Driving a Volvo Cross-Country 2.5 turbo in a big city

In a previous posting, Dave Head > had the
audacity to say:

:The T5's high-pressure intercooled turbo-motor puts out 247 horsepower at 5200
:rpm, and churns 243 pounds-feet of torque across a flat band spread between
:2400 and 5200 rpm. Turbo lag is minimized and, with high torque at relatively
:low rpm, this engine impressed us with its performance and quiet demeanor.

Oops, bang goes my notion of that engine being underpowered
then. Those Ovlovs are probably at least as quick as, possibly
quicker than, my Mazda (when her turbo was good).

--
E.R. aka SJG aka Ricardo
present location: vancouver bc canada

In article >,
says...
>On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 04:55:07 GMT, florin > wrote:
>>I'm on vacation in Vancouver, BC and, unfortunately, I rented
>>a Volvo 'cross-country' (mini-sunv/large station wagon)
>>with a 2.5 liter turbo engine. (I figured I may need the
>>AWD for my trip to the mountains). Well, the turbo lag on this POS
>>is extreme--at first I thought that the parking brake was
>>on or that something was wrong. No. You step on the gas and
>>nothing happens. That's 'normal'. In big city traffic slow
>>acceleration from a standstill is a big pain in the ass.
>>What the heck was Volvo thinking when they put an anemic
>>2.5 liter engine on a heavy vehicle like this? Who the hell buys
>>these overpriced station wagons?
>
>Turbo lag is more a product of an oversized turbo unit that anemic
>power.
>The larger the turbo is, the longer it takes it to spin up, and this
>translates into turbo lag.

This is more poor design than anything else. Turbos have been around long
enough that manufacturers should know how ot size them properly and thus
keep turbo lag to a minimum.
------------
Alex

In article >,
says...
>On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 04:55:07 GMT, florin > wrote:
>>I'm on vacation in Vancouver, BC and, unfortunately, I rented
>>a Volvo 'cross-country' (mini-sunv/large station wagon)
>>with a 2.5 liter turbo engine. (I figured I may need the
>>AWD for my trip to the mountains). Well, the turbo lag on this POS
>>is extreme--at first I thought that the parking brake was
>>on or that something was wrong. No. You step on the gas and
>>nothing happens. That's 'normal'. In big city traffic slow
>>acceleration from a standstill is a big pain in the ass.
>>What the heck was Volvo thinking when they put an anemic
>>2.5 liter engine on a heavy vehicle like this? Who the hell buys
>>these overpriced station wagons?
>
>Turbo lag is more a product of an oversized turbo unit that anemic
>power.
>The larger the turbo is, the longer it takes it to spin up, and this
>translates into turbo lag.

This is more poor design than anything else. Turbos have been around long
enough that manufacturers should know how ot size them properly and thus
keep turbo lag to a minimum.
------------
Alex

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 12:20:05 -0500, Alex Rodriguez >
wrote:

>In article >,
>says...
>>On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 04:55:07 GMT, florin > wrote:
>>>I'm on vacation in Vancouver, BC and, unfortunately, I rented
>>>a Volvo 'cross-country' (mini-sunv/large station wagon)
>>>with a 2.5 liter turbo engine. (I figured I may need the
>>>AWD for my trip to the mountains). Well, the turbo lag on this POS
>>>is extreme--at first I thought that the parking brake was
>>>on or that something was wrong. No. You step on the gas and
>>>nothing happens. That's 'normal'. In big city traffic slow
>>>acceleration from a standstill is a big pain in the ass.
>>>What the heck was Volvo thinking when they put an anemic
>>>2.5 liter engine on a heavy vehicle like this? Who the hell buys
>>>these overpriced station wagons?
>>
>>Turbo lag is more a product of an oversized turbo unit that anemic
>>power.
>>The larger the turbo is, the longer it takes it to spin up, and this
>>translates into turbo lag.
>
>This is more poor design than anything else. Turbos have been around long
>enough that manufacturers should know how ot size them properly and thus
>keep turbo lag to a minimum.
>------------
>Alex

Well, of course. That's *why* the turbo is oversized; poor design of
the system.

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 12:20:05 -0500, Alex Rodriguez >
wrote:

>In article >,
>says...
>>On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 04:55:07 GMT, florin > wrote:
>>>I'm on vacation in Vancouver, BC and, unfortunately, I rented
>>>a Volvo 'cross-country' (mini-sunv/large station wagon)
>>>with a 2.5 liter turbo engine. (I figured I may need the
>>>AWD for my trip to the mountains). Well, the turbo lag on this POS
>>>is extreme--at first I thought that the parking brake was
>>>on or that something was wrong. No. You step on the gas and
>>>nothing happens. That's 'normal'. In big city traffic slow
>>>acceleration from a standstill is a big pain in the ass.
>>>What the heck was Volvo thinking when they put an anemic
>>>2.5 liter engine on a heavy vehicle like this? Who the hell buys
>>>these overpriced station wagons?
>>
>>Turbo lag is more a product of an oversized turbo unit that anemic
>>power.
>>The larger the turbo is, the longer it takes it to spin up, and this
>>translates into turbo lag.
>
>This is more poor design than anything else. Turbos have been around long
>enough that manufacturers should know how ot size them properly and thus
>keep turbo lag to a minimum.
>------------
>Alex

Well, of course. That's *why* the turbo is oversized; poor design of
the system.

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"