{"id":473028,"date":"2010-03-25T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-25T19:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/25\/volvo-v70-axed-in-favor-of-front-drive-xc70-s80-v8-going-away\/"},"modified":"2010-03-25T15:29:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-25T19:29:00","slug":"volvo-v70-axed-in-favor-of-front-drive-xc70-s80-v8-going-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/473028","title":{"rendered":"Volvo V70 axed in favor of front-drive XC70, S80 V8 going away?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2010 Volvo V70 – Click above to view internal Product Update Bulletin<\/small><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n

\nIt’s a refrain that two-box enthusiasts have to be tired of hearing, but proper station wagons remain a really hard sell in America. The latest casualty appears to be segment-stalwart Volvo<\/a>, which, according to a leaked dealer document from an AB tipster (click here to view<\/a>), is apparently giving up on its V70<\/a> estate in the U.S. As noted in a March 25, 2010 internal Product Update Bulletin, the move comes at least in part because of the success of the XC90<\/a> and XC60<\/a> “chipping away” at the V70’s volume. In its stead, the Swedish automaker plans to add a front-drive version of its XC70<\/a>, which is itself basically just a lifted version of the V70 anyhow. As it stands, production of Yankee-spec V70s is slated to end on May 14.<\/p>\n

In another consolidation move, Volvo’s S80<\/a> will no longer be available with a V8 engine for 2011. Changes to the six-cylinder T6 model will boost power to 300 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque – the outgoing eight-cylinder offers identical torque and a bit more horsepower (311), but with inferior fuel economy and added weight. Volvo expects the revamped six-cylinder will offer up to a nine-percent improvement in fuel consumption over its predecessor.<\/p>\n

Finally, for 2011, Volvo is moving its smaller S40<\/a> and V50<\/a> models to a single-engine lineup, dumping the entry-level 2.4i (168 hp\/170 lb. ft.) in favor of the turbocharged T5, which offers nearly identical fuel economy with significantly more power (227 hp\/236 lb. ft.). While that’s likely no big loss for would-be buyers (assuming pricing doesn’t get out of hand), the range is also going front-drive and automatic-only, with T5 all-wheel drive and 2.4i models also going out of production on May 14. Top tip, Ian!<\/em><\/p>\n

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