It’s on a completely different chassis than the Maxima though?

I’m having trouble imagining BMW’s 320 underrated horsepower as anywhere near 400.

They’re at least good wheels. Muh unsprung weight.

Yes. Orwell was talking about well-to-do white men losing their explosive toys. A+.

Nah. Do you design staplers?

Both are acceptable, depending on who you ask. Language is fluid and fun.

That’s pretty much not at all how engineering works.

I think it’s gotten far worse looking. The first generation was very organic but kept simple geometry. Reminds me of the devolution of the TT.

Only limited racing versions dipped under 3000 lbs. Many production NSXs were pushing 3200.

In this article, a company markets itself.

That’s why they started with a crossover.

The Volvos will have AWD too. And be less nose heavy. It’s an “FF” chassis in the exact same way the Audi is: built for a transaxle with either front drive and a propshaft to the rear, or front only. I’m still lost only why the Audi’s platform makes it the better performer. The B7 S4 I drove was 50% engine, 50% grip,…

Volvo SPA

I’m still lost in your physics here. An MLB Audi has more weight further in front of the drive wheels (i.e. a higher polar moment of inertia) than most any transverse AWD car, like the Volvo would be. What performance metric do you think the Volvo will fail to satisfy, not because of how it’s tuned, but because the…

Guessing you don’t work with HPA systems much.

Saab partnered with Haldex to create a transverse configuration with up to 90% rear torque split back in, like, a while ago. Torque bias is really a question of power application at limit handling, which isn’t something a Volvo is going to be built for. I’m more worried about overall chassis balance, because…

That makes sense. Guess it’s a moot point with a transaxle up there anyway.

NVH, maintenance, etc.

The current S80 has what Swedish car fans call the “9-5 Effect.”

I don’t think this is supported by physics. By layout alone, the least likely layout on the market to result in good performance is a longitudinal Audi - as much of the engine is as far ahead of the front wheels as possible. A transverse car is mainly an issue for packaging concerns, but turbo 4 cylinders make that…