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Volvo XC60 T5 R-Design

admin — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:46:32 +0000

Sensible yet sporty, desirable yet practical… the Volvo XC60 attempts to cater for your every need. Up to now, it has struggled to live up to that promise, so can a powerful new engine help it fight off rivals from Audi and BMW?

The new T5 R-Design certainly looks the part. The styling draws together the best bits from across the Volvo line-up, seamlessly blending the muscular shape of the XC90 with the latest S60’s sleek nose. The LED lights front and rear and smart 18-inch alloys are particularly pleasing touches.

Volvo C30 will become crossover

admin — Sun, 23 May 2010 17:16:21 +0000

The Vice President of Volvo, Lex Kersemakers, confirmed to the newspaper Carsguide, the company is working on a new compact five-door crossover based on the model C30, which will be available in 2012. Vehicle information is still missing but presumed that it will be offered the same set of engines as the Volvo XC60.

Source: Cars and Trucks blog

VOLVO XC60: DRIVER ALERT CONTROL

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:59:32 +0000

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Volvo has developed a driver alert safety feature that you can experience in the new XC60. The feature uses a camera to monitor the cars movements between the road markings and assesses whether the vehicle is being driven in a controlled way. If driver concentration drops, the driver is alerted with an alarm. Experience the XC60 on the “From Sweden with Löv” tour: www.volvocars.com

Source: Cars corals

DRIVE TIME: Volvo XC60 a stylish crossover SUV

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:25:31 +0000

The XC60 is touted as Volvo’s safest vehicle ever and even at the lower end of the price spectrum, safety features abound. Included is Volvo’s City Safety low-speed collision avoidance/ mitigation system. Volvo points out that three-quarters of all collisions occur at speeds below 30 km/h and in 50 per cent of those collisions, the driver takes no action to brake or steer away to avoid the collision.

With City Safety, a laser sensor in the windshield calculates the closing rate between the vehicle and the one in front. If a collision is imminent at speeds under 30 km/h and the driver takes no action, City Safety automatically activates up to 50 per cent braking power.

At speeds under 15 km/h it’s possible to avoid the collision entirely. Between 15 and 30 km/h, the goal is to reduce speed as much as possible prior to the collision.

Other safety features on this XC60 included four-wheel anti-lock (ABS) brakes, electronic brake distribution (EBD), stability and traction control, six air bags, Blind Spot Information System (BLIS), fog lights and headlamp washers. A pretty impressive array of features but what else would you expect from a company like Volvo that has built its reputation on safety.

At $44,495, the XC60 I tested fits in the price range of many more families than the loaded model I drove just a year ago.

Read the full review on BC local news

2010 Volvo XC60: A Review

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:20:54 +0000

Highlights from a 2010 Volvo XC60 review coming from Auto Scraze:
First up, Volvo has always made major emphasis on safety features. That is why in practically every Volvo car; you will find features like safety cages, three-point seatbelts, and even child door locks. In the 2010 Volvo XC60, much has not changed in respect to safety. Volvo has taken major advantage of electronics to give you high-tech safety solutions – there is distance alert system, and also City Safety – which means that the brakes are automatically put on if a low-speed collision seems likely.
The car is great to drive on city streets, because the maneuvers are pretty darn easy. There is a fantastic blind spot warning system available – which turns on a warning light if another car happens to be in the XC60’s blind spot on either side. This is really beneficial when it comes to city and freeway traffic. City Safety, as mentioned before, is the signature feature of the XC60.
There is a lane departure warning system – which works pretty well on this car. If you let the car drift over a lane line, or change lanes without signaling appropriately, the system warns you with a continuous beeping sound. You should definitely try out the adaptive cruise control – which is another feature of the Technology package. This feature uses forward-facing radar to detect vehicles in the lane ahead, and then reduces the speed of the XC60 to match the other vehicles’ speed.

Volvo Car UK Drives Ahead In February

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:52:01 +0000

With 1,378 registrations and a 2.01 per cent market share, Volvo Car UK has experienced a very successful February 2010 and the good news doesn’t stop there. All models in the Volvo range have performed significantly above last year’s February results particularly the Volvo XC90 seven-seat SUV, S80 executive saloon and award-winning XC60 crossover.

Volvo XC60 crossover
With the help of the DRIVe engine, the award-winning Volvo XC60′s February registrations were up 115 per cent over the same period last year – ahead of the Audi Q5 year-to-date.

Read the rest of the story on The Auto Channel

The new Volvo XC60 – better value than ever

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:29:26 +0000

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Volvo’s new XC60 is the latest addition to the increasingly popular crossover market segment. And Volvo Car Ireland tells us that it is better value than ever.

With an entry level price of €44,267 ex-works, the DRIVe XC60 S 2.4D manual variant boasts CO2 emissions of 159g/km. And it slots in to Band D tax, which adds up to an appealing package. It also offers best-in-class fuel consumption.

