2012 Volvo XC70 Review
The Volvo XC70 is the quintessential station wagon, the most "Volvo-like" Volvo on the road today. Having one parked in my driveway takes me back to my childhood — riding to and from school in a wood-paneled station wagon, dressed in my finest monogrammed velour jumpsuit, John Denver (on eight-track) filling the voluminous interior.
With the exception of its exterior design, which hasn't evovled enough from the old-school station wagon of the '70s, the 2013 Volvo XC70 is every bit as comfortable and practical a family hauler as its ancestor.
The 2012 XC70 comes in a variety of configurations. I drove the mid-level T6 AWD with a turbocharged 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine and all-wheel drive. The entry-level 3.2 has front-wheel drive. See these trims compared side-by-side with the top-level T6 Platinum AWD here. This year's XC70 hasn't changed much since the previous model year. See the 2012 and 2011 compared here.
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Instrument overview
Instrument overview
1 Menus and messages, turn signals, high/low beams, trip
computer
2 Cruise control
3 Horn, airbag
4 Main instrument
panel
5 Audio system/Bluetooth
hands-free
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Selecting a channel category
1. Turn TUNE to display a list of channels.
2. Press EXIT.
3. Turn TUNE to scroll through the list of categories and press OK/MENU to make
a selection.
> The channels in the selected category ...
Operating the system
1 - Short press: switch the system ON. Press and hold: switch the system OFF.
2 - Infotainment system mode buttons (RADIO, MEDIA, or TEL). Press a button to
access the desired mode and press the ...