Volvo C70#First generation .281997.E2.80.932004.29

{{Infobox automobile

| image = 1999-2002 Volvo C70 convertible 01.jpg

| name = First generation

| manufacturer = {{ubl |Volvo Cars |TWR{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/112_9611_volvo_c70_coupe/ |title=First Look - Volvo C70 Coupe |publisher=Motor Trend | first = Bob | last= Nagy |website=www.motortrend.com |date=1 November 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303215603/http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/112_9611_volvo_c70_coupe/ |archive-date=2014-03-03 |access-date=2015-09-19 |url-status=live}}}}

| assembly = Sweden: Uddevalla (Uddevallaverken)

| production = {{ubl |1996–2005 (76,809 units){{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/199395/volvo-c70-turns-20-a-niche-car-made-by-passion |title=Volvo C70 turns 20 – a niche car made by passion |publisher=Volvo Car Corporation |website=www.media.volvocars.com |date=30 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214102038/https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/199395/volvo-c70-turns-20-a-niche-car-made-by-passion |archive-date=2017-02-14 |access-date=2017-12-18 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/10673 |title=The first Volvo C70 Classic, coupé and convertible |publisher=Volvo Car Corporation |website=www.media.volvocars.com |date=24 September 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702115352/https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/10673 |archive-date=2015-07-02 |access-date=2015-09-19 |url-status=live}} |1996–2002 (C70 coupé)|1997–2005 (C70 convertible)}}

| model_years = {{ubl |1997–2002 (C70 coupé)|1998–2005 (C70 convertible)}}

| body_style = {{ubl |2-door cabriolet |2-door coupé}}

| layout = Front engine front-wheel drive

| platform = Volvo P80 platform

| engine = 2.0–2.4L I5

| transmission = {{ubl

|5-speed Volvo M56 manual

|4-speed Aisin AW50-42LE automatic

|5-speed Aisin AW55-50SN automatic

}}

| length = {{ubl |1997–2002: |4720 mm (185.7 in) |2003–2005: |4,724 mm (186.0 in)}}

| width = {{convert|1820|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|1400|-|1426|mm|in|0|abbr=on}}

| wheelbase = {{convert|2660|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{ubl

|Coupé:{{cite web |language=en |url=http://new.volvocars.com/ownersdocs/1998/1998_C70/98c70_37.htm#pg129 |title=1998 C70 owner's manual |publisher=Volvo Car Corporation |website=new.volvocars.com |page=129 |date=1997 |access-date=2015-09-19 }}

|{{convert|1499|-|1547|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|Convertible:{{cite web |language=en |url=http://new.volvocars.com/ownersdocs/1999/1999_C70CONV/99c70c_35.htm#pg131 |title=1999 C70 Cabriolet owner's manual |publisher=Volvo Car Corporation |website=new.volvocars.com |date=1998 |access-date=2015-09-19 }}{{cite web |language=en |url=http://new.volvocars.com/ownersdocs/2002/2002_C70/02c70c_09.htm |title=2002 Volvo C70 Coupe & Convertible owner's manual |publisher=Volvo Car Corporation |website=new.volvocars.com |date=2001 |access-date=2015-06-19 }}

|{{convert|1625|-|1675|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

}}

| designer = {{ubl |Ian Callum, Peter Horbury (exterior) |José Luis Diaz de la Vega (interior){{cite AV media |language=en |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJTZ-hkUSMY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/lJTZ-hkUSMY| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Car File 07/13/98 |website=www.youtube.com |via=YouTube |date=13 July 1998 |access-date=2015-06-19 }}{{cbignore}}{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/5056 |title=CVs and Biographies - The Inside Story, Barcelona 2005 |publisher=Volvo Car Corporation |website=www.media.volvocars.com |date=1 August 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929232538/https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/5056 |archive-date=2017-09-29 |access-date=2017-12-18 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.swedishautoparts.com/C70/FAQ--about-volvos--about-the-volvo-c70.html |title=C70: About the Volvo C70 at Swedish Auto Parts |access-date=2015-06-19 }}}}

