The Volvo V70 is a mid-size five-door estate car / station wagon manufactured by Volvo Cars since 1997 and marketed over three generations along with a raised ground-clearance, all wheel drive variant.
The first generation (1997–2000) began as a renamed Volvo 850, which was itself available in sedan and station wagon configurations. The V70 was available as a station wagon with an all-wheel drive variant, marketed as the Cross Country (XC).
With styling by Peter Horbury, the second generation (2000-2007) used the P2 platform with a 4 cm increase in width and height; a 5 cm longer wheelbase; a slightly shorter overall length than its predecessor and a slightly increased interior cargo volume. As with its predecessor, the second generation was also offered with an all-wheel drive variant which was initially marketed as the V70 XC, later as the XC70.
The third generation employs the Ford EUCD platform and has been marketed since 2008 as the V70 (discontinued in North America after model year 2010) and the XC70, an all wheel drive model.
The name V70 combines V, standing for versatility, and 70, denoting relative platform size (e.g., a V70 is a larger platform than an S60, but smaller than an S80).
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