Volvo V70
As a replacement of the 850 sedan, the V70 station wagon, together with the S70
sedan, made it debut in 1997 riding on the same 850 platform new styling and revised
suspensions. The traditional cornered Volvo was replaced with a more rounded body
and defined contours.
The Volvo V70 came in five distinguished trims: Base, GL, GLT, T5 and the sporty
R. V70 could have either front- or all-wheel drive. The Base models used a 2.4-liter
dual-overhead-cam 5-cylinder engine with 168 horsepower. GLT was powered by a
turbocharged version of the base engine that was rated at 190 horsepower. Both
T5 and R models got a 2.3-liter turbocharged 5-cylinder. The Base together with
the T5 models engines were couples with either 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic
transmission while the rest got the automatic transmissions only. The new Cross
Country (V70 XC) also came that served as an alternative to sport-utility vehicles.
In 1999, the Volvo V70 R models got the more powerful engine from 236 to 247
horsepower. The Base, GLT, and sporty T5 trims got the front-wheel drive while
the V70 R and XC (Cross Country) wagon form with all-wheel drive. Features included
in the 1999 models were electronic brake modulation that helped optimize performance
in normal stops, traction-control system now included throttle as well as brake
intervention, starter interlock for manual shifts,"adaptive" shift logic for
automatic shifts, and an engine immobilizer. The dashboard airbags were improved
with new two-stage sensors. This helped match the deployment force to road speed
and belt use plus an automatic unlocked doors system after airbag deployment.
The 2006 V70 came with three trims: the V70 2.4, V70 2.5T, and the V70 R. These
three offered a more refined version of the previews model years with an improved
safety features and performance.
