Manual Volvo V70R: 5-Cylinder Forever Car // CARISMA
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- Опубликовано: 7 мар 2024
- To the untrained eye, Aaron’s 2004 Volvo V70R looks like a plain, anonymous Swedish box. That couldn’t be more wrong.
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From its 2.5L turbo five-cyl to its Haldex AWD system to its unique “spaceball” manual shifter, the V70R is a special piece of kit to begin with. But after buying it in college-and ignoring his friends’ doubts-Aaron set about building this 20-year-old Volvo into his perfect do-it-all vehicle to handle track days, road trips, New England winters, and everything in between.
His first project was swapping the exhaust to an 8Eight Fab dual catback in his dorm’s parking lot in the middle of winter. Next came suspension work: TME lowering springs, rear sway bar, upgraded bushings. Then the big stuff: a full interior swap to Atacama, a lightweight flywheel and short-shifter, and swapping the stock motor for a stronger ‘4T5’ five-cyl built by Re-Volv performance shop. Those are just the highlights.
The result? A perfect match of owner and machine, and a true forever car. "It's become this extension of myself. People know me, and they know my car. It goes hand in hand. This is an association with me, and there's nothing else I can find that can really do it,” says Aaron.
It’s also reconnected him to the feeling of joyful exploration he used to get riding around on his bike as a teenager. “It's been this gateway for me into the world. That started as a kid-I loved biking around, I worked at a bike shop in high school. That was my vehicle, so to speak, for getting around and exploring. This car has become that."
The under-the-radar look makes it even better when someone sees it and understands. It’s like a secret handshake for the car community. “It's cool to pull up at a traffic light, somebody rolls down the window and goes 'Oh my god, where did you find this? How did you get one? I can't believe it's manual!' There's nothing better than getting that kind of reaction from somebody from what is just a gray Volvo station wagon."
Watch the video and you’ll see “just a gray Volvo station wagon” is the understatement of the century.
(By the way, his friends get it now.)
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Thanks for watching everyone! Here's a build breakdown for those asking. Future episodes will include more tech details, I hear you!
Powertrain:
- B5244T5 engine swap (340 hp/380 lb-ft) from a late model Volvo S60, built by Re-Volv
- SNABB intercooler, inlet pipe, short shifter, and intake
- Spec SMF single mass flywheel
- Deatschwerks 300C high-pressure fuel pump
Exhaust:
- 8Eight Fab Turboback dual exhaust
Suspension:
- TME lowering springs
- Elevate rear sway bar
- Poly and delrin bushings
Wheels:
- BBS CH 18x8.5 +35, custom drilled to proper bolt pattern
- Firestone Indy 500 tires 235/40/18
Interior:
- Full interior swap to Atacama
Please keep the feedback coming! It's really helpful. I swear, we read every comment. -- KC
Awesome, thanks for sharing this!
Shout out to Re-Volv. Great group of guys keeping cool Volvos on the road.
are the brakes stock?
for real tho
That’s the stuff. From the video all I could tell was it had an exhaust. More tech deets in the videos please 🙏
Long live the 5 cylinder and fast estates!
This guy is basically a younger version of me. So many parallels: working in software development, taking baby steps with DIY, and finding a "forever" car. Thanks for sharing his story, /DRIVE.
And I do dig the mid-2000s S60R/V70R, spaceball shifter and all.
Hey, I know that guy! Thanks for the b-roll shots of my exhaust. Aaron bought the prototype years ago. I bet changing that out in the snow was fun.
you do some fine work over there
@@drive thank you!
I absolutely love what he's done. Like many of us who crave these wagons, I searched for even half-decent examples, but ultimately chose a 2005 Subaru Legacy GT Wagon with the less-than-great manual. I did love that car, though. Which turbo Subaru did he have?
@@8eightfab520 Still in business?
I had a 2004 V70R, also in Ti Gray. I owned it nearly 6 years and had it been a manual.....I'd still have it. Such a quirky and fun car. And such a sleeper! I used to surprise the hell out of people once I tuned it and got rid of the stock Geartronic limitations.
Also....nomination for some of the best gauges EVER.
Current GR Corolla owner, I miss the hell out of my V70R. Hands down one of the best cars ever made, if not, the best sports-wagon daily ever made.
While I do not like wagons, I adore my S60 R. I was about to trade it in for a GR Corolla about a year ago but I just couldn’t give it up. Too good.
