XC60

2022 Volvo XC60 receives more connectivity capabilities

2022 Volvo XC60 Volvo Cars introduces a new range of upgrades for the XC60 lineup. The packs include the brand’s new Android-powered infotainment system with Google Apps and different services built-in. This approach makes Volvo’s best-seller even smarter than before.

This is an intuitive and advanced infotainment system that offers tons of personalization options and new connectivity possibilities, which further enhances the value of Volvo’s Digital Services package. In fact, Volvo Group is the first automobile manufacturer to team up with Google on integrating a dedicated Android infotainment system with Google Apps in a vehicle. After years of development, the fully electric XC40 Recharge became the first Volvo vehicle to incorporate the system.

2022 Volvo XC60

Also, in terms of safety features, new XC60 comes with the brand’s Advanced Driver Assistance System, which is a modern and scalable active system of radars, cameras and ultrasonic sensors for enhanced safety. This suite also enables the development and incorporation of active safety features such as the detection of other drivers, automatic braking and collision avoidance. Also, the system allows for additional driver support from standstill up to highway speeds via the dedicated Pilot Assist function.

In order to complement the upgrades, Volvo designers have made some neat changes to the interior and exterior. Such include a new grille design, new front bumpers, new wheel options and more exterior colours.

2022 Volvo XC60

March 10, 2021

Volvo XC60

Volvo’s award-winning XC60 mid-size SUV is now available with a full range of electrified powertrains. The former World Car of the Year is offered purely with hybrid power, from mild-hybrid petrols and diesels to petrol-electric plug-in hybrids.

Mild-hybrid powertrains

Every mild-hybrid powertrain in the XC60 range combines a powerful 2.0-litre engine with a 48-volt battery and a KERS kinetic energy recovery system to reduce fuel consumption and improve driveability and response, especially at low speeds. An integrated starter generator also provides faster, quieter restarting of the engine.

This mild-hybrid set-up can be combined with front-wheel drive in the 197hp B4 diesel and 250hp B5 petrol for optimum efficiency, or with all-wheel-drive for extra stability and security, especially in slippery conditions. The 235hp B5 diesel and 300hp B6 petrol mild-hybrids are offered exclusively with all-wheel drive.

Extensive plug-in hybrid range

The XC60 is available with three plug-in hybrid powertrains. These combine a supercharged and turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine that drives the front wheels and an electric motor that powers the rears, ensuring the plug-in hybrid’s exceptional efficiency is twinned with the reassurance of all-wheel drive.

Recently introduced to the XC60 range, the entry-level plug-in is the Recharge Plug-in Hybrid T6. Despite having a total of 340hp from its petrol engine and electric motor for stirring performance when needed, its high-voltage battery enables it to travel up to 32 miles on electric power alone, with no tailpipe emissions and without using a drop of petrol. Its CO2 emissions from 55g/km are the lowest of any XC60, while WLTP Combined fuel economy is up to 113.0mpg. It also sits in the 14% BIK band for company car tax, making it a cost-effective choice for company car drivers.

The Recharge Plug-in Hybrid T6 is available in popular R-Design and Inscription trim levels, along with keenly priced Inscription Expression (£50,695 on-the-road), which makes a plug-in hybrid XC60 more accessible than ever.

Sitting above the T6 is the 390hp Recharge Plug-in Hybrid T8, which is available in highly specified R-Design Pro and Inscription Pro form. The range-topper is the 405hp Recharge Plug-in Hybrid T8 Polestar Engineered, which has a series of powertrain, suspension and brake upgrades to make it the most dynamic of all XC60s.

Every plug-in hybrid XC60 has a 11.6kWh high-voltage battery that can be completely recharged in as little as two and a half hours.

An XC60 for all tastes

Steve Beattie, Volvo Car UK Head of Sales, said: “The XC60 has always had the perfect blend of luxury, technology and safety, and now, thanks to the latest advanced hybrid powertrains, it has broader appeal for both private buyers and company car drivers.

January 13, 2021

Volvo team announces details about the new and sporty Polestar lineup!

