While most manufacturers have moved to more dedicated SUV or crossover platforms, the Volvo XC70 remains one of the few bridge-the-gap type vehicles out there. Along with the Subaru Outback (which is based on the Subaru Legacy), the XC70 offers an interesting – if ungainly – choice for shoppers. Experience has shown that the XC70 drives much nicer than almost any SUV or crossover you're going to find, and it offers that tremendous Volvo safety appeal, with the whole host of Volvo's safety advances crammed under the sheetmetal. It also offers the same interior as the elegant and beautiful S80 sedan, which is one of the more pleasant driving environments out there today.