Volvo XC70 Car Review - As sensible as a Volvo can get

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The designers behind Volvo's XC70 were the first to realise that a large all-wheel drive estate car with a modicum of off-road ability and SUV styling cues could tempt buyers who couldn't quite stomach the thought of a fully-fledged 4x4. In this much-improved post-2013 second generation guise, it offers an efficient 'Drive-E' D4 diesel engine for owners happy to stick with 2WD. And across the range, offers either a stepping stone or an alternative to SUV ownership for the used car buyer. The XC70's rugged SUV styling cues are just enough to set it apart from its more restrained V70 model stablemate. As well as the scratchproof protective cladding along the car's flanks and arches, there are chunky front bumpers, chromed door scuff plates and blacked out side pillars. XC-embossed roof rails are a standard fit and purposeful silver front and rear skid plates leave onlookers in no doubt as to this car's dual purpose role. Otherwise, the practical, square-backed silhouette that we expect any big Volvo estate to offer is present and correct here, with its bluff, vertical tailgate. Overall though, Volvo wasn't here diverted from this car's raison d'etre - lugging gear. Practical touches include a handy flip-up load divider to restrain smaller objects, plus you'll also find luggage nets and hooks to help secure any items with wayward tendencies. There's a 40:20:40 split in the rear bench so that long items like skis can be poked through, one of no fewer than 16 different loading combinations. And if you completely flatten the rear bench, up to 1,600-litres of space is freed up if you stack to the roof. If that still isn't enough, then there's a fold-forward front passenger seat so you can take longer items like kayaks and surfboards.

So it's good for packages. But what about for people? Take a seat in the rear and you'll find that three fully-sized adults will just about fit comfortably, enjoying decent standards of leg, head and knee-room, as well as neat vents in the B-pillars. Up front, you'll find a cabin built to withstand a lifetime of hard use, with smart and durable fixtures and fittings: it isn't only the engines that are rugged. Most of the XC70 owners we surveyed were very happy with their cars - as you'd expect they would be. By this time, most of the earlier faults on third generation XC70 models had been ironed out. However, as you'd expect, there were some issues. One owner reported that his car rapidly got through brake pads, these having had to be replaced 4 times in 7 years. The same buyer also reported his XC70 to be something of a tyre-eater, front tyres in that case lasting only a year or around 12,000 miles. In the 2013 to 2016 period, Volvo sold five standard V70 models for every XC70 it sold in Europe, a ratio which was exactly reversed in the States, where the XC70 was five times more popular. Who had it right? On paper, you can't help wondering whether an XC is really worth its slight premium, but on the road, it's a car that might well grow on you. Potential owners who'd rather not parade around in an SUV that might draw all the wrong sort of attention see this Volvo's image as being lower profile but at the same time, in many ways harder hitting. It's an appealing balance.

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