Volvo V70 XC, 1998, 1999

Volvo's answer to Subaru's Forester and other car-based vehicles with some sort of drive to all wheels, the Volvo V70 XC, or cross-country, is derived from the V70 AWD station wagon with extra traction devices:
an automatic differential lock on the rear axle and TRACS electronic traction control on the front axle. Yes, the wheels are 16" ones but the super low-profile tyres (55%) give an overall diameter of 25" so this is not an offroader.

- 4wd.sofcom.com/4WD.html

The V70 XC was at the 1998 Melbourne motor show.

Volvo V70 XC 1998.

• station wagon, 4-seats, 4-doors, airbags, seat belt pretensioners, ABS
• ground clearance: 158mm
• turning radius: 5.65m
• 2435cc, petrol, 5-cyls, turbo-charged, mpfi, 4-valves/cyl, dohc
• bore: 83mm, stroke: 90mm, c.r.: 8.5:1
• power: 142kW at 5100rpm, torque: 270Nm at 1800rpm
• transmission: 5m/4a, front wheel drive + viscous coupling drive to rear wheels, automatic diff' lock on rear wheels, TRACS electronic spin (traction) control on front wheels to 40km/h
• suspension: indep-MacPherson-strut/multi-link-coils, brakes: disc/disc
• tyres: 205/55 R16, fuel-tank: 73L
• prices: $76,500 (manual), $78,950 (auto) $Aus 1998

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