Volvo does station wagons right. The V70, introduced in 2001, offers styling that is fresh and contemporary without compromising practicality-a maximum of 72 cubic feet of cargo fits in back. Of course there are all the safety features you expect in a Volvo, including whiplash-reducing seats and both side and curtain airbags. The V70 comes in standard front-drive or all-wheel-drive versions, powered by a range of 2.3-, 2.4-, or 2.5-liter five-cylinder engines, with or without turbocharging. The taller-riding, rugged-looking XC70 model and a 300-hp, six-speed V70R model with variable damping and Haldex all-wheel drive round out a full model range. Retuned steering, new side-view mirrors and dash gauges, and a few subtle trim changes are all that’s new for ‘04. The V70’s value, power, practicality, and safety continue to win over tough customers.
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This somewhat tired question is occasionally worth a re-think. If the German car is authoritative about its own excellence and the Japanese car unbeatably marketable, what is a Swedish car? A hard question. The Saab and the Volvo may have evolved from the same requirements for sturdiness, but they are as different from each other as seems possible. The Saab is nonconformist but generally European in nature, while the Volvo is probably the most American car ever to come over by boat. A truly assimilated product, the Volvo is your car next door, often taken for granted, perhaps by some people even taken to be domestic. Apple pie.
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