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2011 Volvo S80 Sedan - Reviews
What Owners Say
Likes
“COMFORT SEATING & CLIMATE CONTROL ARE EXCEPTIONAL FOR HOURS ON END”
“ELEGANCE OF THE CONTROLS”
“INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL - OUTSTANDING DEFENSE AGAINST SUDDEN TRAFFIC SLOWN DOWNS”
“DRIVING DYNAMICS - OVERALL - TRUE SPORTS SEDAN DRIVING”
“HANDLING: AWD / STABILITY / TURNING RADIUS / PICK-UP - ALL GOOD”
“QUALITY FOR THE PRICE”
“SAFETY - I FEEL SAFE,IN A SNOW STORM”
“WORLD CLASS AUTOMOBILE”
“TRUNK SPACE STORAGE - ALWAYS GREAT IN VOLVOS”
“EXTERIOR STYLING - IT'S NOT MY GRANDFATHERS VOLVO”
“ride: comfortable - both the seats & the suspension”
“solid, not ostentatious like benz or bmw”
“trunk space \ storage - always great in volvos”
“heft and weight, so it drives smoothly & feels solid”
“exterior styling: it's not my grandfather's volvo”
“intelligent cruise control - good safety feature”
“handling: awd, stability, turning radius, pick-up - all good”
“comfort seating & climate control are exceptional for hours on end”
“vehicle dynamics. ride & handling provide good feedback and are enjoyable”
“warning lights & sounds when approaching turning vehicle”
Dislikes
“COULD USE MORE POWER”
“DASHBOARD A LITTLE DULL LOOKING”
“HARD TO USE GPS”
“ILLUMINATION IS INADEQUATE”
“NO ABLE TO FIT FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE”
“REAR SEAT ROOM IS REALLY SMALL”
“TRUNK SPACE IS TOO SMALL”
“SOME LAG IN SHIFTING IN THE AUTOMATIC MODE”
“NEEDS POWER LUMBAR SUPPORT”
“NEEDS MORE POWER FOR ITS WEIGHT”
“mpg is terrible. another reason not to buy another volvo.”
“nav system is ridiculously complicated & hard to operate - the worst ever”
“rear back up: is very hard to gauge what lines mean”
“hesitating in transmission shifting at slow speeds”
“windshield ices up easily & does not defrost / wipe clean well.”
“non leather seat surfaces - terrible decision at volvo”
“the front seats should go lower in height”
“center console hard to open, latch is in an awkward spot”
“dashboard a little dull looking”
“lack of trunk space; trunk access appears smaller”