Volvo currently ploughs a furrow of contemporary chic, and shed its fuddy-duddy safety-first image a long time ago – but that doesn’t mean safety has been rinsed from its DNA entirely. The V60 is fitted with many of the anti-crash devices we’ve seen in larger Volvos so it keeps yo...
Of course you won't get close to that in the real world, but regular plugging in should make them the most fuel efficient of the lot. Not bad considering they chuck out 345 and 399bhp apiece. Worth noting you can’t spec a manual gearbox on any V60 – it’s an eight-speed auto ...
It’s been around a while, hasn’t it? This is the second-generation version of the XC60 – the first one was launched in 2008 and lasted for a solid nine years on sale. It was Volvo’s best-selling car, so you could understand why they’d be reluctant to take it off sale. This...
The NHTSA hasn’t published crash-test scores yet. Every S60 has automatic emergency braking and active lane control. Blind-spot monitors and adaptive cruise control are options, as is Volvo’s driver-assistance system, which it calls Pilot Assist. It allows the driver to use vehicle systems ...
It is, of course, near-silent when it’s in electric mode and shuffles seamlessly between its two power sources. In practice, the T8 model is broadly similar, although sacrifices some of its electric-only range in the pursuit of performance. Whilst the top speed remains at 112mph, its ...