Road Tests: Full Test

Specifications and Performance 2001 Volvo V70 XC AWD Vehicle Type: Model Year: 2001 Make: Volvo Model: V70 Style: XC AWD Base Price: $36,675 Price as Tested: $41,025 Drive Type: All-wheel drive Transmission Type: 5-speed automatic Displacement (liters): 2.4 Engine Type: I5 Horsepower (hp @ rpm): 197 @ 5,000 Torque (ft-lb @ rpm): 210 @ 2,000-5,000 Braking System: Four-wheel, power assisted disc brakes Steering System: Rack-and-pinion steering Suspension Type (front): MacPherson strut w/coil springs Suspension Type (rear): Multilink independent w/ coil springs Tire Size (front): 215/65 R16 Tire Size (rear): 215/65 R16 Tire Brand: Pirelli Tire Model: Scorpion Curb Weight (lbs.): 3,699 Recommended Fuel: Premium Unleaded Fuel Tank Capacity (gal): 18.5 EPA Fuel Economy (mpg): 18 City 22 Highway Edmunds Observed (mpg): 18 Conditions for Testing: Temperature (Fahrenheit): 69 Humidity: 78% Elevation (ft): 85 Wind: 0 mph Performance: 0 - 30 (sec): 2.9 0 - 45 (sec): 5.4 0 - 60 (sec): 8.8 0 - 75 (sec): 13.4 1/4 Mile (sec @ mph): 16.7@83.7 30 - 0 (ft): 30 60 - 0 (ft): 124 Braking Rating: (Excellent, Good, Average, Poor or Very Poor) Excellent Slalom (mph): 62.6 Emergency Lane Change (mph): N/A Turning Circle (ft), curb-to-curb: N/A Handling Rating: (Excellent, Good, Average, Poor or Very Poor) Average Db @ Idle 54 Db @ Full Throttle: 72 Db @ 70 mph Cruise: 73 Acceleration Comments: This is the light-pressure turbocharged version of the Volvo in-line five-cylinder. Light pressure means that power comes in at a lower rpm for normal city driving, giving up some of the all-out performance of the high-pressure or T5 version available on other Volvo cars. With almost 3,700 pounds of vehicle to move around, it's a little slow off the line until the boost comes up on the turbo. Once you are on the whistle, the engine revs angrily toward red-line. Our best quarter-mile run was on the fourth attempt with our best 30 45, 60 and 75 times coming between the second and fourth runs, so engine temperature seems well controlled, an important factor for turbocharged performance. Shifting for the quarter-mile run was done manually at 6,400 rpm from first to second and 6,300 from second to third. We used a brake torque start on all of the fastest runs, since the higher-rpm starts got us into boost quicker. Braking Comments: Other than a louder ABS operating system than we'd prefer, the Volvo brakes lived up to their reputation for excellence. We got short (for this weight of vehicle), repeatable stops with only 4 feet of difference between the first and fourth runs. With excellent stability control, you could almost take your hands off the steering wheel and still go down the road perfectly straight while heavily braking. One other note was that after we had completely stopped, the brake pedal would further depress toward the floor, something that occurred on every test run. Most likely it's something in the way the Volvo engineers set up the ABS/EBD (electronic brake distribution) system. Handling Comments: For a big, portly wagon, it moved through the cones well. The more runs we made through the cones, the more confident we got and the faster we were able to push the car. We consistently brought the times down to a very respectable number. The steering wheel felt one size too large and took large movements of swing from side to side to get the rest of the car to follow suit because of the wheel's diameter. Steering feel was also noted as being a little on the numb side. Despite this and a noted amount of body roll, the heft was very controllable with some movement coming from the rear, but not enough to cause concern. The fastest path through the cones was with as little steering wheel movement as possible to carry your speed through the cones without scrubbing it off from too much steering input. — Neil G. Chirico Specifications: Length: 186.3 Width: 73.2 Height: 61.5 Wheelbase: 108.8 Legroom (front): 42.6 Legroom (rear): 35.2 Headroom (front): 39.3 Headroom (rear): 38.8 Maximum Seating Capacity: 5 Cargo Volume: 37.5 Maximum Cargo Volume (rear seats down): 71.5 Warranty Information: Bumper-to-Bumper: 4 year/50,000 miles Powertrain: 4 year/50,000 miles Corrosion: 8 year/unlimited mile Roadside Assistance: 4 year/unlimited mile Scheduled Maintenance: Not available Safety Information: Front Airbags: Standard Side Airbags: Standard Head Airbags: Standard Antilock Brakes: Standard Electronic Brake Enhancements: EBD (Electronic Brake Distribution) Traction Control: Standard Stability Control: Not available Rollover Protection: N/A Emergency Assistance System: N/A NHTSA Crash Test Driver: N/A NHTSA Crash Test Passenger: N/A NHTSA Crash Test Side Front: N/A NHTSA Crash Test Side Rear: N/A NHTSA Rollover: N/A IIHS Offset: N/A