The V70 DRIVe SE isn’t a cheap car, it’s on the road price is £27,285, and for extras such as sat nav, sun roof, and metallic paint then you can expect the price to nudge nearer £30k before you know it. That said, for a large estate the car will be comparatively cheap to run, with lower fuel costs, lower VED, and lower BIK compared to any other option out there (apart from the Volkswagen Passat Estate). Competition in the large estate, low emission segment is pretty scarce with the only estate out there which can live with the DRIVe being the VW Passat Estate BlueMotion. With comparable levels of boot space and CO2 emissions it will come down to personal preference as to whether the Volvo or the VW is for you. Overall, the Volvo V70 DRIVe certainly proves that you can have a quality and green large estate.
The Volvo V70 DRIVe’s power is put down onto the tarmac through its front wheels and handling is a step up from the previous generation model however handling isn’t particularly sharp but for the type of motor it is it really isn’t an issue. More important for the type of buyers interested in the V70 DRIVe will be the car’s ride and its pretty soft, making a nice smooth ride on the motorway, the big estate performed perfectly adequately over rougher ground too, as the suspension happily bore the brunt of the major lumps and bumps in the road surface.
Read the full Volvo V70 DRIVe road test on RoadTestReports.co.uk
