(04 Aug 2020, 7:04 pm)Storx wrote There's always a massive debate about how Volvo pretty much messed up with the B5TL but is the B9TL all that people make it out to be aswell. For longer distance stuff it's ideal but in comparison to the B7TL they're not half as popular and it's no wonder as in reality places like London where most sales come from as the extra 2 litres really aren't needed. It's no wonder why in reality Volvo went for the B5TL but it just feels like they switched it from too powerful to too weak.

They should really make a 2 axis B8L (7.7L engine) for longer distance stuff could imagine it being quite popular.

They'd have one up on the Enviro and Streetdeck which are both 5/6 litres aswell and aren't ideal for longer stuff either.

I disagree that the B5 is too weak, perhaps for what GNE needed for the X9/X10, but in general it's plenty powerful.

The issue is that they don't have a more powerful variant like the B8, but that's not a fault of the B5

Same with the StreetDeck, the issue isn't a lack of power, it's just not geared for higher speeds. At least they offer a 6 cylinder variant now

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