| predecessor = Volvo 780

| successor = Volvo C70 II

| sp = uk

}}

Volvo debuted the first generation C70 at the 1996 Paris Motor Show,{{cite web |language=de |url=https://www.media.volvocars.com/de/de-de/media/pressreleases/49843/volvo-c70-coup-1996-20021 |title=Volvo C70 Coupé (1996-2002) | publisher=Volvo Car Corporation |website=www.media.volvocars.com |date=27 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208111548/https://www.media.volvocars.com/de/de-de/media/pressreleases/49843/volvo-c70-coup-1996-20021 |archive-date=2015-12-08 |access-date=2017-11-07 |url-status=dead}} and introduced it in Europe as a 1997 model, and a year later as a 1998 model in North America — with 2.0 (sold mostly in Italy), a low-pressure turbo (2.4L) and a high-pressure turbo (2.0L and 2.3L), 5-cylinder, turbocharged petrol engines and manual and automatic transmissions. Ian Callum{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2533a.shtml |title=Road Test: 2006 Volvo C70 Convertible |publisher=MotorWeek |website=www.mpt.org |quote=Program #2533 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307233212/http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2533a.shtml |archive-date=2009-03-07 |access-date=2017-12-18 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/volvo/112_9707_1998_volvo_c70 |title=1998 Volvo C70 – Road Test |publisher=Motor Trend |first = Bob | last = Nagy |website=www.motortrend.com |date=1 July 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830075111/http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/volvo/112_9707_1998_volvo_c70 |archive-date=2011-08-30 |access-date=2008-08-06 |url-status=live}} designed the exterior and Mexican designer Jose Diaz de la Vega{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.theautochannel.com/vehicles/new/reviews/1998/mrauch_98volvoc70.html |title=Volvo C70 Convertible The Volvo to fall in love with |publisher=The Auto Channel | first = Marc J. | last = Rauch |website=www.theautochannel.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200602/http://www.theautochannel.com/vehicles/new/reviews/1998/mrauch_98volvoc70.html |archive-date=2016-03-03 |access-date=2008-08-06 |url-status=live}} led the interior design team.

The C70 broke Volvo's decades-long styling tradition of boxy, rectilinear designs and was Volvo's first luxury coupe since the 780. According to a tongue-in-check remark made by Peter Horbury, Volvo's design chief from 1991 to 2002, with the C70, Volvo "kept the toy, and threw away the box!"{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.wheels.ca/article/21500 |title=1997 Volvo C70 | first = Jim | last = Kenzie |website=www.wheels.ca |date=22 March 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212075757/http://www.wheels.ca/article/21500 |archive-date=2009-02-12 |url-status=dead}} "Our vision was to design a convertible that would meet the needs of a family of four looking for comfortable blue-sky motoring in a vehicle also providing stylish looks, performance and faultless driving and road-holding."{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.swedespeed.com/old_site/news/05_03/05_23_03_2/index.shtml |title=Headline Top-down Luxury Motoring with Solid, Safe Handling |publisher=Volvo Car Corporation |website=www.swedespeed.com |date=23 May 2003 |access-date=2017-12-19 }}

In a development program of 30 months and working with a Volvo 850-derived platform, Britain’s TWR (Tom Walkinshaw Racing) co-designed the car's basic design and suspension tuning with Volvo. Manufacture of the C70 was a joint venture until the two companies experienced disputes that threatened to interrupt production; TWR did not contribute to the second generation C70.

Volvo's first modern convertible, the C70 was manufactured in Uddevalla, Sweden on an assembly line separate from the 70-series sedan and station wagon. The four-passenger convertible featured an electrically heated glass rear window; automatic (pop-up) rollover hoops system, marketed as ROPS;{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/5304 |title=No compromise safety for blue-sky family motoring |publisher=Volvo Car Corporation |website=www.media.volvocars.com |date=23 May 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505044157/https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/5304 |archive-date=2016-05-05 |access-date=2017-12-19 |url-status=live}} seat belt pre-tensioners; A-pillars reinforced with boron steel; front and side airbags; and a safety cage — a horseshoe-like structure around the passenger compartment.

