If the XC60 had been a sport shoe, it’d be a cross-trainer. It’s not arrange for pure sprints or for rock-climbing, however its skills vary vast and much between these poles. We give it a 7, The XC60 shares its 2.0-liter turbo-4 throughout the lineup, in addition to with the larger XC90. Base variations, which we haven’t pushed, supply a front-drive, 250-horsepower model of the drivetrain, coupled to an 8-speed computerized, with an all-wheel-drive possibility. It’s much less highly effective and considerably lighter than different variations, however nonetheless has to maneuver practically two tons of crossover SUV.

How briskly is the Volvo XC60?

The faster variations can speed up to 60 mph in beneath seven seconds.

Most drivers will get that efficiency from the T6, which takes the identical drivetrain, and supercharges it. Torque builds simply off the road, and the T6 mixture spins out 316 hp, good for 0-60 mph occasions within the sub-seven-second vary. It goes about its enterprise quietly, and comes off as unburdened, even when it’s filled with passengers.

Is the Volvo XC60 4WD?

The T6 mannequin and extra highly effective variations all come customary with all-wheel drive.

The Recharge plug-in hybrid, or T8, {couples} that latter engine with an 11.6-kwh battery and an 87-hp electrical motor that powers the rear wheels. That’s sufficient for 19 miles of electrical driving, and with 400 hp and 472 lb-ft of torque, it’s one of many faster XC60s.

The quickest XC60 is Polestar Engineered, each an outline and a trim title. It takes the 400-hp engine and applies some gentle tuning to web out at 415 hp—however revised coding extracts higher acceleration, which suggests it’s able to 0-60 mph runs within the five-second vary.

All XC60s have an impartial suspension and electrical energy steering. Base fashions have a standard metal suspension, however air springs will be fitted to all different variations. The air springs create a supremely well-damped trip with three drive modes that toggle from Eco to Consolation to Dynamic programming to change steering really feel, shift patterns, and trip damping. Consolation matches the XC60’s temper greatest, however under no circumstances is Dynamic brittle or harsh. An off-road mode will increase floor clearance barely and slows throttle and steering to higher navigate troublesome terrain.

Polestar variations up the wheel measurement to 21-inchers, with 22s out there, and set up 22-way adjustable shocks and larger brakes. It’s a high-performance automobile, from an unlikely supply, in an unlikely physique type—and it’s exceedingly uncommon.

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