Wilvo XC70 test drive since 2007

Volvo XC70. From 1 431 800 rub.

The test Volvo XC70 served us faithfully for six months. In the last month of operation, the car changed the owner. The new owner shares fresh impressions of the advantages and disadvantages of the Swede
Additional to the impressive size of the station wagon has passed quickly and painlessly. There was no parking sensors in the equipment of the test machine, but thanks to convenient asperic mirrors and well -felt dimensions, there were no difficulties with the parking of the barn, although it is very problematic to turn around in constrained conditions on such a large -sized car.
But if in the parking lot the impressive dimensions of the Volvo XC70 interfere, then on the road they give an additional advantage. Low -class and size car owners are not confused under the wheels, giving way to the road without unnecessary questions. Of course, not only the size of the car, but also its emblem contribute to this attitude of neighbors in the flow: unlike the West, where the Volvo brand began to be ranked by the bonus of premium relatively recently, in Russia it has always enjoyed respect. At the same time, the Volvo XC70 is not interested in the traffic police, and the hijackers, judging by the statistics, also, which allows you to cost the standard security system.
I liked the unpainted plastic apron around the perimeter of the body. The anti -vandal plastic, conceived as an attribute of off -road driving, will be useful in the city, allowing you to save the nerves and time spent on visits to the insurance company about minor damage to the paintwork, bumper or doors. A solid road clearance, which allows to be nasty to storm the curbs, broken races into the yards and rolled up by tractors, entrances to summer cottages, another fat plus in the piggy bank of the merits of the Swedish crossover.
The salon is super -fit. Having folded the rear seats and leaning back the front, the linoleum roll was calmly plunged here with a larger meter. To transport large household appliances to the Volvo XC70, you don’t need to fold anything at all: a gas stove or washing machine is freely placed in the trunk. However, carrying packages from a supermarket in a large station wagon is not very convenient in corners all their contents scatter along the flat bottom of the trunk. Output buying an elastic grid that will reliably fix the load.
The chassis settings caused conflicting feelings: for its dimensions, the car is well controlled, differs in insignificant rolls in corners, but at the same time very sensitive to the quality of the road surface. The passage of large irregularities (especially transverse seams and rails) is accompanied by unpleasant strikes in the suspension. And this despite the fact that the car is by no means in low -profile tires.
  
A gasoline six, combined with a 6 -speed automatic, provides decent acceleration, although the machine does not arise on a slow driving on the Volvo XC70. But even with calm driving, the Swede does not suffer from poor appetite, eating 17 liters in the city and 12-13 on the highway. It seems that if the 185-horsepower turbodiesel turned out to be under the hood (it is also placed on the Volvo XC70), this would not have been much affected on the dynamics of the car, but it would have been much less common to drive in the gas station.

Driving
The machine accelerates well and obeys the steering wheel, but at the same time has a leisurely driving.
   
Salon
The salon is very spacious, and the trunk is huge. Staff music sounds excellent. Metal inserts revive a plastic interior.
   
Comfort
Minimum of devices maximum information. The central console is not overloaded with buttons. Convenient chairs profile. Weak energy intensity of the suspension.
   
Security
A large car creates a feeling of security, which is reinforced by the presence of pillows and safety curtains, as well as all -wheel drive and ABS/ESP systems.
   
Price
Given the cost of the machine, the basic equipment could be richer.
Advantages and disadvantages
+ Large road clearance, spacious salon and trunk, plastic body protection.
- High fuel consumption, insufficient energy intensity of the suspension.
Specifications
Mark and model - Volvo XC70
Dimensions - 4838x1861x1604mm
Engine - gasoline, 3192 cm3, 238 hp/6200 min -1
Transmission - automatic, 5 -speed
Dynamics - Max 215 km/h; 8.6 s to 100 km/h
Competitors - Subaru Outback, Audi Allroad.
Author: Maxim Fedorov
Photo: Igor Kuznetsov
 

A source: Magazine 5 wheel [July 2008]