The 2017 Volvo XC90 Plug In Hybrid T8 Excellence was billed as the most expensive Volvo ever sold, and it was, with an MSRP of $106,000. It was and is the most opulent Volvo you can buy.  Only 200 or so came to the USA, and it’s a real unicorn. That said, I’m seeing info from back then that dealers were offering over $20,000 discounts to move the 2017’s to make room for the 2018’s. And this one is selling for “only” $54,000. Thanks to reader Mustafa Gardezi for spotting this rare beauty.
Barron’s reviewed the car here, and described the interior……“On the inside, the news is clearer. The Excellence replaces the five or seven seats of plebeian XC90s with four very plush, heated, and ventilated nappa-leather buckets, equipped with massagers. Surprisingly, even with fewer seats, leg and shoulder room isn’t greater than in other models. Thirsty? Just reach for the midcabin cooler and pour a beverage into one of the two Orrefors crystal glasses that come with your ride. Then, if you’re sitting in back, plunk your glass down on a folding tray table. Bored? Use one of the video display tablets to play a game or catch up on some fake news. In all, the passenger compartment is a welcoming cocoon of fine materials and tasteful understatement, although the Orrefors-inlaid gear selector is a bit cheesy.” Continue reading “1 of 200 – Half-Price Highest-Priced Volvo Ever; 2017 XC90 Plug In Hybrid T8 Excellence”
It’s not an X6M. Not terribly well optioned. Two accident car. Not even made in Germany – perhaps that’s a good thing if you want an “American” SUV (South Carolina).
Wouldn’t ordinarily write twice in one day (mostly because I always lose much time when I start by deleting the 30 comments spammed from hairstylists and escorts from India – bizarre) but this 2011 Jaguar XK is too pretty and too low priced not to get on the blog quickly. Seems to be a bargain 
This big old Lexus 
 In San Francisco we have this gorgeous 2017 Volvo S90 T6 Inscription. Thought this was a striking design inside and out from the start. Willing to tolerate the 2.0 liter turbo four cylinder since it puts out 316hp since the car is so good looking – and AWD!
This Mustang Bullitt is listed simply as a Mustang GT. Only a few thousand 2008-2009 Mustang Bullitts were made, and the black one (while not authentic green as in the movie) is more rare with only 1,400 made.  They cost about $3,300 more new than a Mustang GT. The Bullitt had a tuned exhaust that sounded like the ’68 model in the movie, has 15 more horsepower than a GT, and is a good 1/4 second faster to sixty in a respectable 4.9 seconds – not bad for a 315hp car!
The Corvette C8 makes its debut in endurance racing this weekend – the first mid-engine Corvette. I’ve stretched this a bit – you can’t buy a C8 Corvette from CarMax just yet, but I’ve been watching Corvettes dominate at Le Mans and Daytona for years and I have so much respect for this car. It’s world class performance for a pittance of what its competition charges. So here’s a Corvette Z06 you can actually buy and crush the local Ferraris if you so choose.
Likewise, I first watched Porsche 911’s race at Le Mans in 1981 (that sounds so old!) and I’m amazed that a car that came on line when I was three (1963!) has been continually updated and remains competitive a half-century later. Not to mention, I finally bought one (
 I have a good friend affiliated with the Corvette team here, and he complains that Porsche cheats – the 911’s that race are actually mid-engine cars and not rear-engined like real 911’s. Whatever. Here’s a CarMax 911 that at this time is the most expensive car they have.
The BMW M6 will be racing in the GT Daytona category this weekend (the new BMW M8 will be in the GT Le Mans category – none yet at CarMax) and I also have a fondness for this huge performance car. Before I bought Etta I found a 
Anyway, the current M6’s are V-8’s that are even more powerful. Here’s a sweet and sinister looking M6 from CarMax that’s as close as you can come to this weekend’s race car.
Last, and I had totally forgotten these were racing, is a Lexus RC-F in the GT Daytona category (if you’re new to Le Mans and World Endurance racing, all four classes race at the same time – almost always the prototypes win the overall race and the other three compete for their class victory). 
This year one of the four drivers for the #14 RC-F will be none other than NASCAR driver Kyle Busch. I tend to root for upstarts like Toyota when they disrupted NASCAR and hope the RC-F’s do well. I wrote about