My wife has an XC90 Hybrid. Great vehicle.
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I heard those new XC90ās are great! I owned a 2005 - it was very nice.
Does it have the B&W sound system?
I donāt think so. We bought it new but out of inventory. It had most of the options she wanted but not the upgraded audio. My wife only cares about background music. Audio is my thing.
Ahh! Fair enough! Very nice.
I always appreciate someone who knows they are spelled differently and which is which. 
I have a 335i and a S1000RR.
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800 hp?!?! How?!
Yes, 800 normally aspirated HP. it has a lot of work it has a main cap Girdle ,billet main caps custom pistons a ton of head work a custom ground cam and the list goes on and on and on .
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No āforced airā of any kindā¦?
I think something along these lines was what formed the basis of question of āhowā you have achieved 800 ponies.
RSVP.
Yes no forced air induction , I cannot take the credit for the numbers that this engine puts out a good friend of mine that does this for a living, this is actually a low horse power engine for him the ones he builds are around 10,000 hp Iām fortunate enough to have a friend that was able to have some parts made for me he is also known for having his own heads cast especially for Oldsmobile and Mopar . I donāt want to post his name with out his permission . He is involved with the NHRA .
It would get very technical and some of it is beyond my capability to give you all the specs on how he achieve those numbers we were going to go for more but that required his custom heads and a supercharger I didnāt need that for what i use the car for it is a lot of fun
Well, there (really) is no replacement for displacement.
Enjoy.
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A positive displacement supercharger comes very close. No lag and the increased air charge is linear. The experience of the driver is exactly as if the engine is larger.
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Thatās my saying, it is 501 cubic inches and I am sorry I did not mention I do have nitrous on it that gives me the last 100hp .
Yes there is. Itās called boost, and it works extremely well for āreplacingā displacement.
Also, another āreplacementā for displacement is modern technology in engine design. Even in N/A form, thereās plenty of smaller displacement engines these days pumping out a lot more power and toque than larger engines from 10, even 5 years ago.
Exactly.
Modern technology, with engines is amazing the amount of horsepower and torque they get out of them however, that said, the same rule still applies there still is no replacement for displacement take the modern technology and add that to some displacement and you got some beast on your hands LOL 
OK - tried to stay out of this just had to discuss ci/HP and torqueā¦ not even get into the weight of the rideā¦ a 500ci motor producing 800HP w/ 100HP of nitrousā¦ one could argueā¦ BFD! a 376ci engine producing 800HP, then another 150+HP w/ boostā¦ your callā¦ OH, forgotā¦ 3,000-lb carā¦
My 61 Vette engine is 376ci w/ just shy of 1KHP
Here is the dyno of the supercharged LS3
LS3 w/ 2.9 Whipple Supercharger - Dyno Video
A 1KHP motor is no big deal these days - my Z06 has 650HP w/ 650lbs and it is a production motor getting over 25mpgā¦ 800HP is commonā¦
0-60mph in less than 3 seconds; 200+mph top end, 26mpg (witnessed, I measured)ā¦ now that is a marvel of engineering!
Forgot - production, off the showroom floor, no engine shop touched it yetā¦
I have owned both and a blown motor does it every timeā¦ I drive my 600HP 6V-71 blown deuce Coupe around and get pretty good gas mileageā¦ I step on it and BAMā¦ that car is a beastā¦
The numbers that I got out of my 1968 technology does not compare to todayās technology. Todayās Cars are far superior than what they were doing in the 60s and 70s. itās apples and oranges you canāt compare a car from today to a car from yesterday I am not trying to do that. Everyone was trying to tell me to put a LSX 427 in my car with twin turbos very easy to get 2000 hp.I just wanted to keep it olds powered and get as much as I could out of it , I like nostalgia
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Me too, I have bothā¦ and both are bad assā¦ 800HP is NBFD! my 383 stroker gets 600HPā¦ old school dual 750CFM dual quadā¦
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Yes I seen your car in a post very nice, we have a lot in common. I used to be a semi pro bicycle rider myself however illness took a lot away for me. I am lucky to be here and thanks for having me on this forum