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I propose splitting this article into at least two, maybe more separate articles.
Volvo 700 series
Volvo 900/90 series
Or maybe separate articles for all:
Volvo 740
Volvo 760
Volvo 780
Volvo 940
Volvo 960
Volvo S90/V90
I believe that there is already enough material for such a split to make sense, with the possible exclusion of the S90/V90 which could be subsumed into the Volvo 960 article. ⊂| Mr.choppers |⊃ ( talk) 18:24, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
Is rather thorough. Different engines, suspension, very different names, sharing only some of the centre of the body as far as what is visible. Other articles on cars that have much more in common receive separate articles, such as the Ford Laser/ Meteor (the Meteor has a trunk), Opel Astra/ Vauxhall Astra and Belmont (Vauxhall badging, Belmont had a trunk). The difference between a late V90 and an early 760 is very deep, and while the change was very gradual, I feel that the dividing line is best drawn between the 700 and 900. Another issue is the links to other language pages, which currently seem to operate at random:
de:Volvo Serie 700
fr:Volvo 960
it:Volvo Serie 700
nl:Volvo V90
ja:ボルボ・740
pt:Volvo 700 Series
fi:Volvo 940
sv:Volvo V90 (redirects to Volvo 960)
This is a natural outcome of the English language page being the only one that lumps together this entire range of models in a single article. I usually look toward the German pages for clarity and logic (national stereotypes are wonderful), and they do divide into two articles on the same lines as proposed here. All the best, ⊂| Mr.choppers |⊃ ( talk) 16:32, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
The volvo in the picture to the right in the 940 section is actuallty a 740. 940 never had the plastic trim around the headlights, only 740 did. You should change that picture. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.209.105.216 ( talk) 15:43, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
I support the split. The 740 and 940 shared many similar interior features but in terms body they were very different. For example note the "D" pillar, the 740s had a straight drop to meet the rear side panels. The 940s had a more angular "D" pillar that dropped to a solid 90 degree angle and a rounded trunk lid/rear end. The 940/960s had significant engine upgrades also, such as "coil over ignition" and higher output engines (B6304). Personally I think they deserve two separate articles. In my opinion it would be like lumping the 140 and 200 series together. Essentially they were the same cars from the “A” pillar onward but were marketed and sold as different models nonetheless. - NFJB — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nfjb ( talk • contribs) 05:20, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
Now that there is a standalone article for Volvo 262C, I updated the link from Volvo 200 Series#Special editions to Volvo 262C just to keep this article up to date. I intended for that to be a good edit.-- Kevjgav ( talk) 19:35, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
I would like a show of hands to tell me who agrees and who disagrees with my thought. Because there is a standalone article for Volvo 262C, I think there should also be one for the 780, but again I would like to know who agrees and who disagrees and for each user to explain.-- Kevjgav ( talk) 01:52, 26 October 2014 (UTC)
@ Midas02 and Mr.choppers-In Talk:Volvo 262C I've suggested that the article be deleted and merged into Volvo 200 Series. I changed my mind about the 780. In Talk:Volvo 140 Series I even proposed the idea for a Volvo 100 Series article by merging Volvo 164 into the 140 Series article.-- Kevjgav ( talk) 01:21, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
I'm not sure why it says the 760 was Volvo's first attempt at a prestige car. I know that they made prestige cars prior to the 760, such as the Volvo 164 and Volvo 262C, both of which were very obviously intended to be in the luxury niche. I'm starting a discussion here and have added maintenance tags regarding that as a disputed statement.-- 2601:153:800:8308:3813:9EF8:FA5A:C703 ( talk) 09:06, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
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Volvo 700 Series was a good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake. | |||||||||||||
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Current status: Former good article nominee |
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I propose splitting this article into at least two, maybe more separate articles.
Volvo 700 series
Volvo 900/90 series
Or maybe separate articles for all:
Volvo 740
Volvo 760
Volvo 780
Volvo 940
Volvo 960
Volvo S90/V90
I believe that there is already enough material for such a split to make sense, with the possible exclusion of the S90/V90 which could be subsumed into the Volvo 960 article. ⊂| Mr.choppers |⊃ ( talk) 18:24, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
Is rather thorough. Different engines, suspension, very different names, sharing only some of the centre of the body as far as what is visible. Other articles on cars that have much more in common receive separate articles, such as the Ford Laser/ Meteor (the Meteor has a trunk), Opel Astra/ Vauxhall Astra and Belmont (Vauxhall badging, Belmont had a trunk). The difference between a late V90 and an early 760 is very deep, and while the change was very gradual, I feel that the dividing line is best drawn between the 700 and 900. Another issue is the links to other language pages, which currently seem to operate at random:
de:Volvo Serie 700
fr:Volvo 960
it:Volvo Serie 700
nl:Volvo V90
ja:ボルボ・740
pt:Volvo 700 Series
fi:Volvo 940
sv:Volvo V90 (redirects to Volvo 960)
This is a natural outcome of the English language page being the only one that lumps together this entire range of models in a single article. I usually look toward the German pages for clarity and logic (national stereotypes are wonderful), and they do divide into two articles on the same lines as proposed here. All the best, ⊂| Mr.choppers |⊃ ( talk) 16:32, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
The volvo in the picture to the right in the 940 section is actuallty a 740. 940 never had the plastic trim around the headlights, only 740 did. You should change that picture. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.209.105.216 ( talk) 15:43, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
I support the split. The 740 and 940 shared many similar interior features but in terms body they were very different. For example note the "D" pillar, the 740s had a straight drop to meet the rear side panels. The 940s had a more angular "D" pillar that dropped to a solid 90 degree angle and a rounded trunk lid/rear end. The 940/960s had significant engine upgrades also, such as "coil over ignition" and higher output engines (B6304). Personally I think they deserve two separate articles. In my opinion it would be like lumping the 140 and 200 series together. Essentially they were the same cars from the “A” pillar onward but were marketed and sold as different models nonetheless. - NFJB — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nfjb ( talk • contribs) 05:20, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
Now that there is a standalone article for Volvo 262C, I updated the link from Volvo 200 Series#Special editions to Volvo 262C just to keep this article up to date. I intended for that to be a good edit.-- Kevjgav ( talk) 19:35, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
I would like a show of hands to tell me who agrees and who disagrees with my thought. Because there is a standalone article for Volvo 262C, I think there should also be one for the 780, but again I would like to know who agrees and who disagrees and for each user to explain.-- Kevjgav ( talk) 01:52, 26 October 2014 (UTC)
@ Midas02 and Mr.choppers-In Talk:Volvo 262C I've suggested that the article be deleted and merged into Volvo 200 Series. I changed my mind about the 780. In Talk:Volvo 140 Series I even proposed the idea for a Volvo 100 Series article by merging Volvo 164 into the 140 Series article.-- Kevjgav ( talk) 01:21, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
I'm not sure why it says the 760 was Volvo's first attempt at a prestige car. I know that they made prestige cars prior to the 760, such as the Volvo 164 and Volvo 262C, both of which were very obviously intended to be in the luxury niche. I'm starting a discussion here and have added maintenance tags regarding that as a disputed statement.-- 2601:153:800:8308:3813:9EF8:FA5A:C703 ( talk) 09:06, 9 March 2018 (UTC)