I just spent a day behind the wheel of a Volvo V70, a thoroughly pleasant experience with its offbeat five cylinder rumble and the feeling that, maybe, people think I’m in an unmarked police car.
Subjectively, though, in a straight road test review of it against its rivals, the BMW 5 series estate, the Mercedes E-Class and the Audi A6, the Volvo would be whipped soundly, and not entirely justifiably. Now, far be it for me to throw my weight around, but I’d like to see a fundamental change in the way cars are reviewed.
