Lots of ~300hp AWD cars have flashy names, flashy looks, and sporting pretenses. I’m looking at you, Subaru STi, Mitsubishi Evo, and Golf R. But those pocket rockets are all based on economy cars – decent as they are in standard form, the driving experience will always be a bit downmarket and the cut-cost platform will […]
Tipper Brian P sent us a link for a salvage-title, high-mile 2004 Volvo V70R 6-spd Wagon, but the listing was canceled by the seller (off ebay sale?) before we had a chance to feature it. With the taste of a 300 horsepower, all-wheel-drive, 6-speed manual Volvo still fresh in my mind, I headed off to […]
The first generation Volvo V70 essentially just a reboot of the Volvo 850 platform and combined a transverse engine setup with a modern safety features. It was the late 90s take on the old boxy Volvo 200 series but the front-drive low power versions were disappointing from a performance perspective, hence the introduction of the […]
A Thorsgiving celebration would not be complete without the traditional razing of a barn, a game of moose pucky football and most importantly, the revering of turbocharged manual transmission wagons. Many of the turbo bricks you will find on these pages are the product of madmen, blow torches and amphetamine haze, but this one is […]
The V70 was a mid-sized wagon from Volvo, the V standing for Versatility and the 70 falling into Volvo’s Ford ownership era naming standards, a basic designation for size. In the second generation (2000-2007) the standard V70 was a typical front-drive snoozer, but the R version was a real treat for enthusiasts, equipped with a […]
There’s no hiding the fact that we keep our eyes out for sporty-type haulers at DT and this 2000 Volvo V70R AWD Wagon has popped up on both Ebay and Craigslist. The Ebay bids are currently at $2,000 and the Craigslist asking price is $4,900. 2000 Volvo V70R AWD Having a dealer friend run a […]
DT mostly focuses on older rear wheel drive Volvos (and sometimes SAABs) on Thorsday but today we decided to branch out and entertain a more modern twist on Swedish performance. The V70R was Volvo’s wagon companion to the S60R, which was a midsize performance car aimed loosely at the German rocketship sports sedans like the […]