The Volvo C70 T5 is Sweden's Luxurious, 5 Cylinder Toyota Solara Rival!

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Күн бұрын

I've always admired these from afar. Glad I could spend some time with this 2011 C70 T5!
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0:00 - Intro
0:44 - About this C70
1:41 - Wheel Options
2:01 - Three Piece Top in Action
2:42 - Powertrain Specs
3:56 - Trunk Space
5:00 - Rear Seat Impressions
6:43 - Front Seat Impressions
9:38 - Driving Impressions:
14:12 - Closing
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@Colin623 4 ай бұрын

Great car, I have a 2011 2.0 diesel, remapped to 220 bhp, average 38 mpg, fantastic to drive, love the roof system, drives like a standard car when the roof is up, unlike a soft-top, no rain noise, and warmer in the winter compared to a soft-top ! This car is a cruiser not an out and out sports car, mine has the six-speed auto, and drives live a conventional car unlike many convertibles !

@BernonCars 3 ай бұрын

Very nice! That is so nice! Must be a blast

@allthewayonehunnid879 9 ай бұрын

My favorite car. I’m on my third one. 😅 I got the elevate tune and upgraded the suspension, intake, exhaust and the downpipe, its wild fun. This is a great review.

@BernonCars 9 ай бұрын

Nice! Thank you very much!

@EmilyChuu Жыл бұрын

You’re videos are so calming to watch. I hope you never stop, if you ever come to Arizona I’ve got some cool stuff for you to review!

@BernonCars Жыл бұрын

Ahh thank you very much!! No plans on stopping! One day I’m definitely gonna venture out west

@benjaminmoncrieff3499 Жыл бұрын

Hey, Bern! First of your vids I’ve watched and thought it was great! I’ve got a C70 and love it. So often when I think about parting ways with it I can’t think of anything that’s a better all round great car. Will be getting a Polstar tune soon. Thanks for keeping the C70 spirit alive. A future classic??? 🤷

@BernonCars Жыл бұрын

Hey! Thank you very much!! Yeah there isn't much out there to replace a C70. The tune would help! I'm glad you enjoyed!

@mispeltone Жыл бұрын

Loved ur review. First video i actually watched without skipping forward due to lengthy boring talk. Every word u mentioned was actually entertaining. Good vidoe. 👍

@BernonCars Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! That means a lot!

@koopakoop 5 ай бұрын

That's a nice channel you got right there. How you only have 25k subscribers is a bit puzzling to me, but I'm sure it will go up as long as you keep it up. Cheers from France.

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I knoww! Just motivates me to keep going! Cheers!

@simon8864 4 ай бұрын

My C70 D5 2.4 diesel was remapped. Now gives 224hp and about 295lb/ft Pretty quick even with the 5 speed auto. And yes, the seats are very comfortable.

@BernonCars 4 ай бұрын

Oh nice!! Very interesting a diesel C70

@simon8864 4 ай бұрын

@@BernonCars In Britain, diesels are very common because fuel is expensive (more than £1.50litre now) My mate at work has a 3.0 diesel giving 280bhp it's a beast! And he still gets 35 to the gallon!

@BernonCars Жыл бұрын

For those wondering about tuning capabilities, the Elevate tune claims gains of 39hp and 53lb/ft of torque. Not entirely worth it to me, cuz it’s $740 LOL

@jclouw321 Жыл бұрын

Something I would love to see someone do is add all the Focus RS500 parts to a C70. For the uninitiated, the P1 T5 platform cars share their chassis/engine setup with the European Ford Focus ST/RS’s. The RS500 was a special edition Focus RS with a tuned version of the T5 that put out 350hp, and Elevate sells the full conversion kit with their tune that bumps that up to around 400hp. I’ve seen plenty of C30’s running this setup successfully, but never a C70. That would be absolutely ridiculous in a Grandpa convertible like the C70!

@ckkrons2338 Жыл бұрын

Can’t see that worth it without a limited slip. More power through one wheel, not ideal.

@jclouw321 Жыл бұрын

@@ckkrons2338 Elevate sells a Quaife helical limited slip diff for the P1 cars. They’re not cheap at $1k, but if you’re going that route anyways money is likely not a huge concern lol.

@ckkrons2338 Жыл бұрын

@@jclouw321 and only available on the manual transmission. Should’ve had it from the factory given the torque the turbo 5 can put down.