The cloth convertible top, initially available in four colors,{{cite web |language=en |url=http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/car-reviews/car-and-driving/volvo-c70-convertible-2002304.html |title=Volvo C70 Convertible (1999 to 2006) |publisher=UK Yahoo Cars | first = Andy | last = Enright |date=15 November 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621130932/http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/car-reviews/car-and-driving/volvo-c70-convertible-2002304.html |archive-date=2007-06-21 |url-status=dead}} was fully automatic, operated by a single, dashboard-mounted control. The top stored automatically under an integral rigid tonneau cover, using a system pioneered in modern convertibles with the fourth generation Mercedes SL.

The C70 convertible exhibited two negative traits endemic to convertibles: poor rear visibility and pronounced scuttle shake,{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/roadtests/c70cab_roadtest.shtml |title=Volvo C70 |website=www.volvoclub.org.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908020320/http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/roadtests/c70cab_roadtest.shtml |archive-date=2017-09-08 |access-date=2017-11-07 |url-status=live}} a characteristic where the structural design of the bulkhead between the engine and passenger compartments of a convertible suffers sufficiently poor rigidity to negatively impact ride and handling — and allow noticeable vibration, shudder or chassis-flexing into the passenger compartment.

Early special editions featured two-tone leather interior with wood trim and a SC-901 (1998) Dolby Pro Logic I stereo with 3-disc integrated changer unit (via a cartridge) 400 watts of power and 11 high end Dynaudio speakers.

File:1998-2002 Volvo C70 coupe 01.jpg|Volvo C70 coupé (AU)

File:Volvo C70 Coupé 1.JPG|Volvo C70 coupé (DE)

File:Volvo C70 I Cabrio MY2004.jpg|Volvo C70 Premium convertible facelift 2002-2005 (PL)

The C70, was introduced to the press in a signature color (saffron pearl metallic) and for the debut marketing, the 1997 film The Saint featured a C70 — recalling the notable connection of the Volvo P1800 and the television series from the early 1960s, The Saint with Roger Moore as Simon Templar. The total number of cars produced with the signature saffron pearl metallic paint was reportedly 145.{{cite web |url=http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?25670-Saffron-C70-Production-s-from-Volvo |title=Saffron C70 Production #'s from Volvo |work=Swedespeed |date=8 September 2004 |access-date=19 June 2015}}

There was no 2005 model C70 in North America, the 2004 left over models were sold into 2005 there.{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/press/volvo2005usa/models/2005_C70_Convertible/whatsnew.htm |title=2005 Full-Line Volvo Cars Press Kit |website=www.volvoclub.org.uk |access-date=2011-12-03}}

72,000 first generation C70s were produced in the seven years up to 2006, fewer than 50,000 were convertibles.{{cite web |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/volvo-c70 |title=Volvo C70: Information from |publisher=Answers.com |access-date=2011-12-03}}

Volvo cosmetically updated the convertible with new clear headlights and rear light clusters for model year 2004.

Introduced in February 2004, the C70 Collection package featured Titanium Grey Pearl exterior with Toscana Tan exclusive soft leather. It included special deco stitching in the seats, armrests, sun visors and door panels, together with aluminium inserts in the centre stack and other interior fittings. It was also available in Black Sapphire, Titanium Grey Pearl or Silver metallic exterior combined with Off Black exclusive soft leather with contrast deco stitching. In this form it had Carbon-fibre inserts in the centre stack and other interior fittings. Both packages included an exclusive polished 17-inch wheel design, and luxury floor mats. The exclusive leather also extended to the door panels.