These cars are classically designed and age so well! I miss mine. I swapped to the the M66 because the auto was trash but dam I miss it
like fine swedish wine
the 06/07 TF80 isn't THAT bad
@@bren.nan_ lol I replaced the valve body twice, that was enough to say it was a piece of
I’ve had a 2.5t AWD for the last 6 years and I love seeing someone else love their V70 in the same way I do
hi, im looking into buying one as a daily.
is yours manual or automatic and how many miles is yours on?
also is there something you have noted while owning it, bad or positive?
And I thought I had the only V70R on CHs. Looks great!
Shits on Subaru reliability while casually slipping blown Volvo engines into that endless word salad was chef’s kiss.
Hehehe, I noticed that too. "Kid with Turbo Subaru and it was broken all the time" usually means "bought modded Subaru", "beat it to death", or "modded car poorly". Full disclosure, I was an adult breaking a Subaru...I just know what we sound like. I do love this car, but I'll pick on the guy for no front plate and what looks like summer tires in winter.
I’m so glad you guys are back!
thank you friend
He's got euro-plates, so you know he's special.
exactly what the DRIVE needs. Great vid!
🙌🙌🙌
I’ve got the same car, and it became an extension of my personality on day one. Everyone I work with always asks about my R. I’m a Volvo enthusiast, ands out of all the Volvos I’ve owned (a wife daily drives a black p80 v70r as well) this is the car I will be buried in. About to begin a substantial resto-mod on top of all the aftermarket work already done.. LOVE IT.. love your car as well.. very very nice m66 p2R. Keep it forever!
that's awesome. you guys sound fun. glad you found yours too!
Had one of these, well tuned as well. I miss this car more than anything I have owned. If only mine were a manual. This is sick man.
What happened to it?
@@drive sadly sold for a newer project in the form of a c8 chassis allroad.
Great start to the new series! V70R is definitely in my car bucket list. I'm still living the beat-up Subaru life myself but it is what it is.
it'll happen one day, 100%
Honestly it so cool to have the channel back, and back in force. Amazing content keep it up
thank you ✌️
Beautiful Build !
We love station wagons-best configuration for carrying dogs!
Don't we though? Especially this gen of the V70.
Glad to see some V70R content!
Welcome back
tyyyyy
My dad still daily drives his ‘05 R station wagon. I love my memories of riding with him through mountains and listening to the 5 cylinder turbo as we drove along. Fantastic car
Love Volvo station wagons. The V70R is a legend. Such a beautiful car.
Welcome back!
thanks!!
@drive I have been following this channel since 2011. Good to see you guys back.
thank you!
Great looking wagon and very cool mods!
More car, less passing shots less talking. Long live the R’s though, that engine is a masterpiece. My friend in Indiana got his up to 450hp just on tuning without needing internals
Volvos are amazing cars. Solid. I just bought an 03 s80 2.9 and I love it. Can’t wait to make it my own like this cool guy. I definitely want a v70 r someday too 😍
good choice! and good luck with the build.
I started with an 04 S80 2.5t and have been thru 7 P2’s so far leading up to my current 06 S60 R and I just bought two FULLY LOADED P3 S80’s. The P3 S80 is my favorite but damn I do indeed love driving my R.
Do a manual swap that GM trans is trash on the t6
Incredible seats, amazing stereo, fantastic 5 cylinder burble sound
Beautiful stuff.. The offbeat thrum of that five cylinder engine 👌
Good video, quite enjoyed it. Real nice car! Well done!
i like that y’all are differentiating the channel by focusing on the relationships and i hope y’all stick with it!!! having a little more on their mods/restoration journey and WHY they did it that way would be my only asks, bc everything in this was great!
edit: just saw the mod list in the bio that’s a good compromise
thanks! i think we can make everyone happy as we dial it in.
Drive is back? Goosebumps 🎉
we sure are!
Definitely left me wanting more info about the actual car, engine etc. Shot well visually just wanting more highlights of the uniqueness of this engine and platform.
got it!
I haven't seen that colour before. Beautiful car.
innit tho
@@driveIt is.
Super clean 👌 always have love for a Volvo estate especially a turbo 5 cylinder
Love that you guys are back! Just need a petrolicious reboot now…
thanks for hanging in there
These are VERY cool💪👍
Especially this one!
I dig that yall are going for “not the norm” stuff without it being truly ridiculous. Looking forward to seeing how it shapes up. The exposure on some of the driving shots was rough but not much you can do about New England winters
Yeah, is what it is. It was also about 10 degrees that day. We're lucky Aaron and Tom didn't get frostbite.
Yeah. Perfect weather for the volvo lol. Keep your chin up lads
Cool story, cool car! Awesome!
thanks for watching!
Those inline 5s sound so good in person
Didn’t mention the modifications at all? Why?
Exhaust and brakes, about all ud wanna do on these lol
More interested in himself than the car
We wanted to focus on the relationship between owner and car, but I get why it left you wanting. Working on that for future episodes.
