Volvo xc90 2.5T

[Antoin]

Volvo Xc90 2.5T petrol.

Anyone any experience of the engine (reliability/ common issues etc) and likely mpg, mostly motorway cruising and a bit around town ?

Thanks,
Anton

 

[hannakournikova]

remember looking at them for OH, made the V8 Petrol X5 we ended up going for seem cheap, fast and reliable by comparison

 

[gary87]

I bet if you buy it you will have it forever, as nobody will want a 2.5 T XC90 used

 

[NI_Volvo_Nut]

Chevy gearbox made of chocolate, avoid!

 

[Jbridges522]

Nothing to add, but never knew thses existed.

 

[NI_Volvo_Nut]

I bet if you buy it you will have it forever, as nobody will want a 2.5 T XC90 used

Believe it or not the manuals aren't much worse than the D5 Auto mpg wise, but they all suffer gearbox issues

 

[keith5d]

I bet if you buy it you will have it forever, as nobody will want a 2.5 T XC90 used

 

[keith5d]

I can only imagine how thirsty these would be

 

[Antoin]

I bet if you buy it you will have it forever, as nobody will want a 2.5 T XC90 used

I tend to just drive cars into the ground so no issue there lol

Chevy gearbox made of chocolate, avoid!

These not have the same aw55 autobox as the d5?

I can only imagine how thirsty these would be

My thoughts as well but I thought I'd ask to get some 1st hand info

 

[keith5d]

I tend to just drive cars into the ground so no issue there lol



These not have the same aw55 autobox as the d5?



My thoughts as well but I thought I'd ask to get some 1st hand info

The volvo owners groups are pretty good on Facebook, I’m in the XC60 one and it’s a proper wee community and source of info. I think because it’s older folks they’re a bit more proactive, so could be a good place to suss it out.

 

[Antoin]

The volvo owners groups are pretty good on Facebook, I’m in the XC60 one and it’s a proper wee community and source of info. I think because it’s older folks they’re a bit more proactive, so could be a good place to suss it out.

Cheers Keith il give it a go

 

[NI_Volvo_Nut]

I tend to just drive cars into the ground so no issue there lol



These not have the same aw55 autobox as the d5?



My thoughts as well but I thought I'd ask to get some 1st hand info

Nope, don't know the model but know they are very problematic.

 

[Odhran]

The 4.4 v8 might not be that much sorer on fuel? Sound magnificent too.

 

[Sportwag]

Nope, don't know the model but know they are very problematic.

The T6 had the infamous GM gearbox that was as durable as chocolate. The T5 wasn't that much worse mpg wise than the D5 taking into account of the price difference between unleaded diesel but neither are cheap to run.

 

[Wild Thing]

Iirc the V8 was a yamaha engine.

 

[Mackers91]

Iirc the V8 was a yamaha engine.

Correct! They sound absolutely unreal to I'd love one.