Of the 72,000 first generation C70s produced worldwide, 26,036 were Coupés and 46,786 were Convertibles. Volvo Cars of North America reported that 24,948 Convertibles were sold in the US, plus 6,465 Coupés. Of those US-market Coupés, 603 had the 2.3 Liter engine with high pressure turbo (T5) and the M56 5-speed manual transmission. It's believed only 135 of the C70 T5M coupés painted "Saffron" made it to the US market.{{cite web |language=en |url=http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/topic/158347-t5m-csv70-p80-production-numbers-from-vcna-the-definitive-list/ |title=T5M C/S/V70 P80 Production Numbers From VCNA - The Definitive List |work=Volvospeed Forums |access-date=19 June 2015}}

File:1999-2002 Volvo C70 convertible (2011-06-15) 01.jpg|Volvo C70 convertible pre-facelift (AU)

File:1999-2002 Volvo C70 convertible (2011-06-15) 02.jpg|Volvo C70 convertible pre-facelift (AU)

File:02-05 Volvo C70 convertible.jpg|Volvo C70 convertible post facelift (US)

File:Volvo C70 Collection Titatnium Grey.jpg|2004 C70 Collection in Titanium Grey with roof down (UK)

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{{Infobox automobile

| image = 2006 Volvo C70 SE LUX T5 Automatic 2.5 Front.jpg

| name = Second generation

| manufacturer = {{ubl |Volvo Cars |Pininfarina Sverige AB}}

| production = 2006–2013 (89,074 units)

| model_years = 2006–2013

| assembly = Sweden: Uddevalla (Uddevallaverken)
Italy: Turin (Pininfarina)

| body_style = 2-door coupé convertible

| layout = Front engine front-wheel drive

| engine = {{ubl

| petrol:

| 2435 cc B5244S4/S5 I5

| 2521 cc B5254T3/T7 turbo I5

| diesel:

| 1984 cc D5204T/T5 turbo I5

| 1997 cc D4204T turbo I4

| 2400 cc D5244T8/T13 turbo I5

}}

| transmission = {{ubl

|5-speed Volvo M56 manual

|6-speed Volvo M66 manual

|5-speed Aisin AW55-50SN automatic

|6-speed Aisin TF-80SC automatic

}}

| length = {{ubl |2007–2010: |{{convert|4582|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} |2011–2013: |{{convert|4613|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}}}

| width = {{ubl |2007–2010: |{{convert|1820|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} |2011–2013: |{{convert|1834|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}}}

| height = {{convert|1400|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| platform = Volvo P1 platform{{cite web |language=en |url=http://hotwheelz.in/volvo/latest-volvo-c70-car-wallpapers.html |title=Latest Volvo C70 Car Wallpapers |date=2011-10-03 |author=Chris |publisher=HotWheelz}}

| weight = {{convert|1685|-|1745|kg|lb|abbr=on}}{{cite web |language=en |url=http://new.volvocars.com/ownersdocs/2006/2006_C70/06c70_11.htm#pg189 |title=2006 Volvo C70 owner's manual |publisher=Volvo Car Corporation |website=new.volvocars.com |page=189 |date=2006 |access-date=2015-09-19 }}{{cite web |language=en |url=http://new.volvocars.com/ownersdocs/2007/2007_c70/07c70_11.htm#pg236 |title=2007 Volvo C70 owner's manual |publisher=Volvo Car Corporation |website=www.new.volvocars.com |page=236 |date=2006 |access-date=2015-09-19 }}{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.volvoclub.org.uk/webmanuals/2010/2010C70OwnersManual.pdf |title=2010 Volvo C70 owner's manual |publisher=Volvo Car Corporation |date=2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051119/https://www.volvoclub.org.uk/webmanuals/2010/2010C70OwnersManual.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2018-05-12 |url-status=dead}}

| wheelbase = {{convert|2640|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| designer = {{ubl

| Steve Mattin (Senior Vice President of Design)Interviewed by George Achorn http://www.swedespeed.com/news/publish/Features/article_1018.html

| Fedde Talsma (design manager){{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.motortrend.com/auto_news/112_news050809_volvo_c70/viewall.html |title=Volvo Releases Official Photos of the all-new Volvo C70 |work=Motor Trend Magazine |date=24 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021062706/http://www.motortrend.com/news/news050809-volvo-c70/ |archive-date=2017-10-21 |access-date=2017-12-19 |url-status=live}}

| John Kinsey{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/2007-Volvo-C70-Videos-c7718_v771 |title=2007 Volvo C70 |access-date=2015-06-19 }}

| Ravi D'Souza (Interior)

| Tony Pettman (interior){{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/02/19/211055.html |title=2007 Volvo C70 review |author=Marc J. Rauch |website=www.theautochannel.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220120/https://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/02/19/211055.html |archive-date=2016-03-03 |access-date=2017-12-19 |url-status=live}}

