VOLVO XC60 test drive since 2008 SUV

All photos of Volvo XC60 since 2008

Safety car

Volvo XC60. Price: 1696000 rub. On sale: since the fall of 2008
Safety Car is the usual concept for fans of car races. However, in real life, its Seift-car finally appeared. The first acquaintance with the Volvo XC60 on the roads of Spanish Valencia gave food for reflection on the revolution begun Volvo in the field of security

Test pilot
Vladimir Makkaveev, 31 years old, automobile journalist, driving experience of 12 years, personal car - Ford Focus
Competition and growing variety of offers brought the automobile market to the point of absurdity. Subrate, but faceless cars are doomed, if not for extinction, then on a problematic existence. And so the difficult situation is aggravated by the financial crisis. In every car, as in every woman, there should be a highlight. And each manufacturing company goes here its own way. Some bet on luxury and comfort, others on dynamics and extravagance. The third, and the majority, following the latest fashion, are happy for the environmental friendliness of their models. But, like any fashion, the ecological boom seems to come close to sunset: the pursuit of environmental friendliness not only is detrimental to the dynamics and comfort of cars, but also beats consumers. Thus, sooner or later, manufacturers will be forced to look for new expanses for the implementation of revolutionary solutions. However, today with confidence we can say where the winds of the new revolution would blow! Volvo has been on the advanced revolution of the global automotive industry for more than a decade. So it was with the formation of environmental trends, this is how it is now happening with the new revolution in the field of security.
Like any revolution, the Swedish coup in the field of active security has been matured for more than one year. The first step in this direction of the Scandinavians took a long time. But adaptive cruise control, and the system of warning about the danger of a clash that Volvo was the first among automakers adapted for Russia in the S80 model back in 2006, for the time being, made an impression only as useful options. However, the debut of the new XC60 CD, equipped with the City Safety system, placed everything in its place, forcing him to look differently at the latest Volvo development in the field of security.

CH60 was created on a new C1 Plus platform for the Volvo platform, borrowed from Land Rover Frelander, but with some reservations. XC60 is 128 mm longer than Fri-la. And although the lion's fraction of this bust is blocked due to an increase in the wheelbase, in terms of patency on off -road XC60, it is far from ideal. Despite the most solid road clearance in the class of 230 mm, the long front overhang does not allow the Swed to storm the slides with the entry angle of more than 22.
The XC60 will be delivered to Russia with two engines: 185-horsepower 2.4-litrous turbodiesel and a 3-liter gasoline T6 T6 turbo engine with a capacity of 285 hp. And if diesel, frankly, somewhat disappointed the vibrations in relation to the premium brand crossover, are too big, then it is almost impossible to complain about the gasoline engine. The updated forced T6, created on the basis of an old 3.2 -frail engine, is ideal for XC60. There is no lack of power, excess too. A more powerful engine would only unpleasantly emphasize the traditionally neutral-high automatic automatic transmission settings.
The winding serpentines of the foothills of the Pyrenees were not the best landfill to demonstrate the sports nature of the XC60 transmission. This box is created for calm city conditions, but not for mountain races from here and deliberately cotton reactions to the work of the accelerator pedal at the exit of turns. But in terms of controllability, the XC60 did not disappoint: there is no sports, of course, but the Swede is controlled clearly and predictable at any speed. Which is especially pleasing, the settings of the hydraulic power steering, as well as the suspension settings can be independently changed using three -position regulators. The revolutionary role of City Safety in the field of security is determined not so much by the very fact of the appearance of this system in the XC60 design, but by the fact that thanks to it, the VOLVO system of auxiliary electronic security systems for the first time in the history of serial automotive industry acquired a more or less finished form.

DSTC dynamic stabilization and control system, a system of preventing LDW from the lane, a system for preventing RSC overturning, adaptive cruise control with a warning function about the danger of collision and automatic braking, a system of informing a car in a dead zone, a driver fatigue indicator, etc. . In the Volvo XC60 design, all these electronic systems have ceased to be simply auxiliary options, turning into a finished complex of security systems.
XC60 independently slows down when it is brought together in front of a driving car, independently accelerates back to a set speed after changing the strip, wakes up when giving from the strip, etc. Of course, many skeptics will not not without reason notes that the abundance of an auxiliary electronics greatly bothers the driver, lulling attention. But this only proves that you should not bring the race for safety to the absurdity, as happened with the battle on the ecological front. However, both Volvo and everyone else is still far away.
City Safety
The Volvo XC60 for the first time in the history of automotive industry is already equipped with a City Safety revolutionary security system that can independently stop the car if the difference between the relative speeds of the XC60 with a walking car does not exceed 15 km/h, and minimize the negative consequences of the accident in the range of 1530 km /h. According to Volvo research, about 75% of all registered clashes occur at speeds up to 30 km/h. Moreover, in 50% of such cases, drivers do not inhibit at all due to distraction. Now, the City Safety system will independently monitor the movement in front of going cars by means of a laser sensor built into the upper part of the windshield.

Driving
Pretty sleepy automatic transmission reactions somewhat lubricate positive impressions of a powerful motor and comfortable suspension settings.
Salon
The spacious salon is clearly sustained in the corporate style.
Comfort
A very soft and comfortable suspension and the lack of vibrations allow you to put the highest score.
Safety
The presence of City Safety in the basic configuration provides XC60 significant superiority over competitors in terms of security.
Price
At the level of the main competitors.
Advantages and disadvantages
+ The most complete safety system in the market, a powerful motor, worthy of handling.
- A long front overhang and short suspension passages negatively affect cross -country ability.

Specifications
Mark and model - Volvo XC60
Dimensions - 4628x1713x1891 mm
Engine - gasoline, 2953 cm3, 285 hp/5600 min -1
Transmission - automatic, 6 -speed
Dynamics - Max 210 km/h, 7.5 s to 100 km/h
Competitors - Mercedes -Benz GLK, Audi Q5
Our opinion
The revolutionary movement in the field of safety takes only the first steps, but it is here that XC60 will get glasses in a fight with competitors MB GLK and Audi Q5. The difference in price and quality in this three is so small that it is the personal trump cards that each model will determine the balance of forces between them.