V60 D4 - very impressed first impressions
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Hi folks
I'm not a regular Poster in the Volvo section but I took delivery of a V 60 a couple of weeks ago and am so impressed with it I thought I would add my initial thoughts here in case it is useful for anyone.
I've had a few Volvos over the last decade so I am fairly committed to the Marque - our previous family car was an XC 90 and before that we had a V 70 both with seven seats. But as the kids have grown up and moved on we decided to opt for something smaller as a replacement and I thought that the v60 probably fitted the bill.
I knew nothing about these cars and didn't bother to go for a test drive because I'm too lazy so I just read up the reviews which seemed okay and decided on the new D4 engine for the best compromise between performance and economy. I then picked one I liked the look of online, phoned the dealer and struck a deal on the phone for delivery a week later and crossed my fingers that it would be a decent car.
Anyway I have to say I'm absolutely amazed by this car so far.
Obviously it drives and handles better than the XC 90 simply because it is lighter and lower so I was expecting that.
But this new D4 diesel engine combined with the eight speed auto box has really astonished me.
It accelerates really well and is quite quiet for a diesel but the fuel economy is amazing - I can't really comprehend how they can get such good economy from a 2 L four-cylinder diesel engine in a largeish car that accelerates to 60 in under eight seconds!
I haven't done a detailed mpg calculation but it looks like I'm getting between 750 and 800 miles to a tank full which is not far off double what I was getting out of the XC 90.
And they also get amazing emissions figures out of this engine so the annual road tax is only £30. I think my XC 90 road tax was nearly 500 quid so I'll be able to tax the new V 60 for 15 years for the price of one year in the XC 90.
Anyway I'm not knocking the XC 90 it did me well for 8 years with very little trouble or cost and was a great way for transporting all the kids and their friends.
But if anybody is looking for a sports wagon size estate don't dismiss the V 60 and if you want good fuel economy combined with performance I highly recommend the new D4 engine.
I'm not a regular Poster in the Volvo section but I took delivery of a V 60 a couple of weeks ago and am so impressed with it I thought I would add my initial thoughts here in case it is useful for anyone.
I've had a few Volvos over the last decade so I am fairly committed to the Marque - our previous family car was an XC 90 and before that we had a V 70 both with seven seats. But as the kids have grown up and moved on we decided to opt for something smaller as a replacement and I thought that the v60 probably fitted the bill.
I knew nothing about these cars and didn't bother to go for a test drive because I'm too lazy so I just read up the reviews which seemed okay and decided on the new D4 engine for the best compromise between performance and economy. I then picked one I liked the look of online, phoned the dealer and struck a deal on the phone for delivery a week later and crossed my fingers that it would be a decent car.
Anyway I have to say I'm absolutely amazed by this car so far.
Obviously it drives and handles better than the XC 90 simply because it is lighter and lower so I was expecting that.
But this new D4 diesel engine combined with the eight speed auto box has really astonished me.
It accelerates really well and is quite quiet for a diesel but the fuel economy is amazing - I can't really comprehend how they can get such good economy from a 2 L four-cylinder diesel engine in a largeish car that accelerates to 60 in under eight seconds!
I haven't done a detailed mpg calculation but it looks like I'm getting between 750 and 800 miles to a tank full which is not far off double what I was getting out of the XC 90.
And they also get amazing emissions figures out of this engine so the annual road tax is only £30. I think my XC 90 road tax was nearly 500 quid so I'll be able to tax the new V 60 for 15 years for the price of one year in the XC 90.
Anyway I'm not knocking the XC 90 it did me well for 8 years with very little trouble or cost and was a great way for transporting all the kids and their friends.
But if anybody is looking for a sports wagon size estate don't dismiss the V 60 and if you want good fuel economy combined with performance I highly recommend the new D4 engine.
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