Volvo S90 And V90 Diesels by Heico
Sportiv
Aided by Heico Sportiv’s expertise,
Volvo’s executive diesel-powered flagships now pack more brawn. The four-cylinder engine line-up available
for the S90 and V90 is quite powerful, with outputs ranging from 251 hp to 316 hp
for the gasoline variants, and from 187 hp to 232 hp for the diesels. That said,
despite their calm, cool looks, the big Volvos can pack a punch (when
required), albeit Heico reckoned the D5 diesel could do with a bit more oomph –
to match its gasoline-powered counterpart.
With its new e.motion tuning package,
the German aftermarket specialist increased the Drive-E diesel’s power to 258
PS and a whopping 520 Nm. Again, this is coming from a
1,969 cc, turbocharged inline 4 diesel engine.
Besides to the perceptible – as Heico
says – extra 23 PS and 40 Nm, Heico’s engineers’ development
goal was to achieve harmonious and perceptible power development at medium and
high engine speeds.
The cost of these modest, but effective,
enhancements is € 2,425 (US$ 2,693), and they can only be installed at authorized,
contracted Volvo dealers. The mods don’t have an impact on the emissions and
their warranty covers 60 months or 150,000 kilometers.
And this is only the beginning, because
Heico confirmed that further performance enhancements will follow for the D4,
T5, T6, and T8.
