Now that all standard Volvos will be capped at 180 km/h, we “stumbled” on this TopSpeedGermany channel video of a 1998 Volvo C70 T5, which doesn't care about limits for anything.
Ok… this Volvo C70 is not 100% original. The 2.3 Turbo, five glorious in-line cylinders, delivers not the original 240 hp, but 280 hp, courtesy of Heico, known preparer of Swedish models — another detail to highlight is the more than 200 thousand kilometers that it presents…
Despite the high mileage, the penta-cylinder doesn't seem to lack health: the speedometer needle is easily maintained close to 260 km/h. However, it was going very badly…
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Towards the end of the video you can see a more inattentive driver changing lanes, putting himself directly in front of the very fast Volvo C70, forcing harder braking and detour to avoid a collision… and a few curses.
If, even with speed limits, you can't be too careful when changing lanes, on stretches without limits, as there are in Germany, even more care must be taken.
Piri-piri: If this Volvo had been limited to 180 km/h, perhaps the situation would not even have taken place… ?
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