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Volvo V70 Cross Country

The Volvo V70 Cross Country reaches 60 mph in 8.06 s (100 km/h in 8.51 s) and covers a standing quarter mile in 16.25 s, tripping the lights at 87.2 mph. It clears the first 60 ft in 2.58 s and the eighth mile in 10.52 s.

Simulated, not measured — computed from published kerb mass, rated power, gearing and drivetrain, then fitted to this car’s own published acceleration figures. Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Volvo V70 Cross Country Lexus IS 220 D 177

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Down the strip

Standing start Volvo V70 Cross Country
0–60 mph8.06 s
0–100 km/h8.51 s
0–100 mph—
60 ft2.58 s
1/8 mile10.52 s
1/4 mile16.25 s
Trap speed87.2 mph

About the V70 Cross Country

The 1997 Volvo V70 Cross Country is an all-wheel-drive naturally aspirated saloon of 1,715 kg with 190 bhp, which works out at 111 bhp per tonne. All-wheel drive is worth most in the first car length: it covers 60 ft in 2.58 s, which is where a four-wheel-drive car takes its margin out of a rear-drive one with the same power. Against the 14,946 cars in the set it is the 6,635th quickest to 60 mph, and the 137th quickest of the 386 Volvos here. Its 87.2 mph trap speed sits about where its 0-60 puts it, so it launches and pulls in roughly equal measure. The simulation is trimmed to 8 of 10 published acceleration figures for this car.

On paper

Specification Volvo V70 Cross Country
Year1997
Power190 hp (142 kW)
Kerb mass1,715 kg
Power to weight111 bhp/t
DrivetrainAll-wheel drive
Gears6
EngineNaturally aspirated
Top speed134 mph (215 km/h), quoted

Similar cars

CarYear 0–601/4 mileTrapPower
Lexus IS 220 D 17720058.05 s16.24 s86.2 mph174 bhp
SEAT Exeo ST 1.8 TSI 16020098.06 s16.24 s86.6 mph158 bhp
Opel Insignia Sedan 1.6 Turbo ECOTEC 170 (2008)20088.07 s16.21 s87.0 mph168 bhp

Picked for a fair race, not just a matching 0-60: pace, power-to-weight and body shape all count, and at most one is from the same maker.

Where these times sit

0-60 under 10 seconds10,136 cars0-100 km/h under 10 seconds9,062 carsSlower in the wetevery car, re-runThe cost of altitudeevery car, re-runThe cost of a passengerevery car, re-run
Volvo 0-60 timesevery modelFastest 4x4s and all-wheel-drive cars2,981 carsFastest cars of the 1990s2,649 cars
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Questions

What is the Volvo V70 Cross Country 0-60 time?
The Volvo V70 Cross Country reaches 60 mph in 8.06 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 6,635th quickest of the 14,946 cars in the set.
What is the Volvo V70 Cross Country quarter mile time?
16.25 s at 87.2 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 10.52 s and clears the first 60 ft in 2.58 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
How much power does the Volvo V70 Cross Country have?
190 bhp and 1,715 kg, which is 111 bhp per tonne. It is all-wheel-drive, naturally aspirated, with 6 gears and a quoted top speed of 215 km/h. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
What cars are comparable to the Volvo V70 Cross Country?
Closest here on pace: Lexus IS 220 D 177 (8.05 s), SEAT Exeo ST 1.8 TSI 160 (8.06 s), Opel Insignia Sedan 1.6 Turbo ECOTEC 170 (2008) (8.07 s). Each one can be raced against the Volvo V70 Cross Country in the panel at the top of this page. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The Volvo V70 Cross Country is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 8 of its 10 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Figures regenerated 2026-10-16. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.