2019 Volvo S60 Polestar Engineering Full specs and upgrades have been confirmed for the new S60, V60 and XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered Volvo mid-size models. As you might well know, this is the high-performance compartment of the famous Swedish brand and its entire energy is focused towards electrification and refinement of the engineering systems and gadgets.

New S60, V60 and XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered’s engine, brakes, suspension, automatic transmission and wheels are heavily revised and upgraded in order to ensure better dynamics and road behavior, while the exterior and interior design changes feature sexy lines and curves, all along with comfortable ambience and functional gadgets.

Drivetrain system

2019 Volvo S60 Polestar Engineering

The 405hp plug-in hybrid T8 Twin Engine has already established its positions as the most potent engine in the S60, V60 and XC60, but with Polestar’s exclusive tuning, the output of the agile 2.0-liter four-cylinder petrol unit is increased to 318hp from the base 303hp. The additional 87hp are provided by and electric motor that has also undergone several tweaks and changes regarding its performance rates.

This entire drivetrain system ensures a pretty quick 0-100km/h run that ends in mere 4.4 seconds. This makes the lineup one of the fastest, if not the fastest in the Volvo lineup. Sweet!

2019 Volvo S60 Polestar Engineering

And as it comes to brakes and braking system, the vehicles are geared with Brembo brakes (Akebono on the XC60) that feature floating front discs and monoblock front calipers. Furthermore, the front discs are slotted for better heat management, while the front and rear calipers are finished in Polestar’s new signature gold color.

What also makes the braking system reliable is the set of Öhlins adjustable shock absorbers which use a dual-flow valve for accurate and quick response in order to react to changes in the road surface and overall driving conditions. By doing so, the absorbers ensure boosted handling precision and enhanced ride comfort.

Design concept

2019 Volvo S60 Polestar Engineering

Polestar Engineered vehicles will grant buyers with exclusive distinctive features – all models from the lineup feature a Polestar emblem set, a high-gloss black surround for the black grille and black chrome finish and gold-colored seatbelts and stitched finish for the instrument panel. And all this is topped off with exclusive 19-inch wheels for the S60 and V60 and 21-inch for the XC60. Sweet!

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October 21, 2019

Volvo adds sporty hybrids in the 2020 model lineup

Volvo MY20 Polestar Engineered Trim Volvo Car USA adds a 415hp plug-in hybrid electric machines among the award-winning XC60 mid-size SUV lineup and a new V60 mid-sized wagon to the 2020 lineup within the Polestar Engineering trim.

As you might have well remembered, XC60 was named 2018 World Car of the Year and 2018 North American Utility of the Year. And there’s a fine reason for that. However, let’s check out what the new guys have to offer!

In terms of exterior, the new family members feature a sporty character and muscular stance. There are new integrated black chrome tailpipes, high-gloss black grille, wheel arch extensions and discreet Polestar Engineering emblems.

Also, as it comes to interior, the cabin is characterized by gold safety belts among a charcoal color scheme with metal mesh aluminum panels. Driver and passengers will be seating in comfortable Nappa leather/open-grid textile upholstery, while driver will be enjoying ride with a leather sport steering wheel and gear shifter.

Volvo MY20 Polestar Engineered Trim

Available in Summer 2019, the model year 2020 XC60 and V60 Polestar Engineering machines would feature enhancements and features found on the 2019 S60 T8 Polestar Engineering. Drivetrain system and software have been optimized in order to provide faster access to torque and focus additional power to the rear wheels. This combination allows the vehicles to produce these massive 415hp and 494lb-ft of torque.

Furthermore, in order to enhance the suspension performance, Volvo team has used the services of Öhlins. This is a Swedish-based suspension technology brand that pioneered dual flow valve technology in struts, which quickly adapts to road imperfections and situations. What this Öhlins does, is to increase the stiffness of the vehicle’s body, allowing more precise and responsive control.

Also, there are unique six-piston brake calipers that feature Polestar’s trademark gold coloring and are visible through the sexy lightweight forged alloy wheels.

