As with the previous generation, Volvo offered a high performance, all-wheel drive variant, the V70R, using a 2.5L Turbocharged I5 engine in high performance tune produces and of torque.
As with the previous generation, Volvo offered a high performance variant called V70R AWD. UK press release the car was only available with a Haldex based all-wheel and a 2.5L Turbocharged I5 engine rated at and of torque.