Wednesday 14th April 2010

Prices Announced For Sportiest Volvo

New S60 tilts at BMW 3-series as UK order books open

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Prices and full specification details have been announced for the all-new Volvo S60, with the top-of-the-range T6 AWD SE Lux Geartronic Premium costing £36,745.

The S60 is described by the factory as a 'four door coupe' which is sportier and more distinct than any Volvo before it. If you want to put that claim to the test orders can be placed now ahead of the car's arrival in dealer showrooms in July, with first customer deliveries scheduled for August.

The T6 and its lesser brethren (the range starts at £23,295 for the D3 ES) has a lot of big talk to live up to: "The chassis team have refined every single detail that influences a car's driving properties and fine-tuned the driving experience to offer the most dynamic driving characteristics ever seen before on a Volvo," the company claims.

The high-performance T6 gets a newly-enhanced 3.0-litre six-cylinder petrol engine that generates 304hp and 440 Nm of torque and powers the car from zero to 62mph in just 6.5 seconds and onto a top speed of 155mph, while still offering fuel consumption of 28.5mpg (EU Combined).

There's also a newly- developed five-cylinder 2.0-litre D3 engine producing 163hp and 400Nm of torque. With a manual gearbox, fuel consumption is up to 54.3mpg (EU Combined). The familiar twin-turbo D5 powerplant produces 205hp and 420Nm of torque and accelerates from 0-62mph in 7.8secs, delivering fuel consumption of 53.3mpg (EU Combined).

As well as its supposedly more dynamic chassis which Volvo hopes will take the fight to 'sporty execs' like the BMW 3-series, the new model features ground-breaking Pedestrian Detection with Full Auto Brake system covered in earlier articles. The set-up with ACC (adaptive cruise control) with Distance Alert, Queue Assist and Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake is available as an option on all models for £1,350.

Pricing
All-new Volvo S60 Prices (OTR)
ES
D3 (163 PS) ES £23,295
D5 (205 PS) ES £25,995
SE
D3 (163 PS) SE £25,295
D3 (163 PS) SE Premium £27,295
D5 (205 PS) SE £27,995
D5 (205 PS) SE Premium £29,995
T6 AWD (304 PS) SE Geartronic Premium £35,695
SE Lux
D3 (163 PS) SE Lux £27,095
D3 (163 PS) SE Lux Premium £28,345
D5 (205 PS) SE Lux £29,795
D5 (205 PS) SE Lux Premium £31,045
T6 AWD (304 PS) SE Lux Geartronic Premium £36,745

[Mansell90]

Only One petrol powered car :/ what happened to the lovely volvo T5 unit? Plenty enough power for a car like this, more character than the V6 and would give a more accessible choice for those who dont want to drive your average diesel rep-mobile.

[5lab]

surely that's a straight 6, not a v? volvo's haven't had a v6 for decades (the PSA one was the last I think?)

I expect they'll pad the line out with more engines further down the line - probably just tuning the nvh parameters at the moment

[Mansell90]

Probably, im not sure, was just assuming, not big on volvo knowledge im afraid. On a different note, it does seem like a quite attractive alternative to the ever present 3 series, especially if it drives as well as they say it will, doubt it'll ever sell as well mind you no matter how good it is.

[Dave^]

I'm not liking the current "trend" of manufacturers putting headlights further back than the bonnet/grill/bumper... looks... erm... pants!

[y2blade]

I like it

any info with regards to the Kerb weight for the new S60 T6 AWD?

the latest V70 T6 AWD weighs in at about 2 tonne
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Detail.aspx?de...
1895 kg

Edited by y2blade on Wednesday 14th April 13:49

[soad]

I like the car.

Shame about the mostly diesel-powered offerings though.

But if most covered distances are commuting and the like - i guess it makes sense.

[soad]

y2blade said:

the latest V70 T6 AWD weighs in at about 2 tonne
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Detail.aspx?de...
1895 kg

Hardly "sporty" then.

[megab]

soad said:

y2blade said:

the latest V70 T6 AWD weighs in at about 2 tonne
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Detail.aspx?de...
1895 kg

Hardly "sporty" then.

But that is rather a large estate car, not the S60.

[Remagel2507]

I'd have thought that the Twin Turbo D5 would have produced a bit more than 205 bhp

[Crusoe]

volvo said:

3.0-litre six-cylinder petrol engine that generates 304hp and 440 Nm of torque and powers the car from zero to 62mph in just 6.5 seconds

Sounds very slow and expensive, 306bhp bmw 335i only takes 5.6 sec and is £600 cheaper four door M sport spec...

[y2blade]

megab said:

soad said:

y2blade said:

the latest V70 T6 AWD weighs in at about 2 tonne
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Detail.aspx?de...
1895 kg

Hardly "sporty" then.