}}

| sp = uk

}}

File:2006 Volvo C70 SE LUX T5 Automatic 2.5 Rear.jpg

The second generation C70 model debuted at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show,{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/2006_detroit/0601_2006_volvo_c70/index.html |title=2006 Volvo C70 Convertible |publisher=Source Interlink |website=www.automobilemag.com |date=April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320031758/http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/2006_detroit/0601_2006_volvo_c70/index.html |archive-date=2012-03-20 |access-date=2017-12-19 |url-status=dead}} sharing the Volvo S40 platform,{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Volvo-C70-T5-SE-Lux/ |title=Volvo C70 T5 SE Lux (2006) CAR review |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media Ltd. |first = Angus | last = Fitton |website=www.carmagazine.co.uk |date=24 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713101004/http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/volvo/volvo-c70-t5-se-lux-2006-review/ |archive-date=2015-07-13 |access-date=2017-12-19 |url-status=live}} designed by John Kinsey and built by Pininfarina Sverige AB — a joint venture between Pininfarina and Volvo{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110325/CARNEWS/110329913 |title=Volvo and Pininfarina to end their Swedish joint venture for the C70 |publisher=Crain Communications, Inc | first = Paul | last = McVeigh |website=www.autoweek.com |date=25 March 2011 |access-date=2017-12-19 }} (and the first time Pininfarina has manufactured outside Italy). The C70 retractable hardtop replaces its predecessors two models: both the convertible and the coupé, the latter which had been absent from Volvo's lineup since 2003. The retractable hardtop went on sale in the U.S. in spring 2006.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the United States conducted its first crash tests of several convertibles, designating the C70 a "Top Safety Pick".

The three-section hardtop assembly, manufactured by Pininfarina in Uddevalla by its subsidiary RHTU Sverige A.B. and developed with Webasto,

{{cite web |author=Ray Hutton |author-link=Jewels in the Crown#About the author |date=April 2006 |title=2006 Volvo C70 T5 |url=http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2006-volvo-c70-t5-first-drive-review |access-date=2017-12-19 |website=www.caranddriver.com |publisher=Car and Driver |language=en}} raises or lowers in under 30 seconds and includes a global window switch that allows simultaneous raising or lowering of all windows,{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.cars.com/go/crp/research.jsp?section=reviews&crpPage=reviews.jsp&makeid=49&modelid=1501&year=2007&myid=&acode=USB70VOC101A0&mode= |title=2007 Volvo C70 |author=Joe Wiesenfelder |website=www.cars.com |date=21 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813225934/http://www.cars.com/go/crp/research.jsp?section=reviews&crpPage=reviews.jsp&makeid=49&modelid=1501&year=2007&myid=&acode=USB70VOC101A0&mode= |archive-date=2009-08-13 |access-date=2017-12-19 |url-status=dead}} and a button to power-activate the raising of the folded top stack within the trunk — specifically to increase access to cargo storage when the top is lowered.

Operation of the retractable hard top is possible only when the car is stationary and requires no extra space behind the car while the roof is being raised or lowered but requires a height clearance of six feet seven inches (2,006.6 mm) — and requires the driver to hold the console button for the full operation. The top features a fabric headliner that unfurls and is tensioned by wires as the roof moves into place, as well as mesh wind blocker that clips over the rear seats when driving with two front passengers. The blocker has zippered openings for parcel storage and folds in half for trunk stowage.

