VOLVO XC60 test drive since 2008 SUV

"Buffet". Test drive Volvo XC60

The Volvo XC60 is supplied to the Russian market with a turbocharged gasoline six with a capacity of 285 hp. and a 2.4-liter five-cylinder turbodiesel with a capacity of 185 hp As a transmission for a gasoline version, only a 6-band GEARTRONIC machine is offered.
The world premiere of the new compact Volvo XC60 crossover took place in 2008 at the International Motorshow in Geneva. From this moment on, Volvo has joined the struggle for leadership in this segment with the BMW X3 and Infiniti Ex35. Subsequently, they joined the Audi Q5 and Mercedes GLK. The current lineup of the Scandinavian automaker Volvo is no longer angular cars for people of respectable age, but elegant and stylish models, among which everyone can choose a car to their liking, based on status, desires and needs.
With the advent of the Volvo Cars design, British Steve Mattin, who became famous in Mercedes-Benz, XC60 appeared in the Volvo lineup, whose beauty and elegance there is no doubt. A swift silhouette, starting from a heavily littered front rack, ends with a curved stern with elegant lanterns, in which a red ribbon gapes with LED lights. Large 18-inch discs and a predatory front end clearly fit the Volvo XC60 into the premium segment of compact crossovers, in which he became one of the most spectacular representatives, defeating his German competitor.
Inside the Swede is no less elegant than outside: brown-beige leather seats looks expensive and solid. The branded soaring console, trimmed with natural wood and carefully turned to the driver, hints at home comfort. The finishes cannot be held. Ergonomics are also on top. But who guessed to finish the well -stained seats with such slippery skin? With every little sharp turn, the slippery finish strives to throw the passenger’s body from his arms. The dashboard, borrowed from the flagship S80, is informative and presentable. In terms of luxurious decoration, the XC60 is except that the Infiniti EX35 with its chic beige salon and a torpedo sheathed with skin.
At the top of the central console there is a mini-display displaying the information of the audio system. A little lower than the color screen of the optional navigation system, the surcharge for which is 99,500 rubles. Navigation is controlled using a remote control, or a special joystick on the back of the steering wheel. Due to the fact that the screen does not have a touchscreen function, the entry of the right address will require remarkable manipulations with the aforementioned joystick or a remote control. Plus, except for navigation, this display is not burdened with any other functions.
Thanks to the wheelbase of 2.77 meters, the Volvo XC60 galler is one of the most spacious in the classroom. Three adults may well be accommodated here, passengers do not encounter their shoulders and their knees do not press the ears. The volume of the trunk for the raised rear seats, which is spreading in the proportions of 40:20:40, is 495 liters. If the rear sofa is folded, then the volume increases to 1,455 liters.
The Volvo XC60 is supplied to the Russian market with a turbocharged gasoline six with a capacity of 285 hp. and a 2.4-liter five-cylinder turbodiesel with a capacity of 185 hp As a transmission for a gasoline version, only a 6-band GEARTRONIC machine is offered. In the database, diesel modification is equipped with 6-speed mechanics, and 59,900 rubles will have to be paid for the automatic transmission. We have a diesel version of the Swedish crossover on the test. The acceleration of up to 100 km/h declared by the manufacturer is 9.9 seconds, the maximum speed of 200 km/h.
In practice, diesel XC60 has good dynamic characteristics. The automatic transmission smoothly and briskly clicks six steps, providing the Swedish crossover with a pretty decent dynamics. The peak of the torque of the five -cylinder engine falls on a fairly small operating range from 2000 to 2750 rpm. The average driver, by definition, cannot hold all these numbers in the head, so it is quite difficult to support a dynamic movement with frequent braking on the handle. The automatic transmission, on the contrary, remembers all the data and, with the slightest opportunity, goes to an increased step, holding the engine in a piking of power. As a result, urban traffic lights and maneuvering in the stream are pleased.
On the highway, the advantages of the diesel engine are melting before our eyes: when reaching 120-130 km/h, the Volvo XC60 is clearly losing in dynamics, as a result of which high-speed overtaking should be planned in advance. Despite the good sound insulation, at high speeds, the rumble from the noisy diesel engine constantly excites passengers.
The road clearance of 230 mm allows the Swed to storm the courtyard borders and small snowdrifts without problems. The XC60 and light off -road are not contraindicated. As for the off-Road more serious, here the Volvo philosophy is similar to BMW: this car was created primarily for roads. The full -wheel drive system led by the Haldex coupon in the usual state transmits up to 95% of the moment to the front wheels, when the slippage of which the hydraulic multi -disc clutch redistributes up to 65% of the thrust on the ass.
Volvo XC60 handling is prone to comfortable characteristics. The test crossover was equipped with an optional Four-C system worth 67,800 rubles, which allows you to change the rigidity of shock absorbers. Despite the large clearance, the rolls are not large in Comfort, and the XC60 on the XC60 highway is of excellent stability. When transferring shock absorbers to Sport, the suspension reactions become sharper, the rolls in corners actually disappear and feedback from road irregularities begin to come to the salon.
The steering of Volvo sins with a lack of information content, even despite the presence of a system for changing the effort on the steering wheel depending on the speed of movement. In addition to the automatic mode, in the menu of the on -board system you can choose the most suitable characteristics of the servo drive: light, standard and sports. But even in sports mode, the steering wheel is barely filled with the necessary effort, and in the turns the driver is forced to actually look for the desired trajectory.
Separately, we note the water -repellent coating of the side glasses, offering as an option for 27,100 rubles. Even on a high -speed highway, the loop of dirty splashes from the in front of the car rolls off the glasses with small drops, leaving the perfect review.
According to representatives of Volvo, the XC60 crossover is the most reliable model of all time of the Swedish automaker. The fault of this was the new system for preventing clashes at low speeds City Safety, which is included in the standard equipment. The new system is constantly involved at speeds of up to 30 km/h and automatically slows down the car in the threat of a collision with ahead of the car. If the difference in the speeds with a walking machine is less than 15 km/h in front, then the electronics can completely stop the XC60. In addition to the City Safety Volvo XC60, you can optionally equip a system for tracking dead zones (BLIS), adaptive bi-xenon headlights, a marking control system (LDW), as well as monitoring of the driver's attention (DAC). The basic cost of the Volvo XC60 diesel with manual transmission is 1,400,100 rubles. The gasoline version is almost 300 thousand more expensive. A test car, stuffed with all possible options, costs 2,324,500 rubles.
For the Swedish car manufacturer, the appearance of the Volvo XC60 was a significant step forward. Despite the fact that in recent years, Volvo has released a number of successful models, the appearance of a new crossover marked not only the presence in the new segment for the company, but also a new style, a different level of sled qualities and the further spread of innovative security systems.
Ruslan Galimov