@@drive that’s fair, I liked that component too. Just a quick blurb would have been perfect. I still watched it and will continue to.
@@driveI liked it, but the actual changes they make is a reflection of something. That's a problem with pretty much all car shows; they list the specs or even what's swapped out, but ... Why? Why do you like harder suspension? Why would you want raised wheels on this? Why that sound? Why this trim?
Sometimes it's obvious, but often it's about ... character.
How crazy. I just watched a RUclips video last night on one of these cars. The young kid was installing a turbo upgrade.
link?
Maybe WheelemVerb? Love his series on the V70R he bought for $1500
Classic design that can be pretty nice.
I had 2 exact coloring ext M66 just like yours. Favorite cars I ever had
Love the swedish license plate in the front.
I love this car, its definitely a special one.
certainly is
Wow, learned to drive with a similar year v70. I knew about the v70R’s and always wanted one but I had no idea you could get a manual. That’s a unicorn.
About 500 manual V70Rs sold in 2004.
Wagon ftw!
You put the Swedish rear plate in the front. The tax sticker is was in the rear. when we still had tax stickers.
Love it!
Constructive criticism ahead. I wish you guys all the best, and hope you do well. The footage is well shot, but these videos need a little work on structure and content. A section in the middle where you get into the technical specs and what the owner's done with it, for instance. Also give a brief history of the model itself. Why did Volvo develop the V70R? Why was it special at the time when it was new? Why did they stop producing it, and/or what replaced it? What are some of the things to look for if you want one of your own? Common failures and how he's worked around them?
One of the things that made /TUNED great was having someone like Matt come in and give his impressions of the car too. The/Drive should have a journalist who can do something similar. The storytelling and backstory of the owner's experience with the car isn't bad, but it goes on for too long and never changes gears. You need a few acts or chapters within the video.
- Ian (supervising producer at /DRIVE, back in the olden days)
Appreciate that Ian! Still dialing it in 🙏
@@drive you'll get there! Good work so far! I'm looking forward to what's next. And of course you don't have to cover everything I suggested. Just some ideas to dive deeper.
my c30 exhaust is from this guy! thx 88fab
We need a speed shop to sell singer level 850Rs. I need a new full focus RS drivetrain swap. Custom interior alll the jam on that toast.
god, that's a great idea
I know this dude, awesome guy.
Tomorrow I am dropping the front end out of my totaled 05 VR and putting it in my 04 flash green VR that has a blown engine. I’m hyped.
Hoping to buy a 240 series someday.
Better get one soon the prices have gone up 10x in the last two years
I got to drive one around for a few weeks back before the pandemic. I was shocked that they weren't more popular before, that thing goes. Should have bought one when they were still cheap.
he put EVERYTHING ive been feeling into words with my 06 T5 m66.
put it up for sale after a year of owning it.. and IMMEDIATELY took the ad down as soon as i drove it again.
I'm not someone who fanboys for carbrands or any of the sort but the p24.. is just... yeah..
sometimes it be like that
In my humble opinion, the v70r is the single best all-purpose vehicle ever built by any auto manufacturer. I don't think it has any flaws other than the fact that it is expensive to maintain
as an owner and devil's advocate.. what about the e61?
I was deciding between Legacy wagon (5 speed for highway driving no good), v70R and e61 535i. Ended up in the BMW since prices were so similar. I daily mine, hybrid turbos and now at 124k miles.
Maintenance on the v70 must be better.
The combination of performance, functionality, design, and character is almost unbeatable.
@@papa_pt I'd still take the Volvo as I believe it to be a safer automobile. That's not to be taken as a knock against BMWs. I've owned many Volvos over the years and would love to own another. And the v70r would be my choice far and away
The only problem is rotten front strut towers 😢
@@nevets5891 well I suppose that depends on where one lives. Any place where there is a lot of salt used for snow purposes, there's always going to be a rust issues. Add a dear friend that had a v70r. Not a spot of rust anywhere on the car
Ahh that familiar Rev hang... had a 2004 s60r m66. loved it. the rev hang annoyed the shit out of me tho. Wish I kept that car. Sold it with only 48k miles on it.
why sell, and what'd you replace it with?
@@drive sold it to buy my 1985 square body (needed a truck) which I still have! Summer truck only she’s in storage until April.
Decent format, great editing video work. Guy did good considering he’s not an actor. Most people don’t realize how hard a video like this is. More about mods and what it took to get it to that point!
Appreciate the feedback!
Nice!!
The Swedish front plate is registered on a 520d Touring 🤔
I Sverige ja
His next Swedish build needs to be a Saab wagon!
