Wilvo XC70 test drive since 2011 station wagon
Test drive Volvo XC70: For family reasons
The station wagon of increased cross -country ability is a good compromise between a full -fledged crossover and an ordinary passenger car. Every year of models in this class there are more and more. One of the most honorary representatives of the capes of semi -permits - Volvo XC70.
The model is far from new: the current third generation has been produced since 2007. Since then, the car has been subjected only to light facelift, and also acquired new options and engines.
We had a Volvo XC70 D3 on our test, equipped with a 53-liter turbodiesel with a capacity of 163 hp, a full-wheel drive system and a six-speed automatic gearbox. The price of this version of Russian Volvo dealers starts from 1,482,000 rubles. Only a basic station wagon with a 2.0-liter diesel and front-wheel drive, prices for which start from 1,382,000 rubles.
Despite the fact that the Volvo XC70 model is far from new and has been available without significant changes since 2007. The strict design selected by the Swedes is still relevant.
The XC70 in our market has also made considerable contribution to the popularity of the XC70. Volvo looks really solid and harmonious. A strict restrained style of the station wagon to the face, while the recognition is one hundred percent.
Good and salon. The interior is designed in the highest class. In the special version of the Inscription, the Volvo chair and the front panel are trimmed with a noble combination of a variety of skin with a contrasting stitch, which goes well with the light floor and textured aluminum decor of the soaring central console. The former display leaving the front panel from the bowels was replaced by a new high -contrast screen with a visor overhanging over it, and the design of the central console was adjusted in accordance with the latest Swedish fashion trends.
We got a car for the test in the special version of the Inscription, with brown-beige trim. The quality of the materials and the assembly is on top. Here, Volvo does not blunt a large German three.
Landing is quite high, like a real crossover. The chairs adjustments are enough for any growth, the steering wheel goes in two planes, ergonomics at the level. But the lateral support of the front seats is a pure formality, and the leather upholstery of the seats is very slippery, so that in the turns you have to rest on the right foot on the site and hold the steering wheel tighter. The dashboard is perfectly read, and in the dark glows a noble turquoise tint.
Against the background of the appearance of a new display with beautiful contrasting graphics, two round tidy screen screens with pixel numbers resemble calculators from the last century. On a large monitor, you can bring navigation, an audio system and other car settings. By the way, unlike the last meeting with the XC70, which took place in 2009, the Volvo navigation system began to work adequately and did not try to pave the way through two solid and concrete walls.
On the back sofa is spacious. Among the additional options are the heating of the seats and the multimedia system.
The rear sofa is spacious. There is a convenient armrest with cup holders, a personal heating, a 12-volt outlet and even an optional multimedia system with two monitors in the head restraints of the front seats. True, pleasure is not cheap for multimedia will have to pay 99 thousand rubles.
Trunk sample for imitation. To fix small goods, there is a special lifting screen, and to transport a pet or a particularly violent passenger, you can use a folding metal lattice on gas springs, which reliably separates the trunk from the cabin. The trunk itself has an impressive volume of 575 liters and the right shape. The rear sofa is divided into three parts, and in addition, for the transport of especially overall goods, you can fold the back of the front right chair.
The trunk is large - 575 liters. There are useful devices for fastening the cargo and even a metal grid that separates the cargo space from the cabin.
It is not worth lighting on the XC70 D3, it will not work anyway. The 163-horsepower diesel with passports 10.8 seconds to hundreds clearly does not have this. The element of Volvo is different. XC70 perfectly holds straight, only swaying languidly on the waves of asphalt, when the electronic-controlled Four-C chassis works in comfort mode. Excellent sound insulation filters not only the turbulence of air flows, but also the rogue of spikes on asphalt.
The Volvo calls lazily with obvious insufficient rotation. Despite the possibility of choosing a degree of effort on the steering wheel through the on -board computer menu, the rotation on the steering wheel still gives a synthetic background. This harms the information in the bend, especially since the wagon turns are held with a noticeable roll even when the chassis operates in Sport mode. Automatic transmission is tone in tone with other systems. Swimmers are smooth and almost invisible, but in active automation is lags behind, and delays in switching increase.
The dynamics of the 163-horsepower diesel. Its main advantages are burden and economy. For lovers of squeezing, there is a 304 hp turbo engine with a capacity of 304 hp. However, active driving on the Volvs XC70 will not bring pleasure. The chassis of the Swedish station wagon is configured with an eye on comfort.
Rooting and rolls on a flat road turn around good smoothness not only on poor coverage, but also on the lane. Only serious pits can break comfort in the cabin.
Volvo was not without a mass of active security systems. The list of options for Volvo XC70 has active cruise control (operates at all speeds), the City Safety system, which prevents clashes at low speeds, the function of warning about the clash with complete automatic braking and the detection of pedestrians, the driver’s behavior monitoring system, the function of preventing care of The occupied strips of movement and the monitoring system of blind areas, adaptive stop-signals, flashing during emergency braking and much more.
Prices for the Volvo XC70 begin at 1,382,000, and dealers will ask for more than 2,200,000 rubles for the top gasoline turbocer.
Despite the fact that the Volvo XC70 Arsenal has a 3.0-liter 304 hp turbo engine, the Swedish station wagon can hardly be advised active drivers. This is a great family station wagon with a spacious and high -quality salon, a wide range of engines and a rich selection of security systems. A worthy choice for those who need a solid and practical car and who is not ready to fork out the glamorous Audi A6 Allroad.
Ruslan Galimov
Source: Carclub.ru
