VOLVO XC60 – the younger brother of the XC90

7 March 2017

Volvo presented at Geneva the new generation of the popular crossover XC60

Carefully camouflaged models that need to be run before the premiere, and the absence of any leaks to the press came to fruition – all with impatience waited for the new Volvo XC60, for now, this is one of the most popular models of the brand; according to statistics, the XC60 had up to 30% of global sales of Volvo.

Call the new XC60 the safest vehicle ever developed by the Swedish company. New shells of different systems of active and passive safety in full. So, for example, the innovative City Safety system has been supplemented with Steer Assist system. In their order the system uses an oncoming Lane Mitigation that prevents travel into the oncoming lane. Also Steer Assist is used and the system of monitoring of blind spots (BLIS), which reduces the risk of collision with vehicles moving in the direction of motion.

As option you can order Pilot Assist semi-Autonomous system that can, if necessary, to taxi, to brake or accelerate the car. The system operates at speeds up to 130 mph, under normal road surface.

The car can be equipped with powertrain T8 Twin Engine, which is a hybrid and has a total power of 407 HP in General XC60 can boast a fairly wide range of engines: diesel D4 with 190 HP and the D5 with the PowerPulse system with a capacity of 235 HP, petrol T5 (254 HP), and T6 with turbo and supercharger drive, issuing a total of 320 HP and 400 N∙m of torque.

To heat or cool the XC60 is designed inside a new air conditioning system Clean Zone that allows you to adjust the temperature in four zones of the cabin. The system copes well with clearance inside the fresh air thanks to cutting-edge innovation.

As for the exterior of the car, it is in the Scandinavian concise. The only thing that catches the eye is the strip of daytime running lights in the head optics – known decision on the XC90, and quite unusual taillights complex geometry. In General, everything is strictly and fairly practical, from such appearance will not quickly tire of.

The interior is much more interesting exterior – enveloping front seats, 3-spoke steering wheel and topped with a large screen media system dashboard. Massive "clean-up" adds a huge deflectors of the ventilation system, why you can be confident that the winter will not freeze. Unusual can be called a decision button start/stop engine – it is located on the center console, next to the Electromechanical Parking brake. The number of the audio speakers it is possible to assume that the sound it produces is excellent, you only have to hear its sound. In General, the materials used for the trim, no need to even try to touch, looking at photos it becomes clear that this XC60 is all right.