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The Volvo V70 is an executive car manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars from 1996 to 2016 across three generations. The name V70 combines the letter V, standing for versatility, [1] [2] and 70, denoting relative platform size [3] (i.e., a V70 is larger than a V40, but smaller than a V90).
The R marque refers to an unknown adjective, since Volvo markets R-designated vehicles as being the most performance-oriented trim level. [1] 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. [2]
A V70R, like the 2004 model for sale on Bring a Trailer here, is a splendid sport wagon that’s full of fun surprises. The guy that lived below me in my college apartment owned a Volvo V70R. It ...
The Volvo Modular Engine is a family of straight-four, straight-five, and straight-six automobile piston engines that was produced by Volvo Cars in Skövde, [15] Sweden from 1990 [16] until 2016. All engines feature an aluminium engine block and aluminium cylinder head, forged steel connecting rods, aluminium pistons and double overhead camshafts.
Volvo Cars has a long reputation as a maker of inline (or straight) engines. This list of Volvo engines gives an overview of available internal combustion engines. When Volvo started in 1927, they ordered their engines from the engine manufacturer Penta in Skövde. The first engine was the inline four-cylinder side valve 28 hp (21 kW) Type DA ...
The B36 was discontinued in 1973, although it was no longer used in trucks after 1966. It was the last petrol truck engine built by Volvo and the only V8 engine used in any vehicle, except for the newer Yamaha-built units used in the Volvo XC90 and S80. A marine version, the Volvo Penta AQ180, was available, featuring 180 hp with twin carburetors.
One of the coolest, most prehistoric-looking fish lives in Florida’s offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico. It happens to be one of the best to eat but also one of the most elusive.
Striped bass found in the Gulf of Mexico are a separate strain referred to as Gulf Coast striped bass. [2] The striped bass is the state fish of Maryland, Rhode Island, and South Carolina, and the state saltwater (marine) fish of New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and New Hampshire. It is generally called the striped bass north of New Jersey ...