During the servicing of my Volvo S40 (see my separate report on that little lemon) I was fortunate that the servicing agents let me have the use of an S70 on a couple of occasions. The car was finished in a Peppermint Metallic colour which is a very pale green. The colour took some getting ... Read review
Saloon - Front (FWD) - 6 Speed - (Man) / 6 Speed Geartronic - (Auto) - 2401 cc - Max Speed: 143 mph - 185 bhp - Diesel - Available Trims: S, SE, SE Lux, SE Sport, Sport
Estate - Front (FWD) - 6 Speed - (Man) / 6 Speed Geartronic - (Auto) - 2401 cc - Max Speed: 140 mph - 185 bhp - Diesel - Available Trims: R-DESIGN, R-DESIGN Premium, SE, SE Lux, SE Lux Premium, SE Premium, S, Sport
Advantages: Superb performance, excellent handling Disadvantages: Watch that speedo
During the servicing of my Volvo S40 (see my separate report on that little lemon) I was fortunate that the servicing agents let me have the use of an S70 on a couple of occasions. The car was finished in a Peppermint Metallic colour which is a very pale green. The colour took some getting used to but the car was a gem. I read later the car had 170bhp but it felt much more, the power just came in so beautifully needing just a squeeze of the throttle ... ...had a poor image compared with these makes but I think both BMW and Audi have been churning out the same product for 10 years now and take their customers for granted. Volvo show with the S70 that they can produce a superb car.
During the servicing of my Volvo S40 (see my separate report on that little lemon) I was fortunate that the servicing agents let me have the use of an S70 on a couple of occasions. The car was finished in a Peppermint Metallic colour which is a very pale green. The colour took some getting used to but the car was a gem. I read later the car had 170bhp but it felt much more, the power just came in so beautifully needing just a squeeze of the throttle to have the scenery moving past the windows quickly. Drop a gear or two and floor it and a comparatively short overtaking manouvre you might not have attempted in another car could be achieved with ease.
The car was very comfortable, the driving position so commanding the world seemed a little inferior. A glance back as you swept passed lesser cars has a view dominated by as big a spoiler as a milkman’s horse would be if it ran in the Derby. Leather bucket seats so comfortable you would want them in your living room.
Alas I had to take this seductive motor back and collect my 1.8 dullmobile …until the next service.
The S70 in this form is not cheap coming out around £23k but if you are in that sort of market area then it is worth considering. I would rate it above a BMW 5-series or Audi A6 which like-for-like on specification would probably be dearer anyway. Volvo's have traditionally had a poor image compared with these makes but I think both BMW and Audi have been churning out the same product for 10 years now and take their customers for granted. Volvo show with the S70 that they can produce a superb car.
Advantages: A sports saloon car! Disadvantages: Costly to repair!
I have owned this Car for about 6 years now. It was a very Luxury car when i purchased it and i'm glad to say it still is! The interior of it is very similar to that of a Mercedes S class which as we all know is the best of the best when it comes to luxury in saloon cars.
When i first bought this car the cd player broke straight away and i was told that it would cost in the region of £1000+ to get it fixed, now i was happy with listening to the radio so this has still not been fixed but other than that i have never had anything go wrong with it. And i would rather have no CD player than a car with a working Cd player but an unreliable car.
The Volvos70 has a full leather interior as standard and electric front seats, which also have seat warmers which are very handy in the winter. as for leg room, i couldn't have asked ...
carzy1 30.06.2006
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Advantages: Good looking, comfortable front seats Disadvantages: Bad build quality, too mnay recurrent faults, D5 engine not as good as reputation suggest
I originally posted this review under the Volvo V702.5D by mistake. I have updated the report too.
The car is a 2004 (2005 MY) Volvo V70 D5 S. The D5 is a 2.4 litre "common rail" diesel and the S spec has cloth seats, climate control, fuel computer, and a single CD / FM Radio (which at least has LW for the cricket). Mine has a very light interior (they call it Oak) and the dashboard causes a lot of stray reflections on the windscreen - not good for night driving.
The V70 is a nice looking car but it does not have the robust build and quality of finish that have been associated with Volvo in the past. It is also not the supreme load carrier that Volvos once were - you get a much bigger load space with a Mondeo.
My V70 has proved to be a very disappointing car with numerous days (24 in 6 months) spent off of the road and too many ...
VolvoWoes 28.11.2005 (03.12.2005)
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