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97 960 Turbo... how do they compare to our good ol' P80s?

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

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1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
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1997 - 2000 V70-XC
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Re: 97 960 Turbo... how do they compare to our good ol' P80s?

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abscate wrote:When you drift a P80 around a corner the engine is facing forwards...
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Post by 1337 »

abscate wrote:When you drift a P80 around a corner the engine is facing forwards...
More like... when my P80 understeers through a corner, at least the engine is going sideways.
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