Volvo has unveiled the 2014 Volvo S60 which has been remade inside and out with a focus on quality and comfort. This is part of the most extensive redesign of an existing line in the company’s history and demonstrates their commitment to listening to customers and making their vehicles more attractive and comfortable with greater [...]
The 2013 Volvo S60 is still as Swedish as a big chunk of lutfisk with lingonberry topping. Foreign buyouts can be harrowing for automotive companies, but Zhejiang Geely has done absolutely no wrong to this vehicle. The 2013 Volvo S60 is not only worthy of competing with the world’s best, including the Audi A4, BMW [...]
The brand new 2013 Infiniti G37x, the Audi S5 Quattro and the Volvo S60 T5 AWD all have just thing in common; they are all-wheel-drive cars. But perhaps more importantly, these three car represent three very different ways to achieve power. The new Infiniti G37x is normally aspirated, while the Volvo S60 T5 is turbocharged [...]
The brand new 2013 Volvo S60 T5 AWD is a fast, sleek and powerful Swedish sedan that has a well earned reputation for safety. But what’s is it like to live with the new Volvo S60 T5? We spend a week driving and getting to know most vehicles that we review and sometimes we discover [...]
The 2013 Volvo S60 T5 AWD is not afraid to stand out from the crowd on the outside and the inside. It also demands a little extra time to get acquainted. Is it worth it? Can it compete against formidable opponents from BMW, Cadillac, Lexus, others? Lets break it down and find out. When the [...]
The 2013 Acura RDX and the Lexus CT 200h F-Sport and Volvo S60 T5 AWD all cost about $40,000 USD. They also represent three very different types of affordable luxury cars. The second generation RDX is a entry level luxury crossover, while the Lexus CT 200h F-Sport is an entry level luxury hybrid and the [...]
The five-cylinder 250-horsepower 2013 Volvo T5 sedan I tested was very good. But I soon found that the hotter 2013 Volvo S60 T6 R-Design sedan almost felt like a different car. In fact, the 2013 Volvo S60 T6 R-Design model is arguably the best high-performance Volvo ever. Both the Volvo T5 and T6 models have slick, virtually [...]
Some may still think that the 2013 Volvo S60 T5 sedan is among the first sporty Volvos sold in America because of the automakers long-lingering stodgy image. Volvo actually has built a fair number of sporty cars since it offered its conservatively styled 1956-58 PV444 family model here, complete with a strong dual-carburetor engine and [...]
The 2012 Volvo S60 R-Design is a Swedish all-wheel-drive turbo charged freight train. With 325 Horsepower and 354 lb-ft of torque, this is one Volvo that will kick you in the butt on a rocket ride to Valhalla. The R-Design has some lofty cars in its sights such as the Audi S4. But unlike the [...]
Now that Chinese car-maker Geely owns Volvo: meet the new 2011 Volvo S60 T6 AWD sedan: the very first new Chinese Volvo. With a 300 HP engine and all-wheel0drive the new 2011 Volvo S60 is certainly fast. Volvo says that the S60 will zip for 0-60 in under six seconds. And unlike previous generations of [...]
Okay, I knew some things about Sweden going into my test of the 2011 S60. I knew that Stockholm is the capitol. I knew they make a beverage called Aquavit. I knew they make a delicious candy fish, and that the latest hot export is a fictional crime trilogy about a girl with issues. What [...]
PORTLAND, Oregon—Volvo has come up with its long-awaited new S60 model to make a far greater splash in the entry sporty premium mid-size market. The automaker calls this 2011 model “the best driving Volvo in history.” The 2011 S60 is a fast, stylish, sporty sedan with a road-hugging look and many advanced safety features, I [...]
This is one of those priceless moments that you can't really undo for any amount of money. At a recent press event in Sweden, Volvo set out to demonstrate its new Collision Warning with Auto Brake system. The company catapulted a new 2011 S60 sedan toward a stationary truck with the press cameras rolling. The [...]
This summer we showed you how a Volvo equipped with City Safety can stop itself and avoid hitting a whale (or perhaps another car) stopped in the road. Now Volvo engineers are taking the concept to the next logical test. They are enhancing the car's ability to not only avoid stalled whales and cars, but [...]