@michaelimakfinsky4493 Жыл бұрын

Ember Black is a really pretty color!! I love the bronze metallic in it, it pops in the sun

@BernonCars Жыл бұрын

It is!! One day

@autochampwandelen Жыл бұрын

Been a while since I last saw a Volvo convertible 😮 very rare to spot one these days! Greetings from Belgium!

@BernonCars Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

@rafaelros5705 Жыл бұрын

Just came back from Europe, drove 5K kilometers and only saw one C70!

@kendavid891 Жыл бұрын

I think it's better than the solara,I had 2004 c70 blue top,have a 07 C70 hard top,now with all the bells and whistles,love it!! Btw that s"secret"compartment is actually a ski's pass through,it's in all c70 Volvos

@BernonCars Жыл бұрын

Definitely higher quality than Solara!

@lukemallory7832 Жыл бұрын

@kendavid891, how does the new C70 compare to the old one?

@rias4297 10 ай бұрын

@@lukemallory7832on the new c70, the convertible roof is hard top, it's more solid. The body is more rigid. But except that, it's not a big improvement and the T5 version of the old c70 is more fun than the new c70 t5

@nosmoking6055 5 ай бұрын

Great review! I've got a 2006 T5 chip tuned to 250 HP. Beautiful car and a joy to drive - but not a racer.

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! That sounds like an excellent ride!

@amiresfandiari2470 5 ай бұрын

very very good and honest review keeeeep the great work

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!!

@walthefl Жыл бұрын

In Europe you could also get it with several 5 cylinder diesels. First the 2.4 liter d5 with ~180hp which later got replaced by the d4 with the same torque and about 3hp less. D4 has way better fuel economy though…

@BernonCars Жыл бұрын

Ahh yes! I’d like to try out a diesel C70 sometime

@adriebiemans2226 Жыл бұрын

The secret compartment between the back seats normally contains an emergency cover in case the roof won't close again. Also the door pockets/storage in the front and back lock when you lock the car so you can leave it anywhere with the roof open!

@BernonCars Жыл бұрын

Interesting, that's clever! Wow good to know!! I knew there had to be some special engineering LOL

@milanpetrovic8929 11 ай бұрын

@@BernonCars I got Mk1 C70 and that hole in a back seet is there to put your skis trough. I drove those C70 with manual transmision but it CAN NOT come even close to a Mk1 2.3l T5, it is older but it is much more musculine, roomy, sporty...you name it.

@07martin1981 9 ай бұрын

you have the high performance sound system as you can see @8:43, there was no better option by default, dynaudio speakers were used in previous models with high performance systems and they were replaced with different hi-q speakers from an unknown manufacturer.

@2010SmartFortwo 3 ай бұрын

High performance was the mid spec sound system on the facelift and it came with 8 speakers. You could get the Premium audio system which had 12 speakers

@QRS365 Жыл бұрын

Nice video brother. but you should have give us an idea of the hp it will push out with the tune

@BernonCars Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Ahh yeah I didn’t think about that at all! Damn. I’ll add it in a comment!

@ruipacheco2939 11 ай бұрын

2010 C70 (restyling) owner here - 2.0 D (2000 cc diesel engine , 136 hp, 6 speed manual). The engine is a PSA (meaning, Ford, Peugeot and Citroen). Very decent and reliable engine. As to the interior, I would have expected more quality for a car that cost 60k new. Anyway, llove the car and the looks, as you don't see too many around nowadays. Cheers from Portugal

@BernonCars 11 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you for watching! Cheers!

@ruipacheco2939 11 ай бұрын

@@BernonCars you re welcome 😉 thank you for featuring such a nice car (but I m biased, as I have a 97 V70 T5 manual, and a 2013 XC60 D5 AWD manual

@BernonCars 11 ай бұрын

@ruipacheco2939 i love Volvo!! I have a 2009 XC90 V8! 😄

@ruipacheco2939 11 ай бұрын

@@BernonCars wow! In Portugal there s only 1 or 2 XC90 V8 (not kidding) probably from 2004 ir 2005. The price of gas over here is high and the road tax also... People that want V8s go for Mercs or Bimmers (their loss ahahah)

@BernonCars 11 ай бұрын

@ruipacheco2939 that’s crazy! I’m very happy I found this one!! I’ll have a video coming out on it soon!!

@jchannel1158 10 ай бұрын

I have owned a Solara and now I own this. The Volvo is 1,000 times better IMO. From the ride to build quality to power delivery.

