VOLVO V70 · 2.5 Sports-Line · Wagon · 1997 ‐ 1999

In 1997 Volvo began manufacture of automobiles type V70, modification 2.5 Sports-Line and closed it in 1999. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.5 tons and is assigned to sit 5 people total.

«V70 2.5 Sports-Line» vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front-wheels. The 5-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can generate output 144 horsepower at 5400 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the auto in 10.4 seconds to 100 km/h and reach ceiling speed of 205 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 13.4 l in the urban mode of driving, on the track 8 l, and the mixed fuel consumption is 10 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 70 l of petrol, what provides to go roughly 700 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 295 mm brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 195/60VR15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V70 got the lot number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a enough safe car. In addition to active safety features (ABS, EBD, Traction control), it is also has passive safety systems (driver, side airbags).