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Two summers ago we drove both an XC60 and an XC70 for about 100 miles each.
The 60 was a turbo - If you are in a hurry when you drive, definitely try this car. It produces full torque at 1500 RPM - just off idle, I had to lock it in first or second gear to drive around parking lots.
My wife and I thought it pitched around a lot and was always busy - down shifting, up shifting, and pitching forward at the least excuse. When one let off the gas to take a highway exit, it sometimes actually sped up. It had almost no engine braking in many situations
The 70 was a NA - its manners fit our style of driving - relaxed. We are both in our mid 6os and like to take road trips.
Both cars had what appeared to be almost the same interior with the 70 about an inch larger in most dimensions - the cargo areas were both very close to the same as our '96 855R.
Neither of us liked the tinted rear windows on the 60.
Instead of buying a 4 year old loaded car, we purchased anew base '12 XC70 with FWD and a 5 year wear and tear warranty for around 28K.
We are completely happy with this car
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