![]() ![]() The plan is to sell 100,000 units annually.Īt some point, the XC60 small midsize crossover gets a battery-electric variant. This one goes into production in the U.S., at Volvos' Ridgeville, South Carolina plant, and in China. The sources claim it will ride on a new electric platform, which could be the SPA2 bones that will support the coming electric XC90 and that the Concept Recharge electric crossover study (pictured) sits on. Said to slot in between the 185-inch-long XC60 and 195-inch-long XC90, this tweener could be about the length of the 189-inch Ford Edge. If that's the case, something should appear soon.Īround two years after the potential XC100 comes an EV codenamed V546 that AN reported on earlier this month. We've seen no spy shots of such a vehicle yet, but AN reports sales aspirations for the full-sizer are about 20,000 units for next year. We figure this will be the long-rumored and occasionally canceled XC100, but that's only an educated guess. First up is a full-sized, three-row crossover said to get its vibe from the Concept Recharge. Volvo's pledge to become an all-EV brand by 2030 will commence with five new electric vehicles and two plug-in hybrids in the coming years. A few attendees, perhaps proud of what Volvo had to say, shared some details on the proceedings with Automotive News. 2020 Volvo XC60 Specificationsĭrivetrain: 2.Volvo recently hosted a gathering in Miami for North and South American retailers. There’s nothing wrong with the XC60 that an easier-to-use center screen wouldn’t fix. Otherwise, this is a nice-driving, high-quality, good-looking crossover. Sensus remains a Volvo deal-breaker for me. Sadly, most of the car’s adjustments are accomplished through swiping your way around the screen. And more than once, the screen didn’t respond immediately to my inputs, requiring several stabs at whatever icon I wanted to function. The simplest operation-say, turning on a heated seat or switching the radio from AM to FM-takes too much attention away from the road. Sensus looks elegant and is well-integrated, I’ll give Volvo that, but it’s far too complicated. There’s a caveat, however, and a big one: Sensus, the iPad-style center screen, remains maddening to me, even now that I’ve had more experience with it and even though Volvo claims the resolution is better and the processor 50 percent faster. Volvo says 60 mph arrives in about 6.5 seconds, and really, do you need your Volvo crossover any quicker? No, you need your Volvo crossover to be good-looking, well-built and comfortable on the road. The car is adequately quick off the line and in the middle revs. I put a lot of miles over a couple weeks in a XC60 T6 Inscription, and indeed, the T6’s lag is minimal. Volvo figures combining the two gives the benefits of both while canceling out their negatives. A turbocharger doesn’t sap horsepower, but it takes time to get spinning to add power. ![]() Why does my tester, the T6, have a supercharger added to the 2.0-liter turbo? It adds power throughout the rev range, but it costs horsepower to run it. Volvo’s XC60s all use a 2.0-liter turbo-four in front-drive T5, all-wheel-drive T6, and T8 plug-in hybrid flavors. The XC60, a slightly smaller, nimbler and quicker people hauler than the XC90, comes in right on its big brother’s tail. ![]() So far this year, Volvo’s best-sellers are, in order, the XC90, XC60 and XC40 crossovers. ![]()
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