ACTUALLY,
Three points.
1. The XC70's nose is designed to reduce injury to pedestrians. If you hit anyone with a bull-bar on the front, chances are you could KILL them outright. If you don't kill them, they'll wish they were dead with the severity of injuries they'll face.
2. From an insurance perspective, your insurance could deny you any coverage or claims if you have a bull-bar on the front that causes additional damages to your vehicle or other vehicles in an accident if you don't tell them you have it installed.
3. You could face additional fines and police charges if its found your bull-bar accessory directly caused additional injuries and damage, including jail time, especially in Europe. I've seen it happen here in Alberta - few years ago a guy driving around with a snow-plow on the front of his truck killed a pedestrian. The unnecessary accessory was the primary factor in the fatality and he had to fight (unsuccessfully) additional charges, including Vehicular Manslaughter. The bull-bar could be viewed the same.
I do think that bull-bars look cool but if you want more lites, you could add them to your roof or mount them under your bumper. We always need to think about the consequences of our actions. If we're racing a XC70 in rally's, then sure - lets load her up with more lights than a christmas tree. But if we want to make our Volvo look pretty with bull-bars, it's not very Volvo-minded as they are about safety, including pedestrians - so are most of the owners.
Don't expect many praises for the safety-minded crowd here.
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