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April 4, 2019

Volvo XC40 earns five-star rating at 2018 NCAP tests

2018 Volvo XC40 Volvo’s popular XC40 takes one more prestigious award home thanks to its participation in the 2018 Euro NCAP tests. As always the vehicle earned the maximum five stars for safety features and joins its large siblings 60 and 90 series as one of the safest vehicles on the road today.

2018 Euro NCAP tests are considered to be extremely demanding and tough and what is also notable about this event is that it puts on the test every new and trendy technology in the field of safety on test and numerous experiments that showcase whether the addition is just a gimmick or it really contributes to driver and passengers’ safety.

What might well be interesting for our viewers is the fact that there is no a single Volvo vehicle that has failed the NCAP exams. In fact, all models have received the maximum five star ratings. For example, XC60 was crowned the overall best-performing large off-roader and best overall performer in the Euro NCAP 2017 Best in Class Safety Awards. XC90 has followed this tradition and won the same prize back in 2015.

Also, in March this year, XC40 was named 2018 European Car of the Year – this is the first Volvo car to win this prestigious award and since then has become one of the most popular model in the lineup. The brand also announced that in May there would be expansion of the manufacturing facilities in Europe and China in order to meet all the overwhelming demand for the vehicle.

2018 Volvo XC40

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July 19, 2018

Got an old Volvo XC60? Here’s three ways of improving its suspension

BILSTEIN Volvo XC60 side view

Volvo began the production of the XC60 eight years ago. Ever since that starting point, the SUV still remains highly popular for the strength, durability and comfortability it offers. Bu the way, exactly this model has been awarded several times for being the “best-selling premium SUV in Europe”, including in 2015.

In June, Polestar Performance has offered an optimization for the new generation of Volvo XC60. It also made an improvement to other five key areas: throttle response, gearshift hold, agility, speed and overall more aggressive on-road behavior.

Besides these good news for the future XC60 customers, many owners of older model variants, which have a lot of miles on the clock, requiring shock absorbers to be replaced in many cases. Often people want to upgrade to a sportier handling feel, too. For these two reasons, BILSTEIN have developed different spare parts and upgrade options for the Volvo XC60. This includes substitution of conventional parts and improvement of the standard parts.

Precisely, there are three suspension kits B4, B6 and B12. The first one is gas-pressure shock absorber, which makes sure that there is maximum safety through high performance reserves, constant damping under any load, high traction and precise handling.

The B6 damper on the other hand is the one offering better quality and providing optimum performance and comfort through added damping and an extremely long service life. At last, the B12 complete suspension system offers the perfect combination of sporty dynamics, impressive design and highly durable performance. But there’s a reason behind this: it has been developed during driving tests in cooperation with springs manufacturer Eibach.

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July 25, 2016

Polestar Offers Exclusive Performance Pack for Volvo Automobiles

2016 Polestar Performance Parts Polestar showcases a whole new lineup of high-performance products that offer even more capabilities and more enhanced features for Volvo owners. Named Polestar Performance Parts, the pack offers wide range of exclusively made components that can be fitted in the Volvo S60, V40, V60 and XC60 models. The components include chassis parts, wheels, exhaust, interior and exterior details and more.

All Polestar Performance Parts are especially created under the philosophy “Made to Perform” and embrace the 20-year motorsport experience of engineers and race drivers from Polestar and their motorsport partner Cyan Racing.

Polestar Performance parts can be purchased as a complete set with chassis parts, wheels and tires, intakers and exhaust as well as individual components. In fact, all of these components can be further combined with the Polestar Performance Optimization for even more refined driving experience.

2016 Polestar Performance Parts

All these components are developed and tested altogether with Volvo Cars and of course, offer the same high quality and standards.

Polestar Performance Parts pack will be available for purchase in all Volvo dealers in April. Further details will soon be announced.

2016 Polestar Performance Parts

And here is a sweet video for you.

