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Volvo S70

🇸🇪 Sweden ·1997–2001· sedan

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Volvo-S70: IFCAR· Public domain
  2. 2. 1998 Volvo S70 2.5T sedan (2015-07-09) 01: OSX· Public domain
  3. 3. 1998 Volvo S70 2.5T sedan (2015-07-09) 02: OSX· Public domain
  4. 4. Volvo S70 (17749201606): Dennis Elzinga· CC BY 2.0
  5. 5. Volvo S70 -- 02-29-2012: IFCAR· Public domain
  6. 6. '98 Volvo S-70: Bull-Doser· Public domain
  7. 7. '99-'00 Volvo S70: Bull-Doser· Public domain
  8. 8. 1998 Volvo S70 2.4 SE (12882439113): Kieran White from Manchester, England· CC BY 2.0
  9. 9. 1998 Volvo S70: Bull-Doser· Public domain
  10. 10. 1999 Volvo S70 10V Automatic 2.4 Rear: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  11. 11. 1999 Volvo S70 SE 10V Automatic 2.4: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  12. 12. 1999-00 Volvo S70: Bull-Doser· Public domain
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Volvo S70, photo 1 of 12
1/12 IFCAR· Public domain

base stats

  • power 142 hptop version
  • efficiency 180 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 1,062 in NL#583 most common
  • price € 37.093new, 1997
  • weight 1,511 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.

spec sheet

built
1997–2001
body
sedan
engine
2.3 L–2.4 L
cylinders
5
turbo
some versions
power
125–142 hp
drive
all-wheel drive, front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
5
doors
4
weight
1,511 kg
fuel use
8.6–10.0 L/100 km
CO₂
180–236 g/km
US rating
19–22 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Midsize Cars
avg new price NL
€ 37.093

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

1,062 are registered in the Netherlands today, #583 of all models. Most common build year: 1998 (357 cars).

19972001

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

🇺🇸 US versions (18)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1998–2000. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2000S702.3 L 5 cyl turboAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2011.8
2000S702.3 L 5 cyl turboManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
2000S702.4 L 5 cyl turboAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2011.8
2000S702.4 L 5 cylAutomatic 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
2000S702.4 L 5 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2210.7
2000S70 AWD2.4 L 5 cyl turboAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDPremium1912.4
1999S702.3 L 5 cyl turboAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2011.8
1999S702.3 L 5 cyl turboManual 5-spdFWDPremium2011.8
1999S702.4 L 5 cyl turboAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2011.8
1999S702.4 L 5 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1999S702.4 L 5 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1999S70 AWD2.3 L 5 cyl turboAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDPremium1912.4
1999S70 AWD2.4 L 5 cyl turboAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDPremium1912.4
1998S702.3 L 5 cyl turboAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium1912.4
1998S702.3 L 5 cyl turboManual 5-spdFWDPremium1912.4
1998S702.4 L 5 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1998S702.4 L 5 cyl turboAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2011.8
1998S702.4 L 5 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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