Oh, and the V70 handles better, avoiding the wallow that the high-riding XC70 suffers from. Problem is, you get all this with the common-or-garden V70 for less money. The diesel engines are also adequately refined. To be fair the XC70’s interior is luxurious, especially with the gorgeous chocolate leather interior that came in our test car. It’s lighter, certainly, than the rock-like heaviness of the Volvo XC60’s wheel. trucks - by owner press to search 2005 Volvo XC70 AWD/4x4 sport wagon 145k mi.
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On the plus side, the steering is light enough to manoeuvre the car around town without too much trouble. 2005 Audi All Road SUV Low Miles PRICED TO SELL 6,900 (HOLLY MI. And improved as its off-road ability may be, we’d be amazed if it was good enough to redeem the car. Performance is reasonable enough in a straight line – compared with a V70 – but the XC70’s handling is much too compromised almost everywhere else. Body control is scant through corners and over swells. The XC70 rolls and bucks wildly in the face of only mild provocation. The offering was part of the Volvo Modular Engine, a family of inline-4, inline-5, and inline-6 engines that used aluminum blocks and heads, as well as aluminum pistons and double overhead cams. Used 2005 Volvo V50 Consumer Reviews - 71 Car Reviews Edmunds Home Volvo Volvo V50 Used 2005 Volvo V50 Consumer Reviews Used 2005 Volvo V50 Consumer Reviews More about the 2005 V50 5 (73) 4. Unfortunately, they are not very effective at reigning in the body movements of this two-tonne estate. Volvo’s love affair with the inline 5-cylinder began in 1991 with the introduction of the 850. It falls back on Volvo’s Four-C adaptive dampers to make up the difference on the road. Unlike the Audi, the Volvo cannot change its ride height with sophisticated air suspension. This is a big problem when you consider the huge step forward that Audi recently made with its A6 Allroad, the Volvo’s most obvious market rival.
Volvo also points out that that XC70 now has greater approach, breakover and departure angles, but it’s still no cleverer a companion on the Tarmac.
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The saving grace was the standard six-speed manual gearbox, which gave fast and smooth changes throughout. Most recently, we tried the 212bhp 2.4-litre motor – finding it to be competent enough but with a power range that is small and brutal, rather than continuous and smooth. We’ve driven the XC70 in D5 SE and SE Sport trims, and also in its D4 SE Lux Geartronic form.
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