There were some major advantages in making the car about four inches shorter, notes Volvo literature. Greater torsional stiffness could be achieved and weight could be redistributed and used for new and better safety solutions and improvement features. Both engines are aluminium alloy construction and feature turbo charger intercoolers. As for those mileage figures, the T5 is predicted to get around 21 miles per gallon in city driving and 27 mpg on the highway. The V70 is a wagon that's fun to drive and as much thanks go to the transmissions as to the engines.
Power is put to the pavement via two transmissions.
The gearbox is adaptive and automatically adapts the shift points to the driver's style. Geartronic is the name of the system that allows the driver to shift manually. It is available on the T5 Volvo V70. A five-speed manual is also available. That combination delivers excellent and very predictable handling.