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A makeover for two Volvos: first look.(Evaluation)
For 2001, they've been redesigned. The wagon is still called V70, but the sedan has been recast as a sports sedan and rechristened the S60. It's now 5 inches shorter (112 inches shorter at the wheelbase) than the wagon and it looks more coupelike, evoking Volvo's flagship S80 sedan. Of the three S60 versions offered, we're testing a midtrim 197-hp 2.4T, which has a sticker price of about $35,000.
In the past, the car's major weak point has been a hard ride. Our initial impressions are that the new S60's ride has improved only slightly.
The S60 does not yet offer an all-wheel-drive version, which puts Volvo behind its Audi, BMW, and Volkswagen competitors.
The regular V70 wagon is a lot like the S60 sedan in ride and feel. But about half the V70 wagons sold are the XC Cross Country model, which is pitched as a cross between a car and a sport-utility vehicle (SUV). It's got ...
- ACC is Volvo's concept of SUV.(Auto Weekend)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Hemmes, Henny January 19, 2001 700+ words
...the paved paths, as the four-wheel-drive V70 XC Cross Country wagon does that. The concept car is only indicating...which will be based on the same platform as the Cross Country wagon and the S80 sedan, will offer three rows and...
- ATHLETIC BUZZ: MIDDLE GROUND...IN MEMORIAM...STAYING NEUTRAL...TRI...
- Magazine article from: Footwear News February 4, 2008 700+ words
...Shay's longtime sponsors, will release the Shay XC cross country flat for fall '08 with the full support of Shay...shops, pays homage to Shay's accomplishments as a cross country champion at the University of Notre Dame and at the...
- Chicago Tribune Transportation Notes Column.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) January 13, 2002 700+ words
...the platform for the S80 and S60 sedans and the V70 XC (Cross Country), an AWD wagon with SUV attributes. Volvo sold...of Volvo Cars North America. "It complements the Cross Country. They are different vehicles with different buyers...
- Astute engineering sticks new Volvo to unimproved roads.
- Magazine article from: Design News DeMeis, Rick October 20, 1997 700+ words
...vehicles (SUVs) continues. Volvo, looking to intelligently tap into this market, has developed the 1998 V70 XC (cross country) all-wheel-drive (AWD) vehicle. Referring to the sometimes tricky handling and instability of these traditionally...
- Trucks Take Center Stage at Detroit Auto Show.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nauman, Matt January 10, 2000 700+ words
...wagon. Wagons still account for 30 percent of Volvo's U.S. business, thanks in large part to cars like the V70 XC Cross Country. That car succeeds "by combining the best of two worlds," said Lars Erik Lundin, the company's vice president...
- Hertz Launches Prestige Collection.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 8, 2001 700+ words
...Collection will be provided by Ford's Premiere Automotive Group featuring, initially, Volvo S60, S80 and the V70 and XC Cross Country Wagons; Lincoln LS and Navigator; Jaguar S and X types; and the Land Rover Discovery. "The scale of this luxury...
- V70 not cutting edge, but it is contemporary.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Nauman, Matt June 16, 2000 700+ words
...the new V70s in the United States. That number should grow in 2001, especially with a full year of sales of the XC (Cross Country) version that does well in a market that's as eager for quasi-sport-utilities as it is for the real ones...
- All-wheel-drive shows up in many models.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Crain's Cleveland Business KREBS, MICHELLE October 30, 2000 700+ words
...for the first time this year all-wheel-drive on its 3 series sedans and station wagons. The popular Volvo V70 XC Cross Country, an all-wheel-drive station wagon, has been redesigned this year for more ground clearance and a more rugged...
