Volvo S80 spotted in Pondicherry

prashanthyr · 3rd January 2008, 08:29

Spotted this Volvo in Pondicherry last week. Was sporting a space saver spare. Must have been driven quite some distance since it had a MH registration.

aniguchisan · 3rd January 2008, 09:58

Beautiful. My last car was the previous generation S80. This one features the 4.4L 315ps V8. Seems to be in Executive trim too. Top of the line! This would retail for nearly £50,000 in the UK. Fabulous car, fabulous pics.

kpzen · 3rd January 2008, 11:01

Look at the Front left tyre.......

adya33 · 3rd January 2008, 11:04

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Originally Posted by kpzen

Look at the Front left tyre.......

Must be spare one because the original one has puncture.
Quite normal thing actually.

narayan · 3rd January 2008, 11:11

the rear is pretty handsome but the front a bit boring...but that hump on the bonnet almost gives it a muscle car look like the FORD MUSTANG !!

AMATMO · 3rd January 2008, 11:14

maybe its the same one posted by gordan sometime back
but BTW doesnt th car come with 5 alloys
why should there be an ordinary wheel if its punctured

narayan · 3rd January 2008, 11:18

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Originally Posted by AMATMO

maybe its the same one posted by gordan sometime back
but BTW doesnt th car come with 5 alloys
why should there be an ordinary wheel if its punctured

thats called the space saver spare wheel - it frees up space at the rear..
allthough - dont ask me what kind of space its freeing up and whats the utility of that additional space when u anyway have a large boot..!!

vcash · 3rd January 2008, 11:23

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Originally Posted by AMATMO

but BTW doesnt th car come with 5 alloys
why should there be an ordinary wheel if its punctured

The spare is a donut. Our S40 T5 in the US has the same. Cost saving for Volvo by not including the full kitted tyre with rims. Usually donuts cannot exceed 50 MPH and should be changed right away a.ka. mounting a new tubeless onto the existing rim with the damaged tyre. Our S40's tyre got shreded once and I slapped on the Donut. Then dropped of the rim at Town Fare Tire. They mounted a Michelin - About $260+ installed! So These must be pretty expensive hence the cheaper donut.

P.S. I expect our official tyre-walla to correct me any second now

Vid6639 · 3rd January 2008, 11:51

yup that indeed does look like a space saver tyre to me.

kpzen · 3rd January 2008, 12:00

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Originally Posted by vid6639

yup that indeed does look like a space saver tyre to me.

But isn't that very thin tyre compared to other tyres..

prashanthyr · 3rd January 2008, 12:06

It was a top of the line V8 with AWD. Was parked next to the Promenade hotel on the beach road. It was likely chauffer driven since the front left seat was pulled all the way to the front.

nitrous · 3rd January 2008, 12:17

Does this really need to be in the "supercars" section?

AMATMO · 3rd January 2008, 14:04

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Originally Posted by nitrous

Does this really need to be in the "supercars" section?

if you put it that way 75% of the threads already posted are invalid

but you see this section is not only for supercars ,its also a section for imports

and i think he car deserves to be here considering it sports a tag Rs 40 lacs and above

Vid6639 · 3rd January 2008, 14:32

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Originally Posted by kpzen

But isn't that very thin tyre compared to other tyres..

Yup it is supposed to be thin, that's why it's called a space saver. Basically as someone mentioned it can only driven at 80kmph.

Most cars abroad have a space saver spare tyre.

aniguchisan · 3rd January 2008, 19:23

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Originally Posted by nitrous

Does this really need to be in the "supercars" section?

300+bhp from a V8 is classic supercar engine territory

3rd January 2008, 08:29	#1
prashanthyr BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London Posts: 546 Thanked: 249 Times	Volvo S80 spotted in Pondicherry Spotted this Volvo in Pondicherry last week. Was sporting a space saver spare. Must have been driven quite some distance since it had a MH registration.
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3rd January 2008, 09:58	#2
aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 123 Times View My Garage	Beautiful. My last car was the previous generation S80. This one features the 4.4L 315ps V8. Seems to be in Executive trim too. Top of the line! This would retail for nearly £50,000 in the UK. Fabulous car, fabulous pics. Last edited by aniguchisan : 3rd January 2008 at 10:02.
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3rd January 2008, 11:01	#3
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,610 Thanked: 1,876 Times View My Garage	Look at the Front left tyre.......
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3rd January 2008, 11:11	#5
narayan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,114 Thanked: 2,372 Times View My Garage	the rear is pretty handsome but the front a bit boring...but that hump on the bonnet almost gives it a muscle car look like the FORD MUSTANG !!
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3rd January 2008, 11:14	#6
AMATMO Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore\GOA Posts: 1,456 Thanked: 7 Times	maybe its the same one posted by gordan sometime back but BTW doesnt th car come with 5 alloys why should there be an ordinary wheel if its punctured
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3rd January 2008, 11:51	#9
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,727 Thanked: 43,461 Times View My Garage	yup that indeed does look like a space saver tyre to me.
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3rd January 2008, 12:06	#11
prashanthyr BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London Posts: 546 Thanked: 249 Times	It was a top of the line V8 with AWD. Was parked next to the Promenade hotel on the beach road. It was likely chauffer driven since the front left seat was pulled all the way to the front.
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3rd January 2008, 12:17	#12
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Does this really need to be in the "supercars" section?
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