Volvo S60

With beautiful interiors, the S60 looks elegant and stylish and is spacious from inside. The crafty seats are made from high quality material that imparts comfort and styling to this beautiful car. The beautiful dashboard has been given a generous chrome treatment and is provided with many utility switches. The white soothing light beautifully illuminates all the controls uplifting the mood of the occupants. The Navigation and infotainment system on the 7-inch touchscreen display also comes in handy. For music lovers, the car is provided with Dolby digital surround sound system to provide quality sound experience with 12 speaker arrangement. The S60 provides ample of legroom and a sufficient boot space of 380 liters.

The Volvo S60 gets a bold new design on the front. The exterior is provided with bold shape and broad shoulders along with Volvo's classic nose. The day time running lights makes it look impressive . The car's appearance is further enhanced by its body lines and also the sleek roof line that provides the S60 with a more elegant and traditional look of a Volvo. To enhance the sportiness of this car it is fitted with front and rear skid plates along with two rectangular tail pipes. The overall length of this car is 4628mm with 1865mm width and 1484mm height. The wheel base of the S60 is a good 2776 mm. Volvo S60 uses 235/45 R17 and 235/40 R18 tyres on its 17-inch and 18-inch alloys according to the variant.

Under the hood of Volvo S60 lies a powerful yet economic 2.0 litre B4204T7 turbo charged petrol engine which produces great power without compromising with the economy of this car. With a capacity to produce 240hp at 5500rpm and maximum torque of 320 Nm ranging between 1800 to 5000 rpm, the S60 provides a powerful ride experience. The 1.6 litre variant on the other hand is empowered with B4164T engine which delivers a decent 180 hp at 5700 rpm and a max torque of 240Nm between 1600 to 5000rpm . The six speed gear shift transmission of S60 allows it to attain the 100 km/hr speed in just 7.5 seconds from rest and on the other hand a decent mileage ranging from 12-14 km/l.

Volvo cars are known for their safety standards . Volvo has always given importance to the rider's safety and comfort and hence loaded a number of useful features in the S60 including the famous city safety feature. This feature detects any pedestrian or obstacle in front of it and applies the brakes even if the driver does not react on time at speeds upto 50 kmph. Other hi-tech safety features like DAC- driver alert control detects and alerts tired drivers , the lane departure warning system, Collision warning and auto brake (CWAB) warns the driver if the car is at risk of hitting another vehicle from behind. Loaded with such fantastic safety features this car truly is a safe companion for you and your family. The brakes on this vehicle are discs on both front and rear accompanied with ABS and EBD.

Verdict

 With beautiful interiors, the S60 looks elegant and stylish and is spacious from inside. The crafty seats are made from high quality material that imparts comfort and styling to this beautiful car. The beautiful dashboard has been given a generous chrome treatment and is provided with many utility switches. The white soothing light beautifully illuminates all the controls uplifting the mood of the occupants. The Navigation and infotainment system on the 7-inch touchscreen display also comes in handy. For music lovers, the car is provided with Dolby digital surround sound system to provide quality sound experience with 12 speaker arrangement. The S60 provides ample of legroom and a sufficient boot space of 380 liters.

Volvo S60 is a high-tech , safe and powerful car with great handling, but the looks and the interiors might not attract all section of audience.