The V70 is wider and taller than its predecessor. The cockpit is comfortable and well-organized.
Creature comfort includes a rear-seat table.
If you want to test the road-holding ability, ride, comfort and acceleration of a fine European sports sedan, the local roads are an enthusiast's dream, whether you're the driver or the navigator. I chose the latter position for the first leg of our jaunt through the Alpes Maritimes, a stone's throw from Provence. That's because I was lucky enough to land Linda Sharp, an Atlanta-based journalist and longtime driving instructor, as my partner. And, yes, the V70 is a station wagon. Sharp, a veteran race-car driver, pilots the V70 with absolute aplomb, while relating one juicy anecdote after another about various storied denizens of the motorsports circuit and their foibles.