New Volvo V70 revealed and its UGLY!

[Merc1]

What did you guys expect? Surely you didn't think they'd come up with something as handsome as an A6 Avant did you?

M

 

[Zafiro]

What did you guys expect? Surely you didn't think they'd come up with something as handsome as an A6 Avant did you?

M

since the new S80 looks really good I was hoping for the V70 as well

 

[notic]

I kinda like it. It's very "Volvo:

 

[Zafiro]

Off topic: The word Volvo is latin and in english it mean, "I'm rolling"

 

[Zafiro]

The rumour has it the sporty V70 R will be fitted with Volvo’s new 4.4 V8 motor producing about 370 Hp. Most powerful Volvo ever, cool!

 

[Centurion]

I think that the rear lights of the current V70 look far more graceful.

 

[Snake Vargas]

I have read on a website (http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/10/10/spied-next-generation-volvo-v70/) that the lights are actually hidden under some camouflage:

The real taillights appear to be hidden under some type of camouflage.

...there's still hope!

 

[Giannis]

those real life pics look ok, but the illustrations of the front are terrible. As about a new S60 i don't know anything and i am dying to know

BTW, the new C70 is just great. I was at the Volvo dealership yesterday and i saw it and it was just great!

 

[Centurion]

XC70

 

[LaArtist]

how boring S80 front..and ugly rear.. good job..volvo

 

[Michael]

I think that is a very nice car. Why do some of you have to come here and just put down a car without giving a proper foundation to your dislike? I understand that you may not like it, but can you please say why?

I really like the car, and truthfully, I really like Volvo's design. They are not german, and they do not really want to compete, I think, with the german car manufacturers. I think Volvo has their safety moto and that is what they follow. They make rigid tanks, that are truly safe cars. I think, they have to work around that, and being able to work around sucha philosophy that is put into practice 100% of the time, they do make some really nice cars.

For example, Volvo has a tendancy to make the door, where the handle meets, ridge up. I think this may be a safety feature or a design feature in which safety is incorporated into it, since it seems to give a blimpier feel to the door panel. Maybe this is for side impact?

I would definitely not mind purchasing such a car. However, in the US avants, station wagons, wagons, etc., are not that popoular, from what I have seen, heard, and read. So, a car such as this would not appeal to me, but maybe to the Canadian/European market.

 

[Giannis]

XC70

wow, it's a great job by Volvo. I like it very much. I hopet they make the new S60 as good as this!

 

[SDNR]

Yepp there it is, I saw it a coupel of weeks ago. Someone here at the factory is giong to get hunted. Either how I don't like it. Audi is still the manufacturer that produces the best looking estates.

Yep I agree. Actually in many ways I think Audi have become the new Volvo. In the 70s and 80s Volvo was THE "vehicle de Jour" among the upper-middle classes. Every private school soccer mum had one -- tennis club carparks were jam-packed with them -- even fashion designers owned them -- Karl Lagerfeld would be chauffeured around Paris in his Volvo estate wagon, while he went window shopping for furniture for his houses.

Today, if you drive past the pony clubs or the best pre-schools in town, it feels like you are in the Audi factory car park -- tons of well-to-do women with their little brats, a couple of Afghan dogs in the back, and the obligatory Chanel sunglasses -- it's like a god-damned uniform.