The Volvo V70/XC70 Story

I’ve very fond memories of the Volvo XC70 that we owned, and if I was to get a new car today it would have to be its successor, a plug-in hybrid version of the V60 which are as rare as hen’s teeth at the dealerships around here. The V70 was a continuation of Volvo’s rejuvenation in the 1990s, but successive versions would be subject to the various foreign owners as the company got passed from pillar to post. It’s a car that spanned an important part of Volvo’s history, from success as an independent company to lacklustre sales, back to success under foreign ownership. If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month: http://patreon.com/bigcar Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv Big Car merch: https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigcartv My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar Sources: https://www.volvoclub.org.uk/background_v70.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_850 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_V70 https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_V70 Volvo V70 & XC70 brochures https://www.volvoclub.org.uk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_P2_platform https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_D3_platform https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ocean_Race https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/5192 https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/19421 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexible-fuel_vehicle https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_DRIVe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geely https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/124892 https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/48188 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_R https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Volvo_passenger_cars #bigcar