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Love my new car
aptje14, 04/05/2013
updated 04/05/2016
2012 Volvo XC70 T6 4dr Wagon AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
12 of 12 people found this review helpful
My family loves this Wagon. Perfect daily driver for people with kids and pets. Comfortable on long trips. Safety features are very important to my family and this car doesn't disappoint. This Volvo Wagon is effortless to drive and I look forward to any excuse for a road trip. Update: We have owned this car for 4 years now and still love it. My sixteen year old has chosen this car to drive over our other car, a BMW 335i. We feel that she is very safe in the Volvo but sure do miss driving it ourselves. We would have two if we could afford it. The new models get much better gas mileage which now makes this the perfect vehicle, in our opinion.
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A safe, serene ride. Just what the doctor ordered.
Des T., 03/01/2021
2012 Volvo XC70 3.2 4dr Wagon (3.2L 6cyl 6A)
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
Even before I got my driver’s license in 1972, I always longed to own a Volvo. My dream finally came true with a new 1986 745 GLE. It was everything I’d wanted, and more. I drove it for 460,000 trouble-free miles before donating it to charity. It was still in good shape after 26 years but it needed a new clutch and since I’d already bought my next one, a used 1994 940, I was willing to donate the 745. Although it was in great shape, the 940 wasn’t as much fun to drive mainly because of the automatic transmission. I drove the 940 reliably for 11 years, and a few weeks ago, an inattentive driver rear-ended me without braking, from about 45 mph. The 940 was totaled but luckily my wife and I escaped serious injury thanks to Volvo’s safety features. After that accident, I won’t buy anything except a Volvo. My wife was nagging me to buy a Lexus, but I was eyeing the XC70 and was lucky enough to find a 2012 AWD 3.2l six with low enough miles at a decent price to make it worthy of replacing my destroyed 940. I had no idea how much Volvo had advanced until I drove this baby. She feels as solid as a rock, has ample power and is supremely comfortable. Honestly, I feel spoiled when I drive down the street. I’m still cynical about needing all the electronic gizmos that come with it, but damn, this is a nice ride. The handling could be a little firmer but it sticks on corners, and on the open road, it’s an absolute dream. The engine purrs, the seats are spectacular and the build quality it as good as anything that money can buy. The doors are incredibly well-balanced and close with a really light touch. On a recent recreational trip involving freeway and city driving, I averaged 25.5 mpg. Not bad for a 4,200 lb. monster that’s almost 9 years old. I expect on a straight freeway run I’ll get about 27-28 mpg. Around town it’s been 20-22 mpg depending on how much of a hurry I’m in. I’m impressed. Certainly much more than I expected to be. Most important, my wife loves it, and she's not even going to drive it.
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Looks good, feels great, but...
an0nym0us, 08/11/2011
2011 Volvo XC70 3.2 4dr Wagon (3.2L 6cyl 6A)
13 of 14 people found this review helpful
Comparing to 2002 V70XC I traded in for it, it's a mixed bag. Interior feels much more luxurious and refined; also appears somewhat roomier. Exterior design mostly improved on the previous generation, except for those silvery things around fog lights. Actually on mine - painted Electric Silver - they look OK, but on darker cars they're outright out of place. The engine - 3.2 inline 6 - is nominally more powerful than the T5 on previous generation, but feels not as peppy as the older one. Gas mileage is not as good, too. The transmission feels more smooth-shifting and refined. The suspension is tuned more towards ride comfort rather than spirited driving style.
A beautiful wagon
jjf5, 12/22/2010
2011 Volvo XC70 T6 4dr Wagon AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
11 of 12 people found this review helpful
We had wanted to buy one of these for over a year, and I had done extensive research. I initially wanted a V70, but wife wanted the AWD. I thought the base XC70 3.2 was too slow and inefficient, and wanted to see what happened after Ford sold Volvo to the Chinese. I'm glad I waited. Not only were prices slashed, but quality and features improved. I picked up an XC70 T6 cheaper than last year's base model. Volvo hired a good CEO, and the workers in Gothenburg are happier than they were under Ford. This combined with it being the 3rd production year should mean improved reliability, but we'll see. I'll post a long term update after 10000 miles.
More than expected
warren smith, 11/08/2010
2011 Volvo XC70 T6 4dr Wagon AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
At 1,000 miles I am impressed with all aspects of my new XC70 T6. I am getting 21+ miles in suburban driving, the seats are very supportive and comfortable. I haul two boats and have had no problems with the ability to pull them. We use the more than ample space behind the front row seats to haul all our stuff home back from our summer place. The Bliss system works as promised but does do false readings in the rain. We have the ccomvenirnce group and climate group of add ons plus the personal communications feature and all work as promised. I find the control panel easy to use and the Bluetooth set up is easy to use.