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Body style: Wagon (station wagon, estate, combi, touring)
Segment: Medium Premium
Production years: 2003, 2004

VOLVO V70 R 2003-2004 7 Photos
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The model was presented at the Paris Motor Show in 2002 and officially released in 2003. While it's visually pretty much identical to the regular V70, the R is a lot more expensive and here's why: Once you get inside the car, you'll notice 3 buttons on the dashboard: Comfort, Sport and Advanced. That means that you can change the stiffness of the ride by the touch of a button.

The comfort mode increases the softness of the chassis and is ideal for urban traffic and family road trips.

The car's default setting is the Sport one and combines both comfort and sportiness. When it comes to the Advanced Sport mode, we're already talking about the feeling of driving a sports car. The V70R was equipped with Volvo's most powerful turbocharged engine, a 2.5L to produce 300 HP.

The model accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds and is electronically limited to a top speed of 250km/h. Customers could choose between a six-speed manual gearbox and a five-speed Geartronic automatic transmission (the driver could still change the gears manually without using a clutch).

With the more powerful engine, Volvo thought about safety and equipped the car with more efficient brakes – four-piston aluminum Brembo brake calipers on 330mm discs. This car looks like the perfect combination of a family car and a sports one.

VOLVO V70 R 2003, 2004
  1 gasoline engine
  • 2.5L 6MT (300 HP)
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VOLVO V70 R Brochure (US)

VOLVO V70 R
2.5L 6MT (300 HP)

ENGINE SPECS - 2.5L 6MT (300 HP)
Cylinders:L5
Displacement:2521 cm3
Power:220 KW @ 5500 RPM
300 HP @ 5500 RPM
295 BHP @ 5500 RPM
Torque:295 lb-ft @ 1950 RPM
400 Nm @ 1950 RPM
Fuel System:Multipoint Injection
Fuel:Gasoline
PERFORMANCE SPECS
Top Speed:155.3 mph (250 km/h)
Acceleration 0-62 Mph (0-100 kph):5.9 s
TRANSMISSION SPECS
Drive Type:All Wheel Drive
Gearbox:6-Speed manual
BRAKES SPECS
Front:Ventilated Discs
Rear:Ventilated Discs
TIRES SPECS
Tire Size:235/45 R17
DIMENSIONS
Length:185.4 in (4709 mm)
Width:70.9 in (1801 mm)
Height:58.7 in (1491 mm)
Front/rear Track:61.4/61.4 in (1,560/1,560 mm)
Wheelbase:108.7 in (2761 mm)
Ground Clearance:5.5 in (140 mm)
Cargo Volume:17.1 cuFT (484 L)
Aerodynamics (Cd):0.29
WEIGHT SPECS
Unladen Weight:3708.2 lbs (1682 kg)
Gross Weight Limit:4894.3 lbs (2220 kg)
FUEL ECONOMY (NEDC)
City:15.8 mpg US (14.9 L/100Km)
Highway:27.4 mpg US (8.6 L/100Km)
Combined:21.6 mpg US (10.9 L/100Km)
CO2 Emissions:261 g/km
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