The most impressive 740 I have ever seen! 530 bhp?! <video>

Impressive car, but the guy's a real asshole. If I saw him on the highway, I'd call the cops.

i smelled rubber watching that one....

mjc13 wrote:

Pussy.

Troll.

I'd much prefer being labeled a troll than a ng pussy.

Upon further reflection, I stepped out of line in calling you a pussy.

Clearly you are a law abiding member of society, albeit most certainly a "square."

You know, the kind of poindexter that thinks of wheezing, 107 hp NA Volvos as "boxy, but safe."

The concept of creating and then thrashing a turbobrick eludes you.

Pity.

Yeah, Imagine what a person who could drive could do with that car!

Ron/Champ 6

1963 8E5 Champ (Champ 6) 1995 VW Passat (Vanilla..yuk) 1994 Volvo 850 (Tilley) 1973 Volvo 1800 ES (Hyacinth Bucket)

The concept eludes me, too, but I doubt it is a pity. If I'm not mistaken that is a gasoline tanker he is deliberately losing control around. I have no problem with people having expensive toys, but operating them in a way that others or their property are endangered... that I do have a problem with. Enough people are injured or killed by people trying to drive sensibly, why should we add more tragedy because somebody wants to show off?

At the least, we should be concerned for the driver's family and friends. It is a wretched person indeed who is loved by nobody.

Mike (who has seen enough horror)

This video appears to stir up some controversy, my apologies for that. When I watched this video it appeared to be in Europe, so my knowledge of their street laws and practices were set aside.

I focused mainly on the car and just could not believe how much raw power and responsive handling came from a 740 turbo.

Jamie wrote:

" could not believe how much raw power and responsive handling came from a 740 turbo."

thats a big feature of the early 90's "red brick" blocks.... some folks over boost them into the 300-400 hp range.. almost double from the factory settings...they are a strong motor that will take a lott of stress...in my case, the tranny (1993 940t) ended up being the waek point, after doing the mods to "pwer up"...

anyway...the volvo turbo power is strong and smooooth .......

Jamie wrote:

Hi !

Nice video!

OK, guys: There is a real "con" and "pro" for that - I agree. Some guys do need some special toys ;-)

But: Do you noticed the drivers skills (at the round!)?. Whoever had a drivers training (like me), knows that it is really(!) hard to perform that fine and correct curve-sliding!

Just my 2c!

Regards, Torsten

Great find, thanks for posting it.

The wierd thing is, the car looks EXACTLY like my wife's 740 (except the tires/wheels differ).

One Sweet Ride.

Correct.

There was little or no danger of him slamming into the parked tanker, due to the angle of approach.

yea, he is a skilled drifter...imho....

Torsten Beekhuis wrote:

even bricks fly dont they ? loved the video I felt my self steering the car

All I'm saying is he could go a hell of a lot faster on less wasted rubber and gas!

Ron/Champ 6

1963 8E5 Champ (Champ 6) 1995 VW Passat (Vanilla..yuk) 1994 Volvo 850 (Tilley) 1973 Volvo 1800 ES (Hyacinth Bucket)

Wrong-o, Bucko. I grew up pit crewing for the fastest stock Volvo drag car in the country (200hp from a B-18), and I like cars that are fast, especially when efficient. For 9 years I rode a Suzuki Madura 1200 that would hit 140mph and still get 40mpg. What pissed me off about this guy is that he thinks the highways are his own personal playpen. Lots of fun until he kills a family in a subcompact or a bicyclist or motorcyclist - and walks away from it. If he kept it on the track I'd bee rooting for him.

In short, don't quit your day job to analyze people.

It *is* an impressive car. It should be noted, though, that he runs it with inadequate rear tires and not the best chassis balance, apparently so he can generate lots of smoke and powersliding. Just look at him trying to keep it straight in a straght-line drag - and failing, even with no torque steer to speak of. It takes skill to control a car behaving like that, but not brains.

IMO it looks like a lot of fun, I don't think I'd trust myself to drive such a powerful car but I do tend to like them that are a bit squirly and tail happy. Drag racing always struck me as rather dull and pointless, rally racing is far more dynamic and interesting, to each his own though. At any rate I was very impressed with the amount of raw power achieved there from what looked to be relatively low tech modifications and the car appeared to be fairly streetable still.