The XC60 is a really nice car. And thankfully Volvo has retained the sporty driving properties that are a central part of this car’s attraction. More horsepower, higher torque and a sporty chassis setting all help give this version the right XC60 dynamics.

In addition to front-wheel drive, a number of minor improvements all help deliver the new model’s competitive fuel consumption and CO2 figures.

The gear ratios have been optimised so the car can be driven economically. For instance, when driving at 100km/h in top gear, engine revs and thus also fuel consumption are lower with the new powertrain. But the beauty of it is, you get all these improvements without compromising on driving pleasure.

The XC60 is not all about economy and ‘eco’ pluses. For instance, it achieved five stars in recent Euro NCAP crash tests, while in the appeal stakes it looks fantastic.

To demonstrate the wide appeal that this car has, the XC60 took first prize in the “Family Car of the Year” category in the first-ever Women’s World Car of the Year competition.

Read the full review on Advertiser

The Volvo XC60 R-Design

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:04:36 +0000

The Financial Times has a review of the XC60 R-Design. Here are the highlights:

Of similar size to Ford’s Kuga and the new BMW X1, it embodies the difficult metamorphosis through which Volvo is putting itself in order to redefine its relationship with the motoring world once outside the protective ownership of Ford. The buzz-word at Volvo is no longer “safe” but “sporty’’; almost obsessively so. The R-Design (pronounced reedesign) label is not so much a name-tag for the latest XC60 as a concept for a new Volvo persona.

In the XC60 it manifests itself in a number of exterior cosmetic changes, including paintwork, body mouldings and side and rear scuff plates, which combine to give the car a significantly more extrovert personality. The same goes for the inside: there are new body-hugging sports seats for brisker cornering; brushed aluminium for all door, steering wheel and centre console inserts; aluminium sports pedals and various other sporting tweaks.

The XC60 comes with a choice of two diesel engines and one petrol. The most powerful diesel is positively sports car-like, its 200bhp and 310lb ft of torque providing standstill to 62mph in 8.5 seconds and a top speed of 130mph. That’s with the standard six-speed gearbox; the automatic version is marginally slower. The entry-level diesel has 170bhp and the 2.4 litre petrol unit a mighty 285bhp, although with almost twice the fuel consumption of the 40mpg-plus diesels and with only an automatic gearbox available.

With prices ranging from £30,000 to about £37,000 ($47,100 to $58,100), the R-Design XC60 does not come cheap. But all versions do come well equipped. Climate and cruise control are standard, as is Volvo’s unique City Safety crash-avoidance system, which keeps safe distances from the vehicle in front during stop-start urban traffic. There is also a useful side mirror blind-spot warning system. Higher specification models come with all the usual toys, among them satellite navigation, electrically adjustable seats and leather seats and trim.

The XC60 is just one of a rash of updated and new models currently being brought on stream by Volvo, with its smallest C30, now “Sports Coupé”, model receiving the external go-faster cosmetics along with sharpened steering and chassis. The same applies to Volvo’s C70 metal-roofed coupé/convertible, while an all-new S60 model being launched later this year will also have sporting credentials.

Volvo XC60 2009 R-Design road test

admin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:06:26 +0000

Volvo’s sporty take on its XC60 SUV comes with two turbodiesel engine choices or the 282bhp petrol-fuelled 3.2-litre six-cylinder engine used in the T6. The T6 only comes with a five-speed Geartronic automatic gearbox, while the diesels use six-speed manual gearboxes as standard, with the option of an auto at extra cost. For the R-Design, the D5 engine has 202bhp to drive all four wheels, just like the T6 model, while the 172bhp 2.4D DRIVe model only sends power to the front wheels. Because of the lighter weight of the DRIVe model without the four-wheel drive mechanics of its sister models, it feels just as quick in a straight line. However, the front-drive DRIVe model does suffer from a fair amount of power travelling through just two wheels and the steering wheel can writhe in the driver’s hands on anything but a perfectly smooth road. We also find the XC60 diesel models are better suited to the manual gearbox as they feel more lively and fun to drive.

The XC60 R-Design comes in standard and SE trims, both of which provide a plethora of standard equipment to feel every inch the luxury SUV. With strong residual values, competitive pricing and Volvo’s quality to back them up, the only thing that prevents this Volvo scoring a full five-star rating is that there’s not a more frugal engine option. Even the 2.4D DRIVe model with its 47.1mpg and 159g/km carbon dioxide emissions is good rather than great, and you have to sacrifice four-wheel drive to achieve these figures.

Read the full review at Road Test Reports

Volvo XC60 Video Review – Kelley Blue Book

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:01:53 +0000

Volvo XC60 Video Review – Kelley Blue Book – Watch more amazing videos here

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Volvo XC60. Luxury crossover SUVs have been filtering into the market, with some being capable off-roaders and others designed to wrap the driver in luxury. Volvo has entered the segment with its all-new XC60, combining those features with distinctive looks, an eager engine and revolutionary safety features like City Safety – that will literally stop you in your tracks. For more new car reviews, interviews and automotive news visit http://www.kbb.com today.