Volvo 240 Production Statistics. Volvo Car Production Statistics From 1927. Volvo 240 242 244 245. Many of the production figures shown, especially for the early years, are of doubtful accuracy. Some give the intended output, while others indicate the number of cars believed to have been built and the remainder represent the true production level. Volvo V70 R - 1st Gen. (1998 to 2000) CMB $13,104. . FOLLOW MARKET. The first generation of Volvo V70 R was introduced for the 1998 model year. The first generation of V70 R was offered as a sport tuned station wagon fitted with 2.3L or 2.4L (2000) turbocharged inline five engine. The first generation Volvo V70 R was built until 2000, and would For anyone seeking a more balanced blend of payload capacity and driving excitement, Volvo offers its redesigned V70 wagon. In the T5 form tested here -- the T is for "turbo" -- the V70 can vault T5 Wagon 4D. $39,345. $4,247. R Wagon 4D. $40,685. $5,414. For reference, the 2005 Volvo V70 originally had a starting sticker price of $30,445, with the range-topping V70 R Wagon 4D starting at Re: V70R AWD Manual Transmission (GrecianVolvo) First I am not an AT fan, after my lemon GT I won't go AT anymore for many years to come I guess. Second the AWD system killed a lot of power. At the time I was driving a chip only classic model V70T5 and that thing was a real performer. Perhaps the V70 R had added practicality in it's favour but the S60 R was never going to work. Can't believe Volvo have stuck with the formula today. Wonder how many S60 Polestar's they've sold. 3) The R 6MT is very easy to drive. When we were ordering the 05 V70R, so many of the posts herein were negative about the clutch that I was very concerned my wife would hate it (of course all of these were in reference to the 04 cars, and I don't know if anything is different or not between 04 and 05 MT's). She loves the car. Items per page: 5 10 50. Write a vehicle review. See all V70s for sale. View all 57 consumer vehicle reviews for the Used 2004 Volvo V70 R on Edmunds, or submit your own review of the 2004 V70. 8qmhvX0.