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Volvo XC70
The original V70 was
a development of the 850 station wagon / sedan
series. The new name reflected Volvo's new
strategy of naming vehicles depending on size
and body style. Thus, the 850 was deemed to
be a relative size 70. The name is then appended
with the type of vehicle. So the station wagon
adopted V (for Versatility), S (for Sedan)
and C (for the new Coupé and Convertible).
These cars are retrospectively known as V/S
70 Classic.
There were some minor
improvements in the design from the original
850, including better handling and an uprated
specification, but otherwise this was the
same car. As already mentioned, Volvo introduced
the Coupé and Convertible ranges as
the Volvo C70. The convertible outlasted the
original car and remained on sale until 2005.
In 2000 (2001 for North America), Volvo released
the all new V70 (together with S60 sedan variant)
based on the new P2 platform that had already
been employed as the Volvo S80 sedan in 1998.
This new car dispensed with the boxy shape
of Volvos before it to take on a curvy profile
with a new aggressive front end. The 2001-2006
Volvo XC70 is very popular in New England.
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