despite. As far as physical dimensions go, it is a large motor.

Volvo probably would have trouble getting it to fit, especially transversly like this new 4.4. You wouldn't even have room for the 6spd auto.

So size is probably a big reason as to why they didn't just drop in a Ford 320hp 4.6 Dohc.