Used 2009 Volvo XC70 Consumer Reviews
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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2009 XC70, so we've included reviews for other years of the XC70 since its last redesign.
Great car
Shoop, 08/17/2015
2008 Volvo XC70 3.2 4dr Wagon AWD (3.2L 6cyl 6A)
38 of 39 people found this review helpful
Loved this car. Had it for 8 years. Still running well at 170k and going. Reading the reviews about leak of power in this engine- don't agree!!! Excellent engine, nice and smooth. Girlfriend loves it too! T6 much noisier. Volvo should continue 3.2L engine.
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melalbert, 12/27/2011
2008 Volvo XC70 3.2 4dr Wagon AWD (3.2L 6cyl 6A)
26 of 27 people found this review helpful
Purchased 3-year old 2008 XC-70 with only 39K on odometer and just absolutely love the vehicle. I have been able to transport my wife and I and two teens in absolute comfort all over the East Coast, racking up over 10K miles in six months. Everyone sleeps in comfort in their leather seats as I tool along smoothly over those miles. If this isn't my dream car yet, then don't wake me when it shows up.
Hold out for a T6!
lindsayg, 05/06/2011
2008 Volvo XC70 3.2 4dr Wagon AWD (3.2L 6cyl 6A)
25 of 26 people found this review helpful
My 2008 XC70 was comfortable, reliable, safe, and VERY roomy. I liked it so much that I just bought a 2011 XC70 T6 (the Turbo model). My few "issues" with the 2008 were that the suspension was air-ride and was therefore unable to be customized for a tighter ride, the Tiptronic transmission was too slow to react and the brakes were too whimpy for the weight of the car. ALL those issues have been corrected in the 2011 as if they read my mind. However, with a good set of snow tires, my 2008 NEVER got stuck, and we had 2 winters of 2-6 foot snow storms. I went out on roads that hadn't been plowed, through plow piles at the end of my driveway, and it never hesitated. Better than my Jeep!
Middle-of-the-road all around performer
bigbuddha, 01/26/2008
2008 Volvo XC70 3.2 4dr Wagon AWD (3.2L 6cyl 6A)
23 of 24 people found this review helpful
1. The 235 hp engine is high on torque but low on kick. Acceleration comes with pretty noticable noise that is at least two notches louder on the car radio scale (i.e. you have to tune the radio louder by at least that much to hear the same volume) 2. NOTE THIS: in a stop-and-go situation (e.g. congested highway), you may feel not-infrequent jerking. It is as if the auto transmission doesn't know which gear to engage. This is particularly so if you just let go the brake or tap on the gas slightly.
Couldn't be better, very solid car
lahavespecial, 07/10/2009
2009 Volvo XC70 T6 4dr Wagon AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
12 of 12 people found this review helpful
We test drove an XC90R and the XC70 T6, the T6 was buttery smooth, faster, and more refined. Completely outclassed the XC90. Initially the auto trans. was jerky at times and sometimes shifted sluggishly, but after 3 months, we didn't notice it at all, completely smooth. Mileage in the beginning averaged close to 13L/100km, but now is close to 10.5, after 17,000 Km's, and getting better. This is a very solidly built car, tough, comfortable, builds confidence.I can stand up after 9 hrs driving and feel no back pain! Great winter car, with full winter tires, confidently passed many lines of tailgaters on snow covered highway. Reliable, not one issue to date! AWD engages effortlessly, Ex. in snow