When Volvo presented the C70 in Paris in 1996, the brand already had an impressive coupé tradition. However, the C70, which was powered exclusively by five-cylinder engines, was positioned significantly differently to the P 1800 or 480 ES. And it was also available as a convertible. The Americans loved both versions, but here in Germany the C70 siblings had a somewhat harder time, despite their intoxicating beauty and innovative technology. This vehicle report looks back some 25 years and describes the first-generation C70.