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2004 Volvo Brand Buyer's Guide, New Car Reviews
by Bob Plunkett

2004 Volvo V70

2004 Volvo V70

An estate wagon of mid-size dimensions from Volvo has a flexible seat design for up to seven riders and an expandable cargo compartment. Posh appointments dot the cabin, with power-operated controls and a high caliber of equipment in the mode of European touring sedans.

Entry comes with the V70 2.4 packing a 2.4-liter in-line-five rated at 165 hp. The FWD V70 2.5T gains a more powerful 2.5-liter light-pressure turbo five for 208 hp, the same plant that works on V70 2.5T AWD model, and a FWD V70 T5 stocks a 2.3-liter five high-pressure turbo worth 247 hp.

Yet the quickest wagon has to be the V70 R. Rigged for performance, it has the 2.5-liter five primed with turbo-charger and twin inter-coolers to turn out 300 hp.

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