These tires came with the car. The tires were pretty good when newer, but as they got older they started getting out of round and made the car bob up and down, this is reflected on the comfort score. I feel they were also more prone to hydroplaning. I had to retire them early because the tread delaminated so I could see the cords. Disappointed how fast they wore out during the summer. I did check alignment once a year. I will give them a little leniency because they were quite old by the time this happened. Primarily highway use. Tires were rotated twice yearly.
Best Tyres for the Volvo XC70 II AWD 3.2I
Volvo XC70 II AWD 3.2I drivers have left 3 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 95,000 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
This page covers the Volvo XC70 II AWD 3.2I specifically. For the full picture, the Volvo XC70 page combines 44 reviews from every variant. All Volvo XC70 reviews →
- 3owner reviews
- 95,000 milescovered on them
- 3different tyres rated
- 73%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the Volvo XC70 II AWD 3.2I
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Volvo XC70 II AWD 3.2I driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/50 R18 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre.
Summer tyres
No Volvo XC70 II AWD 3.2I driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Volvo XC70 II AWD 3.2I reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
All Season tyres
No Volvo XC70 II AWD 3.2I driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Volvo XC70 II AWD 3.2I reviews |
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| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
Winter tyres
No Volvo XC70 II AWD 3.2I driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Volvo XC70 II AWD 3.2I reviews |
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| 1 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Fitment comes from each tyre's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.
Tyre sizes Volvo XC70 II AWD 3.2I drivers run
The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tyres in that size, across every car.
What Volvo XC70 II AWD 3.2I drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
This is a good tyre overall, is not designed for deep snow or country roads during winter. It is ok for City and highway roads during winter time with rally good grip.
For summer it not performance but is good enough for normal speeds.
My only disappointment is that the wear goes too fast. As after 45000km my fronts are not good enough for the next 3rd winter, and my back's still can do one last winter this time.
So the thread wear is not near the 80.000km that they say.
For summer it not performance but is good enough for normal speeds.
My only disappointment is that the wear goes too fast. As after 45000km my fronts are not good enough for the next 3rd winter, and my back's still can do one last winter this time.
So the thread wear is not near the 80.000km that they say.
tyre plased in storage for 12 months prior to fittment (04/17) manufacture for 2008 XC70 3.2L Volvo, will update mid 2018
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