Registration: L84 RKW
Chassis: YV1SW52X742386422
Odometer: 112,000
Transmission: Automatic
MOT: April 2027
- Lots of invoices and receipts
- Offered with private plate
- Appears to be correct factory specification
- Great looking example
We are very pleased to offer this special Volvo Estate. This is the R version with the AWD system and finished in the very rare and desirable colour combination of Flash green with magnolia trim - a very good-looking combination. The Volvo comes with a private plate and is a UK supplied model registered on 29/9/2003. The specification would appear to be factory standard complete with the bespoke R alloy wheels and silver mirrors. It has nice thigs like rear parking sensors and headlamp wash that very much of the time. The paperwork is rather nice with lots of invoices and receipts, and old MOTs which sit nicely with the fresh one carried out valid until April 2027. We also have the Volvo book pack and a very good workshop manual.
The Volvo R marque represents the high-performance division of cars produced by Volvo. The R marque refers to an unknown adjective, since Volvo markets R-designated vehicles as being the most performance-oriented trim level. The first vehicle in the Volvo R marque lineup, the Volvo 850 T-5R, was introduced in 1995 (rebranded to the 850 R in 1996), followed by the Volvo S70 R and Volvo V70 R in 1998. A related performance trim line, Volvo R-Design, was launched for 2008. Volvo's high-performance vehicles are now developed by their Polestar division, although most Volvo models are offered in an R-Design trim level, which is great but really not the same thing. This is a true Volvo high performance car of the time when it was real, and maybe a better time.
As with the previous generation, Volvo offered a high-performance variant called the V70 R AWD. Based on the PCC2 concept car from 2001, the model was unveiled at the 2002 Paris Motor Show on 26 September. Released in 2003, the model pioneered many firsts for Volvo. It was only available with a Haldex based all-wheel drive system and a 2.5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder engine rated at 300 metric horsepower (221 kW; 296 hp) and 400 newton-metres (295 lbf⋅ft) of torque. This allowed for a 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) time of 5.9 seconds. It had an electronically limited top speed of 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph). This was a thing back then as manufacturers agreed to keep top speeds to 155 mph, many would say that some people made their cars go faster. So, you have a Volvo that has the performance of some of the top German cars without shouting about it, that’s what Volvo is all about. The R was available with a six-speed manual or a five-speed automatic transmission.
This is a rare example in many ways with huge performance but not shouting about it, and to those who don’t know, it’s a Volvo estate. How wrong could they be?
