Hi,
I'm new to Volvo's, maybe, and I would like to know if the 1999 V70's WITHOUT traction control have a limited slip differential. The car in question has a manual transmission.

Thanks in advance.

Mike

Volvo has never had a limited slip on 850/70 series so the answer
is basically no.

However, the European version of the S70 R (not sold in the U.S.)
had a viscous coupling that worked similar to a limited slip so the
answer might be 'kind of' if this is a manual tranny European R model.
I suspect these also have TRACS. (I'm not sure if there was a FWD V70 R
in Europe.)

TRACKS is meant to work at low speed starts in ice/snow and does
not really aid in full throttle starts. A 1999+ might handle full throttle
a bit better then earlier models since it can also back off the throttle
using the throttle's elctronic controls -- earlier models used a
conventional cable connected to the gas pedal and TRACS can only apply
the brakes on those cars. I mention this since a lot of people think
TRACS is for more then slow speed, stuck in gunk, conditions.