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Epic Drive podcast: Volvo in Vercors

Back to Motoring

We tour the corkscrewing mountain roads of a region of south-east France still little known to British visitors

Podcast: Volvo in Vercors

Gallery

Black Volvo driving through a rocky tunnel

FACT FILE: VOLVO XC90 D5 AWD INSCRIPTION

Price: £50,185
Engine: 1969cc 4-cylinder
Power: 222bhp
Torque: 347lb ft
Transmission: Eight-speed automatic, AWD
Performance: 0 – 60mph in 7.4 secs, 137mph
Combined MPG: 48.7
CO2: 152 g/km
Bootspace (min/max litres): 451/1951
Website: volvocars.com/uk

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18.12.15

by Duncan Steer

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