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Shorter, cheaper yet better to drive, Volvo’s C70 goes CC in time for summer

8 Dec 2006

VOLVO has worked very hard to right the old C70 Coupe and Convertible wrongs with the all-inclusive second-generation model, known as the Hardtop Convertible. If you own the old car, you will probably marvel at the dynamic, refinement and quality advances the latest C70 achieves. And the Ford-owned Swede isn’t stopping there, looking beyond luring Saab 9-3 Convertible buyers in the hope of convincing the BMW 3 Series and Audi A4 Cabriolet set that this C70 CC has got what it takes.
Model release date: 1 December 2006 to 1 May 2010

Previous model

Volvo C70 Convertible

Released: Sep 1999
Ended: Sep 2004
Family Tree: C70

Stylish and fast in a straight line, the front-drive C70 Convertible fell into a heap at the first sign of: (a) a corner, (b) a bumpy road and (c) a speed hump. Based on the 1990s 850/S70 platform, the C70 was offered in two turbocharged five-cylinder engine variant – the 142kW/270Nm 2.4-litre 2.4T, mated to a four-speed auto (five-speed from 2000) or five-speed manual, and the tyre-shredding 176kW/330Nm 2.3-litre T5, with the same five-speed transmissions. The press weren’t kind, buyers generally stayed away and Volvo knew it had to try again, withdrawing the model from Oz in early 2004.

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