Love it
wagon life 💪
for some, it's the only way
That's well nice 👌
Lovely build. More external exhaust audio next time, come on it's the 5 pot we want to hear, right?
I bought my 2001 V70 T5 manual for exactly the same reason, always loved something a little different, understated but able to surprise Germans around the bends due to Bilsteins, Eibach springs and decent Eagle F1s. Desperately needs a sixth year though! Had it for 10 years, not selling it.
i recognize all of the roads from the opening shots
I wanna see this car in Boston 💪🏽 car looks sweet I wish I can hear more of the car itself like some audio raw noise of the exhaust and maybe a clip on the track cool seeing Boston in this vid very close to home Volvo wagon looks beautiful def not a grocery getter lol
thanks for watching. we’ll have a better setup for capturing exhaust sounds in future eps.
Mild annoyance,
That swedish plate has a tax sticker on it so it was a rear plate originally(peel it off).
BMW e39 with M5 swap is awesome as well!
We'll hopefully be featuring a modified E39 Touring soon! Stay tuned.
lovely ! I am an owner of the e39 M5 and E60 M5 but touring is a different build !
@@propergarage4249 awesome. Did you see Chris Harris just bought and reviewed his own e61 m5? 😍
@@papa_pt not yet ! I will need to do that !
Welcome to the club 😂😊😅🎉🎉🎉
What is the company car that was a V70 R, 300bhp I think but it was really fast (for the time)
Dude talked WAY TOO MUCH about himself
Agreed, the guy said almost nothing about the (very special) car itself! A little tidbit about your relationship with the car is great, but this was an interview about a dude who just so happens to be driving a V70R.
Appreciate the feedback, DaOzMan0608
@@jclouw321 Heard. We're trying to explore people's relationships with their cars, but future episodes will include more tech details.
Literally gave up half way like just show me what it does haha
I mean, it is his build - I dont think it was out of context. maybe a technical breakdown once we have the story of the build would have rounded it out.
Love the v70r and the bbs ch but hate the yellow foglights.
Nice car. I plan to drive my 2003 V70 NA M56 until at least 500k miles.
go get 'em
I wonder if he thinks his car is an extension of himself 🤔
Great car for the video. For the 2nd one in a row, we're finding out a little too much about the owner and not quite enough about the car/build.
Hopefully they get their ratio of personal details to technical details fine tuned. Automotive Anatomy has a very good split imo. Close to 50/50 and it’s broken up throughout the video.
All for the enthusiast and his car approach. But I want to know more about the mechanicals, and how mods have changed things
Good feedback, thanks
Those swedish plates belong to a 2017 BMW these days, also he's got a rare license plate up front, you can tell by the old tax-sticker (they stopped being a thing in 2010) being on it, those went on the rare plates of the car.
Varför har han skattemärket fram?
I see what you’re trying to do with the more personal perspective on the cars. There is a guy in OC with a channel called automotive anatomy. His sense of humor isn’t my favorite but he has refined for years what it seems you’re trying to do with this channel, sharing the owner connection. It’s almost all Hondas but you might like his format and editing.
Why do you have a swedish plate in the front?
Nice engine sound, always love me a 5 cylinder. Hard to listen to this guy tho. 1417313 beats per minute yapping.
Anybody recognize all the tracks on the window?
sporty wagons are peak
Nice plate
neat
Keep these videos around 10min-20min The owners should talk more about the mods and his journey with the mods
thanks for the feedback!
Fun Fact: the license plates on this car come from a BMW 520d from 2017.
Don't ask how I know.
Cool car and color!
Being a swede I can confirm that the Swedish number plate is still active in Sweden, registered on a BMW 520d... and it is actually a back mounted plate since it has the tax sticker still on.
Why is the guy speaking so fast? Chill :)
Jalopnik?
Nice. Nothin like 5 pot scream.
*sigh* I miss my V70R.
Man, I have the newer, younger brother of the V70, the V60 T5.
Sometime I wish I had held out for a V70R... I love my V60. But it gets zero love, especially when coming from a SAAB 9-5 Sportcombi Aero.
"a joy to work on" as i cry in maserati gransport
Great driver highlight. That about a car that speaks to its owner is what’s great about these kinds of videos. Makes me miss the hell out of my ‘96 850R wagon. 😢
The R does not stand for reliable. I cracked a cylinder liner on a stock motor and replaced motor. Then the ignition lock jammed up. Fixed. Then the transmission heat exchanger in the radiator cracked and dumped coolant into the transmission. All within a month. I'm speedrunning all the R issues.
floor to much maybe?
@@TheWolodo oh of course!