the v70r is a boneshaking ride to compared to the others
must admit having driven all of em they are nice cars, the t5 aint a slow car by any means,,,,,,,,, its a little quiet though and is somewhat boring when driving but thats cause you aint holding on to the steering wheel trying to keep it ina straight line after 120mph
oh and if you do get a t5, pop into your local dealer and ask for police spec bushes !!!!, there alot harser a ride but allow manovering at high speeds, there a harder spec than the R bushes too
gonna be fun when they release the straight 6 turbo in there range ( but think they stopping the "R" badge for now, been a few months since i worked at volvo)
when that happens you can bet ford relese the focus RS to get rid of the old volvo AWD "R" engines and running gear
enough rambling though !!!