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Stylish appearance
Rich list of security systems
Great engine and quick automatic transmission
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Slippery skin
Non -informative steering
Insufficient sound insulation of the motor compartment
 
  
The price of the tested car is 2 324 500 rubles
Complete the test of the tested car
Driver and passenger airbags
Safety belts with pretensors (front, rear)
Sips sidebuilding pillows
Whips shoulder injuries system, front seats
Inflatable safety curtains IC
ABS brake anti -lock system
Emergency braking system EBA
Intellectual information system of the driver IDIS
DSTC traction system of dynamic stabilization and control
RSC anti -pollution system
VOLVO anti -theft system with inclination and volume sensors
immobilizer
Accompanying lighting road home
Roam assistance system from the mountain
ISOFIX for children's seat
Security system City Safety
Emergency braking signals EBL
Electronic climate control ECC
Parking heater diesel, without a timer
Two -stage heating of the front seats
Steering wheel.
GPP handle decoration with skin
Self -deleted rear -view mirror
Trip computer
Russian language for computer and radio
Vertical LED lamps in the front of the car
Heating of external mirrors
Fog lights in the spoiler of the front bumper
Electronic parking brake
Cruise control
Audiosystem Management on the steering wheel
Tinting glasses of the rear doors and luggage compartment
6-speed automatic transmission
Active headlights BI-Xenon with automatic level adjustment
Washers of headlights
Rain sensor
Adaptive cruise control. Carriage of a collision of a collision with auto -looting
Rear -view mirrors with backlight and electric drive
System against the driver's fall in
Without a he ignition key
Integrated children's seats behind (around the edges)
Laminated side glass with a water -repellent coating
Parking radar, front and rear
Video camera to facilitate parking
BLIS - System of Information on the availability of Transport in Dead Zones
Salon leather
Salon trim with wood (light oak)
Driving driver seats with a memory of the provisions
Passenger seats electric drive
bravetor for glasses
Cup holder, ashtray and cigarette lighter in the central console
Cupamanes in the rear armrest
Audiosystem Premium Sound (1CD with MP3, 12 louds. Dolby Pro Logic2, digit. Explosion 5x130 W, input AUX, USB/IPOD)
CD chamber for 6 disks
Headphone nest, for rear passengers
Navigation system RTI
Sabwofer
Bluetooth - a mobile phone synchronization system with an audio system a/m
Four-C system
Steering wheel
Alloy wheels 18 235/60 Merac
Air pressure control system in tpms tires
Chromewtter of lateral windows
Specifications
Body
Type of body crossover
The number of places 5
Trunk volume, l 495/1455
Equipped mass, kg 1842
Full mass, kg 2505
Length, mm 4628
Width, mm 1891
Height, mm 1713
Wheel base, mm 2775
Road clearance, mm 230
Engine
Diesel type with direct injection and turbocharged
The location in front is transversely
Location and number of cylinders 5 in a row
Working volume, cm 2401
Cylinder diameter/piston stroke, mm 81.0 x 93.1
The degree of compression is 17.3
The number of valves per cylinder 4
Maximum power, L.S./rpm 185/4000
Maximum torque, Nm/rpm 400/2000-2750
Transmission
Gearbox Automatic 6-speed GEARTRONIC
The drive is complete
McPherson front suspension with a reptile stability stabilizer
The rear suspension is independent multi -link with a reptile stability stabilizer
Front brakes Disco ventilated
The rear brakes are disk
Tires 235/60 R18
Dynamics
Maximum speed, km/h 200
Acceleration time 0-100 km/h, with 9.9
Fuel consumption, l/100 km
city cycle 10.9
country cycle 6.8
mixed cycle 8.3
Fuel tank capacity, l 70
Diesel fuel
 
 
 
 

 

A source: Carclub.ru