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March 7, 2016

Volvo Made a Step Forward to Brand’s Ultimate Goal

2016 Volvo XC90 Excellence Volvo Cars will extend its range of compact vehicles with new segments of the so-called Compact Modular Arhitecture (CMA). It is expected to be equally or even more advanced than the Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) and it is also expected that the first car on CMA will be launched in 2017.

In fact, the simultaneous development of SPA and CMA is vital for Volvo’s product renewal and growth strategy that further involves replacement of every vehicle in the lineup within the next four years and annuals sales volume of 800,000 automobiles. This process started with the launch of the XC90 and will continue with the demonstration of the latest S90 premium sedan vehicle.

Also, CMA will allow the brand to offer customers the quality of a premium engineering and expanded list of benefits. The technology of SPA and CMA will include engine improvements, enhanced safety systems and generally will try to achieve the ultimate goal: no deaths or injuries in Volvo automobiles by 2020. Impressive. But could the not-so-possible thing be really achieved?

Volvo CMA technology

The CMA technology will generally change and Volvo’s future products by extending the range of vehicles, powertrains, electrical systems and hi-tech units. CMA is designed to embrace the electric energy and the Twin Engine plug-in hybrid proves it.

Volvo experts will also increase the global volume of CMA-based vehicles which will also lead to global footprint by the Swedish manufacturer. Or at least it is expected to do so.

Volvo CMA technology

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October 15, 2015

Volvo Expands Lineup And Upgrades Models

Volvo UK has expanded its availability range of the Euro VI and Drvie-E engines by replacing the front-wheel-drive models with four-cylinder engines. All the changes mark the further Volvo independence and the reliance on engines from other companies.All the engines are created of maximum 2.0-liters and four cylinders and use different turbocharge, supercharge and electric technologies.

In addition, there are some fresh additions to the petrol series, that are named T2 and T3 and there are diesel additions under the name of D2 and D3. In addition to the Drive-E engines, numerous tweaks and upgrades:

V40

Volvo V40 This model comes in two variations:V40 Standard and V40 R-Design, that provide 120 hp (88 kW) and 190 hp (139 kW) respectively. There is also a variation for a 1.5-liter engine.

V40 Cross Country

Volvo V40 Cross Country Ocean Race Edition This model delivers D2 and D3 manual variants and interesting color variations

S60

volvo S60 The four-cylinder Drive-E petrol engine come also in two variations: 2.0-Litre T3 manual and 1.5-Litre automatic. Both models deliver power, measured at 190 hp (139 kW). Also, there are some design tweaks, that include color customization, 18″ Skadi wheels, or 19″ Portia wheels

Volvo XC60 2015 This model comes with increased power on the front-wheel drive and it is geared with a Drive-E D4 diesel engine, that provides a total of 190 hp (139kW). There are even some more systems included, and as always, you can choose between 3 color options.

V70

V70 comes with increased power, thanks to the D3 engine, that is especially built for lower emissions and improved fuel consumption. As in the XC60 Air Quality System and Rain Sensor are included. Wheel designs are ” Skadi wheels, or 19″ Portia.

XC70

2015 volvo xc70 The last model demonstrates improved emission reduction and wonderful fuel economy, thanflully to the D4 AWD engine. The optional D5 AWD brings even better performance and efficiency. This model comes with two color options, system upgrades and 18-inch Leda wheels

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April 29, 2015

Volvo Ocean Race XC60 Wows Miami

Volvo Ocean Race Editions were shown at first at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. The range of exclusive vehicles included the V40 and V40 Cross Country, V60, XC60, V70 and XC70 Editions. The fleet Ocean Racers is intended for customers who want more dynamic look and handling. Now North America is set to see the birth of the limited edition Volvo Ocean Race XC60 at the Miami International Auto Show. The event starts today and will last until 16^th of September.

Precisely, this special edition pays homage to the courageous men and women racing across the oceans. This is highlighted with the special design elements. First thing that grabs the eye is the distinctive “Ocean Blue II” exterior color. Next are the unique to the model blonde leather interior with orange stitching.