@BernonCars 10 ай бұрын

I agree! More substantial

@18_rabbit 10 ай бұрын

never seen or heard of a manual trans in the pre facelift. Were there any in the Usa?

@BernonCars 10 ай бұрын

There were some here yeah! I almost bought one 😂

@user-mv7pr2lc6p 5 ай бұрын

Can you tell me when can we expect the new 2024….I love it!

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

I wish!!

@TorstenEvans Ай бұрын

About 35 seconds into this video there is a shot of a white Volvo with a rack on top. It looks like the S60, but I'm not sure. Anyone know what exaclty what model it is? Thanks

@BernonCars Ай бұрын

It is an S60! My 2013 T6

@henrikntrl Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for the video! Do you recommend this or Benz 2008 SLK?

@BernonCars Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hmm. SLK will offer a more premium experience I think. It’s also RWD too so it’ll handle different

@henrikntrl Жыл бұрын

@@BernonCars Thank you!

@oluwanifemiogundeko7132 Жыл бұрын

Plz do more volvo content!!

@BernonCars Жыл бұрын

I will!!

@skylakestudio 2 ай бұрын

Random question, but what sunglasses are you wearing in this video?

@BernonCars 2 ай бұрын

They're actually my prescription glasses haha! Just transitions, Hugo brand! They look like RayBan's but for much cheaper LOL

@shekharmoona544 9 ай бұрын

Thst retractable shelf sometimes has a sensor issue and will stop the top from folding down.

@BernonCars 9 ай бұрын

Interesting!

@ckkrons2338 Жыл бұрын

I picked up a 08 with 120k miles a few months ago and has been a great car for $5000. Need to sort a hall sensor DTC with the top, mechanic suspects a wiring harness break. I also plan to change the coolant hoses that are known to fail and overheat the P1s. Agree it is a great cruiser, hard to use all the power off the line and in corners without a limited slip diff.

@BernonCars Жыл бұрын

Nice! Yeah very true. An LSD would definitely help

@bananas8779 7 ай бұрын

I mean between Toyota and Volvo you can't go wrong with either one they're both really solid and reliable cars though the Volvo might need a bit more attention with maintenance and parts might be a bit more expensive too. In my opinion I think the Volvo looks much better as the 2nd gen Solora looks like a AliExpress SC430.

@BernonCars 7 ай бұрын

Yeah exactly, both are great. LOL

@damilolaakanni Жыл бұрын

Size wise, the Solara looks bigger than this. If Volvo had used the S80 platform it may have competed better. Also, the Solara was offered as a coupe, which is what i'd go for.

@BernonCars Жыл бұрын

Good points

@julianjones9074 7 ай бұрын

Blupower Sweden do a touch screen stereo update. It’s excellent!

@BernonCars 7 ай бұрын

Good to know!!

@saka75g 7 ай бұрын

Struggling between this and a 330ci.. volvo is super reliable, 330ci has that sporty feel. I get the impression you weren't overly impressed with the speed/response?

@BernonCars 7 ай бұрын

Interesting! I like the 330 because it handles better! But yeah maintenance will be a pain. Yeah in stock form it’s not much of a thrilling driving experience

@mindbodyandsoul604 7 ай бұрын

Not awd?

@BernonCars 7 ай бұрын

Unfortunately no!

@nep407 5 ай бұрын

Спасибо за обзор, тоже очень нравится управление и динамика. У Вольво получился отличный кабриолет! Кстати в подлокотнике открывается ещё и верхняя крышка.

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@theopener2936 8 ай бұрын

Owners past and present - I have a 2008 T5 auto on standard 18 inch wheels that trembles quite noticeably through the floor, seats and steering wheel at all speeds. It’s not really worse under acceleration or braking, it’s just always there both roof up and down. I have replaced and balanced pretty much everything. Is this just scuttle shake? Am I am idiot for questioning something that is standard on this car? It’s worse than my old MGB roadster!

@BernonCars 7 ай бұрын

Interesting! Yeah I noticed it with this one too. Not sure how to stiffen them up.

@2steaksandwiches665 10 ай бұрын

Hahaha it’s a Toyota solara. I’ve literally never made that connection until now and I can’t stop laughing. Damn you. We have ember black on our p2 XC 90. It’s a really good color because it basically changes color depending on light levels and angle of the light . My kids call it root beer, And I’m laughing that this is your partners grandmothers car because yeah.

@BernonCars 10 ай бұрын

Hahahah 😂😂😂