Talk:Volvo V70

message: There should be some emphasis on the on-going problems related to the faulty Electronic Throttle Modules (ETMs) fitted to this car. Volvo’s behaviour over this matter has been appalling.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.212.169.76 (talk) 11:15, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  ETM 

message: Some of the information is not accurate at the moment (April 11 2007). I, for example, own a V70 that should not exist according to this page, since it's a) year model 1997, b) assembled in Ghent, Belgium, c) has a 2.0 l T5 engine. According to my knowledge, the first V70 was released in 1996, not 1998. Maybe the current information on the page is based on data regarding a specific region, e.g. the United States? I'm not a Volvo, nor a car expert, so I won't edit the page, but it's pretty clear that the V70 history needs to be corrected.
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Images removed soon to be deleted from commons.--Oden 20:54, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Years, models, bad information 

message: Trying to rewrite... to add clarity and accuracy to some of the other sections.
TatClarkson 02:28, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trying to rewrite 

message: Two third-generation V70 prototypes were spotted in Stjørdalen yesterday.  Should this be mentioned in the article? 
According to the swedish road authorities: 4,75 m long and 1,81 m tall, 1670 kg, 430 kg max cargo weight. The diesel had 136 horsepower, while the petrol version had 146 hp. κаллэмакс 15:51, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  New V70 

message: Is this right?
V70 R AWD ($41,500 MSRP): 2.3L I5, 261 hp (195 kW) at 5,700 rpm and 258 ft•lbf (350 N•m) from 2,400 to 5,100 rpm
According to http://forums.swedespeed.com/zerothread?id=7170&postid=213765 the specs should be:
2000 U.S. V70R Automatic:
* The 2000 V70R was available in these colors:
* Output: 261hp - 8.5:1 compression
* Max Torque: 258 ft lbs
* Engine Displacement: 2.4L
* stronger rods/engine internals, as well as larger fuel injectors
* Turbo: TD04HL-19T turbo
* 16" Satellite "R" wheels standard
* dual exhaust
* 5 spd automatic with 2.54 final drive ratio
* Whiplash Protection Seating System (WHIPS)
* with chip & exhaust you can get in to the 300hp range.
* 3,728 lbs
* blue engine cover with silver R logo
* less than 500 imported to the U.S.
* "sand" colored Alcantara interior rare for U.S. 2000 V70Rs
63.68.0.194 20:55, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Engine size on 2000 V70R 

message: There are Volvos all over the world, (I own one in the united Kingdom, and one in New Zealand) so why are we only given information on the US spec / US list prices / US model years etc.?? I think it would improve the article, and make it more relevant to everyone on Wikipedia, if someone who knows a bit about Volvos could please add some more content that wasn't just US specific. N.b. - This doesn't mean removing any US related content, just adding other content to improve the scope of the article. Thanks :)
Oliver 60.234.251.100 22:21, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why so American-centric? 

message: Someone had clearly mistaken this encyclopedia for Car and Driver. I restored the correct geographical emphasis and removed the marketing puff, as well as clearing up a few misconceptions and adding some specs for the third generation car (I will add more when I dig the brochure out). Dan100 (Talk) 22:50, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overhaul 

message: Why are these so popular as service vehicles?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.161.230.7 (talk) 18:57, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Service vehicles

message: The article had included a statement that "Where the first generation V70 had a saloon variant (S70), the second generation lost the S70 as the new S80 was now seen to be the 'S70 for the new millennium'." This is actually incorrect in a few ways. First, the S80 was actually the successor to the S90, which was the successor of the 940/960. Second, due to a change in nomenclature at the time - Volvo decided that all 4-door vehicles would have even first digits (40, 60, 80) whereas 5- and 2-door vehicles would have odd first digits (50, 70, 90). The S60 is actually the direct successor of the S70, which was the successor of the 850. Since this is not easy to explain and isn't really relevant to the V70 (it affects only the S70), I removed this. If someone feels it really does belong and wants to say it again, at least you'll have the correct data now. 71.250.178.153 (talk) 19:01, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I support the removal, but more because it is unreferenced and hence unverified. Unfortunately, most of this article, and indeed most car articles suffer from this. Info should be verified or removed. cheers --Merbabu (talk) 04:34, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why I removed the comment about the S70... 

message: It's the E-class car (executive), between D and F-segments, enough misleading readers  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.140.233.227 (talk) 20:21, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  V70 is not a mid-size car 

message: I believe the information and pictures regarding facelifts to the third generation models to be muddled and incorrect.
Firstly, there are pictures of three cars, allegedly showing two facelifts. As far as I'm concerned, there is no notable age-related difference between the black and silver cars pictured (claiming to be pre- and post- "first" facelift) aside from the revised front grille (2010) and mirrors (2012) - but that's not a "facelift" in any meaningful sense. The two cars appear to have greater visual differences, but that is partly related to their respective colours hiding or highlighting details in the bumper design (which is, in fact, exactly the same), and partly down to specification (for the UK it is chrome/stainless trim for SE Lux, and plain black trim for lesser models). Otherwise, they are identical. The article goes on to incorrectly mention a facelift in 2012, and cites a Volvo Cars press release which mentions new mirrors (true) and headlights (which is a mystery - they are identical to the older ones as far as I am aware!), but not any of the other changes incorrectly claimed to have taken place in 2012.
The actual facelift came a year later, in 2013, with new bumpers front and rear, another new (and significantly wider) grille, new rear lights - that can reasonably be described as a facelift. The 2012 Volvo cars article does not mention any of these changes. Here is the 2014 model year (dated May 2013) announcement, announcing the facelift:
https://www.media.volvocars.com/uk/en-gb/media/pressreleases/49100/volvo-v70-model-year-2014
Proposals:
- Either remove the image of the black or silver car, or at least the caption references to facelifts. Perhaps reference "early/late grille and mirrors" respectively, if we must?
- Revise the facelift date to 2013. Extract the reference to the mirrors and grille badge (as they did not happen in 2013), and replace the latter with a mention of an all-new wider grille.
I am happy to make the edits, but this will be my first ever Wiki edit, and I'm not sure of the etiquette. Any objections to me proceeding?
Foggyjames (talk) 01:57, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Third Generation - Facelift information / pictures 

message: ... in the summary box thing for the 3rd gen. Currently only showing the 3.2
NotPedanticReally (talk) 15:05, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Need to add the 3.0 litre engine