Volvo quotes both a minimum kerbweight and a running order weight for its cars. The latter includes 75kg for the driver and all fluids necessary for the car to run, so that’s the weight we’d use for matching purposes. At 1854kg, the V60 Cross Country is a heavy car; not quite as...
Volvo has taken the approach of making its hybrid V60 look the same as any other V60 - to an almost fanatical degree - but it does cost the earth. Volvo has also taken the bold approach of giving its hybrid more performance than the rest of the range. Until the V60 Polestar came along...
So a Volvo V60 in Passion Red, visually the same as any other V60 R-Design, rocked up at chez Speedmonkey. Parked alongside the Jaguar XFR-S, which was going back to Jag the day the V60 arrived, it held its own in terms of looks. Volvo got it right with the S60 and V60. It's...
Commenting on the XC40 Recharge Plug-in Hybrid’s performance, the judges reported: “Delicious kerb weight, delicious economy and pulls like a train. It’s capable of towing a large caravan, but with hybrid tech to enhance ...