The trunk lid, which opens both in a rear-hinged mode to stow the folding roof as well as standard a front-hinged mode for luggage loading, is aluminum — while the three roof sections are steel.

{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.netcarshow.com/volvo/2010-c70/ |title=Volvo C70 (2010) |publisher=Net Car Show |author=Volvo Car Corporation |website=www.netcarshow.com |date=2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710124458/http://www.netcarshow.com/volvo/2010-c70/ |archive-date=2017-07-10 |access-date=2017-12-19 |url-status=live}} A trunk divider enables assessment of precisely how much can be loaded with the roof down. Trunk space is 13 cubic feet with the top raised (368.12 L) and seven cubic feet (198.22 L) with the top lowered.

A hatch in the backrest of the rear seat enables transport of long objects inside the car, e.g., skis. Overall body rigidity is improved by approximately 15 percent when the roof is raised.

Safety systems include a door-mounted side impact protection inflatable which inflates upward when activated. The curtain has an extra stiff construction with double rows of slats that are slightly offset from each other. This allows them to remain upright and offer effective head protection even with the window open. The curtain also deflates slowly to provide protection should the car roll over. This is a unique solution in the automotive world.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

The C70 retractable hardtop also features a roll over protection structure (ROPS) with two pyrotechnically charged roll hoops hidden behind the rear seats that deploy under roll-over conditions whether the roof is retracted or not. Volvo featured this advancement in a copy of the "Volvo Saved My Life Club" brochures. There, a woman was able to walk away from an accident after she slid off an ice-covered mountain road and rolled her C70 which then slid more than {{convert|30|ft|m}} down the mountain face.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

As of 2006, production was increased from 16,000 annual units to 20,000.{{cite web |language=en |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/30/volvo-drops-a-diesel-in-the-c70/ |title=Volvo drops a diesel in the C70 |author=John Neff |website=www.autoblog.com |date=30 May 2006 |access-date=2017-12-19 }}

A total of 88,760 Volvo C70 II were sold between 2006 and 2015. The last Volvo C70 rolled off the production line on the 25th of June 2013.

Volvo introduced an updated version of the C70, in Flamenco Red Pearl paint, at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show,{{cite press release |language=en |url=http://www.volvocars.com/us/footer/about/NewsAndEvents/default/Pages/default.aspx?item=200 |title=The New Volvo C70 Rewards The Owner With Self-Assured Elegance |publisher=Volvo Cars of North America |website=www.volvocars.com |date=1 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619154723/http://www.volvocars.com/us/footer/about/NewsAndEvents/default/Pages/default.aspx?item=200 |archive-date=2015-06-19 |access-date=2017-12-19 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/16/frankfurt-2009-2010-volvo-c70-works-best-in-san-diego/ |title=Frankfurt 2009: 2010 Volvo C70 works best in San Diego |publisher=Oath Inc |author=Jonny Lieberman |website=www.autoblog.com |date=16 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708054535/https://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/16/frankfurt-2009-2010-volvo-c70-works-best-in-san-diego/ |archive-date=2017-07-08 |access-date=2017-12-19 |url-status=live}} and later at the 2010 South Florida International Auto Show. Revisions included a redesigned front end and new rear LED lamps.

The engine and transmission remain the same as before, and the interior is largely unchanged. It went on sale in early 2010.

The US model went on sale in 2010 as a 2011 model year vehicle. Early model includes C70 T5.{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/21/2011-volvo-c70-priced-from-39-950-with-more-standard-features/ |title=2011 Volvo C70 priced from $39,950 with more standard features |publisher=Oath Inc |author=Chris Shunk |website=www.autoblog.com |date=21 January 2011 |access-date=2017-12-19 }}

File:2011 Volvo C70 -- 11-13-2011.jpg|Volvo C70 convertible post facelift (US)

File:Volvo C70 (M, Facelift) – Heckansicht, 13. März 2011, Wuppertal.jpg|Volvo C70 convertible post facelift (DE)

