2001 Volvo V70 Review

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MOUNT EQUINOX, N.H. -- One of the quandaries facing today's car buyer is how to get safety and still have something that is comfortable and that projects the right image. Too often today that means a sport-utility vehicle, and while they have the illusion of safety, poor braking and handling gets these trucks involved in more than their share of accidents.

Volvo has earned their reputation for safe cars honestly - proven in real world results, not some subjective crash tests. They have a team that performs an investigation of every Volvo crash in their home region in Sweden, and those results are folded into the new designs.

In addition, demanding northern weather and back-road driving makes the cars capable of traversing byways most of us only muse about. It is one of the home truths that few sport-utility owners ever travel more than an occasional dirt road. Another is that a well-driven all-wheel-drive vehicle will handle all but the worst trails.

This is the idea behind the XC models. Volvo is intent on letting us know that while their reputation is founded on safety, a capable all-wheel drive system in a good handling chassis can keep us from getting into the situations where we need seat belts and airbags. And four-wheel anti-lock disk brakes can keep us from center punching those pesky moose (or is that meese?)