But that is rather a large estate car, not the S60.

hence I was asking if anyone had the info for the new S60 T6 AWD..until my post was chopped and misquoted

[jbi]

only 300hp?

in a car that heavy that a bit weedy in all honesty

[megab]

y2blade said:

megab said:

soad said:

y2blade said:

the latest V70 T6 AWD weighs in at about 2 tonne
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Detail.aspx?de...
1895 kg

Hardly "sporty" then.

But that is rather a large estate car, not the S60.

hence I was asking if anyone had the info for the new S60 T6 AWD..until my post was chopped and misquoted

Sorry, I didn't mean to argue with you.

It looks like the old one was about 1600kg ( http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/... )

Which is pretty similar to a 3-series isn't it? I don't know about the new one but I'm guessing it won't be that light as Volvo tend to be big on safety and luxury stuff. Might be wrong though.

I guess that the discrepancy in 0-60 is probably down to the BMW being rear wheel drive ( is the Volvo awd still pretty much fwd most of the time?) though it seems surprising for it to be more expensive than the 335i.

[sunsurfer]

Sporting Volvos sounds a bit strange to me. It seems very contrary to my image of Volvos.

This image is of a reliable and friendly slab sided Swede. Designed like a brick ****house and the fast versions with a bolted on turbocharger go like a rocket propelled brick ****house too.

Svelte coupes with refined handling challenge my Volvo preconceptions - is this a good thing? Why is it required that every marque must have sporting pretensions?

[willE36]

now there's an ugly fcucker! the 1st S60 was the best looking IMO. Im surprised that its dearer than a BMW.
Only Volvo I ever test drove was the 06 C30 T5, which I had been looking forward to. Huge disappointment. I certainly didn't expect it to drive like a Ford the way it did. It's competent and gets the job done, but has no character. Let's hope the new ownership sorts that out = )

[maccas99]

sunsurfer said:

Sporting Volvos sounds a bit strange to me. It seems very contrary to my image of Volvos.

This image is of a reliable and friendly slab sided Swede. Designed like a brick ****house and the fast versions with a bolted on turbocharger go like a rocket propelled brick ****house too.

Svelte coupes with refined handling challenge my Volvo preconceptions - is this a good thing? Why is it required that every marque must have sporting pretensions?

Sporty Volvo's have been around for years...

850 T5 R
V70 R
S60 R

to name just a few... the 850 R was created because of the entry into BTCC and the S60 has been raced in the Swedish equivalent.

[stuckmojo]

That'll be the fastest volvo yet. At depreciating

[megab]

sunsurfer said:

Sporting Volvos sounds a bit strange to me. It seems very contrary to my image of Volvos.

This image is of a reliable and friendly slab sided Swede. Designed like a brick ****house and the fast versions with a bolted on turbocharger go like a rocket propelled brick ****house too.

Svelte coupes with refined handling challenge my Volvo preconceptions - is this a good thing? Why is it required that every marque must have sporting pretensions?

I agree. My father has always had Volvos and we've always appreciated those things, though I do like their new (ish) sense of style too. Personally I think that a few models would make great family cars, but only if they're cheaper than the Germans; I don't want to pay more just to be different.

Have also read that testers are annoyed with modern Audis (everyday models, obviously not the r8 or rs models) for the same reasons - maybe not everyone wants their 3 box saloons to pretend to be sportscars anymore.

[ewenm]

willE36 said:

now there's an ugly fcucker! the 1st S60 was the best looking IMO. Im surprised that its dearer than a BMW.
Only Volvo I ever test drove was the 06 C30 T5, which I had been looking forward to. Huge disappointment. I certainly didn't expect it to drive like a Ford the way it did. It's competent and gets the job done, but has no character. Let's hope the new ownership sorts that out = )

Interesting. I found our '09 C30 2.0d drove better than the BMW 118d we tested at the same time. Planning to chop it in for a V50 shortly.

[y2blade]

sunsurfer said:

Sporting Volvos sounds a bit strange to me. It seems very contrary to my image of Volvos.

This image is of a reliable and friendly slab sided Swede. Designed like a brick ****house and the fast versions with a bolted on turbocharger go like a rocket propelled brick ****house too.

Svelte coupes with refined handling challenge my Volvo preconceptions - is this a good thing? Why is it required that every marque must have sporting pretensions?

I love my rocket propelled brick ****house

I love the perceived image too. . People let you me junctions and move over for the nice friendly Volvo. . Ultra reliable ultra safe, hustles along better than you might think too. And does not attract the wrong sort of attention

Edited by y2blade on Wednesday 14th April 14:57