The C70 Inscription is a limited (2,000 units a year) version of the C70 with choice of three colours (Black Stone (Solid), Black Sapphire (Metallic) and Ice White (Solid)), 18-inch Midir wheels in black with polished spokes and outer perimeter, high-gloss paint on the grille and the LED Daytime Running Lights surrounded by contrasting chrome, an exclusive leather-covered dashboard with contrasting stitching, Sovereign Hide upholstery in Off Black or Calcite with the same contrasting stitching as on dashboard, handbrake lever and carpets; "Inscription" embroidered on the front headrests, special Inscription carpets and handbrake lever, steering wheel and gear shift knob with aluminium inlays, sports pedals with aluminium inlay, aluminium inlay in centre stack (optional Black or Nordic Light Oak)

The vehicle was unveiled at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, and went on sale beginning in November 2011.{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/17/2012-volvo-c70-inscription-edition-la-2011/ |title=2012 Volvo C70 Inscription Edition looks a bit moody |publisher=Oath Inc |author=Chris Shunk |website=www.autoblog.com |date=17 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029013228/http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/17/2012-volvo-c70-inscription-edition-la-2011/ |archive-date=2017-10-29 |access-date=2017-12-19 |url-status=live}}

North American model went on sale in the first quarter of 2012 in limited quantities (500 units in 2012), and includes T5 engine, Active dual Xenon headlights, rear spoilers, aluminium sport pedals.{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2011/12/17/volvo-c70-inscription-will-cost-an-extra-3-900/ |title=Volvo C70 Inscription will cost an extra $3,900 |publisher=Oath Inc |author=Jonathon Ramsey |website=www.autoblog.com |date=17 December 2011 |access-date=2017-12-19 }}

The Volvo Special Edition C70 is a version of the 2013 Volvo C70 for the Canadian market with BLIS (Blindspot Information System), 18-inch Midir diamond-cut alloy rims, retractable side view mirrors, an integrated wind blocker, choice of 3 body colours (Ice White, Electric Silver, Ember Black), bespoke interiors swathed in Graphite Sovereign Hide, Cacao Sovereign Hide and Cranberry Leather; free option spare wheel kit containing a spare wheel Tempa Spare in trunk.{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.media.volvocars.com/ca/enhanced/en-ca/Media/Preview.aspx?mediaid=48893 |title=Volvo Canada announces special edition C70 – Luxury hardtop convertible boasts attractive features, limited production |publisher=Volvo Cars of North America |website=www.media.volvocars.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907165804/https://www.media.volvocars.com/ca/enhanced/en-ca/media/preview.aspx?mediaid=48893 |archive-date=2017-09-07 |access-date=2017-12-19 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.autofile.ca/News/728/Special-edition-Volvo-C70-unique-to-Canada |title=Read Auto News Special edition Volvo C70 unique to Canada |author=Gerry Malloy |website=www.autofile.ca |date=29 April 2013 |access-date=2017-12-19 }}

Production of the C70 began in Volvo's joint-venture plant with Pininfarina Sverige in Uddevalla, Sweden in 2005. On 4 October 2011 it was announced that production would cease in 2013, following the termination of the joint venture.{{cite web |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/04/volvo-to-end-c70-production-in-uddevalla-will-it-surface-elsewh/ |title=Volvo to end C70 production in Uddevalla, will it surface elsewhere? |author=Zach Bowman |work=Autoblog |access-date=19 June 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://wardsauto.com/news-amp-analysis/volvo-cease-c70-production-uddevalla-plant |title=Volvo to Cease C70 Production at Uddevalla Plant |publisher=Ward's Auto |website=www.wardsauto.com |date=3 October 2011 |access-date=2017-12-19 }} The last C70 rolled out of the Uddevalla assembly plant on 25 June 2013.{{cite web |language=en |url=https://home.autonews.com/clickshare/nxtAuth.do?nxtid=/crain/ane_8944652092BCTRF |title=Three bad days for European car plants – and more to come |publisher=Crain Communications, Inc. |author=Douglas A. Bolduc |website=www.autonews.com |access-date=2013-12-05 }}

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