The exclusive 18” wheels just perfectly combine with the T6 Drive-E FWD or the T6 AWD engine by which this car can be driven. Other Volvo Ocean Race XC60 features include an inscribed “Volvo Ocean Race” tread plate as well as exterior emblem on front fenders and deco inlay. Orange stitching is featured on door panels, floor mats and luggage compartment.

2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race has already started in Alicante, Spain more than a month ago. The finish will happen in Gothenburg, Sweden, in June next year. In the race are participating 66 of world’s top sailors, who will race 38,739 nautical miles around the world. To make it clearer: this number is actually almost twice the circumference of the Earth.

Volvo Ocean Race XC60 Limited Edition has a starting price of $42,100 USD.

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November 7, 2014

Volvo Inscription Package Added For 2015 Models

For the 2015 model year line-up, particularly the Volvo XC60 and S80 models, the Swedish company is introducing stunning interior upgrade via the luxurious Inscription package. The latter features Inscription Sovereign Hide full soft leather upholstery in several colors, which adds more uniqueness to the premium cars.

In addition, the package also adds beautiful leather covered instrument panel, premium wood inlays, soft leather on the back of seats, center armrest and head rest with an embroidered Inscription logo as well as floor mats. What is more, the Inscription options extend to the exterior as well by offering three radiant color alternatives – Crystal White Pearl, Electric Silver and Ember Black (S80) as well as 19-inch (S80) or 20-inch (XC60) ten-spoke wheels.

Furthermore, Volvo announced that this summer its new models, except for the XC90, will be equipped with the updated on-board infotainment and navigation system called Sensus Connect which will feature Volvo On-call as a standard. This is a cloud-based service that allows the driver to find and pay for parking from the car, discover new destinations and many other convenient options.

It also includes HERE Location Platform, which provides connected navigation with 3D maps. The Sensus system also includes upgraded sound system delivered by Harman Kardon which has 5x130W amplifier with the sound enhancement software Dirac Live and up to 12 loudspeakers.

Volvo also will supply its models with super-efficient Drive-E engines starting this May. The new Drive-E powertrain family combines drivability and low CO2 emissions, and of course great fuel efficiency. The engines are even more fun-to-drive and also will surprise its drivers with a smooth engine sound.

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March 28, 2014

Volvo Ocean Race Editions at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show

Volvo will exhibit a full range of Ocean Race Edition models at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. These include the Volvo V40, V40 Cross Country, V60 and XC60 as well as V70 and XC70 Editions for customers with a taste for a more dynamic look and handling.

The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s most gruelling ocean adventure. The route includes 11 cities in 11 countries, and the teams cover 38,739 nautical miles – equivalent to 71,745 km.

“The Volvo Ocean Race Edition reflects our brand strategy to design cars around the customers. It reflects the values Volvo buyers look for when they choose a car for an active lifestyle and exciting adventures, without compromising on safety, environmental care and fuel-efficiency,” comments Anders H Gustavsson, Vice President Special Vehicles at Volvo Car Group.

The models are available in four colours – Ocean Blue II, Bright Silver, Black Sapphire and Crystal White. The unique seven-spoke ‘Portunus’ wheel comes in 17” (V40 and V40 Cross Country) and 18” (V60 and XC60) dimensions. The Volvo Ocean Race identification is displayed on the tread plates and front fenders as well as in the start-up sequence on the Infotainment screen.

The interior boasts black or blond leather upholstery with orange stitching and the Volvo Ocean Race logo in orange. The stitching is echoed on the door panels and floor mats, which also have a special rubber tag attached. There is a unique deco inlay, and the load cover on the V60 and XC60 is decorated with a Volvo Ocean Race map and logo.

The V70 Edition is characterized by a number of high gloss black details, including the ribs in the grille, the rear-view mirror caps, the side window frames and parts of the tailgate. 17” wheels in high gloss silver are standard, while 17” and 18” wheels in high gloss black are optional. The XC70 Edition also features several high gloss black details. Specially designed 18-inch, diamond cut wheels in glossy black are standard.

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February 18, 2014

Tag: XC60

Drivetrain system

Design concept

V40

V40 Cross Country

S60

XC60

V70

XC70

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