Ex850R;c-156644 wroteBerry's xc70 with 3.2lt just sold to a mate, running like a sewing machine with well over 300K on it.
You are only going to hear about the bad....
The 2.5 is wrong in power delivery and lack of power.
3.2 perfect for it.
Red Book specs
3.2:
Engine Code
B6324S
Power
175kW @ 6200rpm
Torque
320Nm @ 3200rpm
Power to Weight Ratio
80.1 W/kg
Acceleration 0-100km/h
9.5 s
2.5
Engine Code
B5254T
Power
154kW @ 5000rpm
Torque
320Nm @ 1500-4500rpm
Power to Weight Ratio
75.3 W/kg
Acceleration 0-100km/h
9.9 s
Never understood the 3.2 replacing the 2.5T. The turbo has the same 320NM torque across a larger RPM range, which equates to better overall driveability for most uses. Barely any difference in 0-100 times and the 3.2 uses about 10% more fuel. Never understood why Volvo dropped the 2.5 from the XC90 in 07 and went with the thirsty 6 cyl lump. I6 motors are my absolute favourite, but the I5T pulls hard and does the job on less fuel, well suited to the XC90 IMO.