2016 Volvo S60 Cross Country |
2.5-liter turbocharged DOHC I-5, VVT (250 hp @ 5400 rpm, 266 lb-ft @ 1.800 to 4.0 rpm, 295 lb-ft of overboost ) 6 automatic speed Aisin 20 city / 28 highway / 23 combined (EPA Rating, MPG) 20.1 (observed MPG) base price: $ 44,440 * As Tested :. $ 47,315 * * Prices include $ 940 destination charge |
I understand the logic behind the modern crossover, especially in Sweden.
360,000 mile network of Swedish public and private roads is only 30 percent paved. This leaves some 252,000 miles of unpaved glory to explore. This high percentage of unpaved roads why Volvos have long had reasonable ground clearance, why Swedes invented the windshield lights, why the XC70 exists and why Haldex was founded there.
The concept of the bond is to give you the effectiveness of a "car" traditional mixed with some offroad capability nor mally found in a truck-based SUV. (Of course, the modern American crossover is a bit more of an all-wheel drive minivan with seating less convenient.) While other companies created boxy crossovers like the Highlander and CR-V, Volvo adopted a European approach starting with a break, adding all-wheel drive and jacking the ride height to create the first V70 Cross Country. The result was more aerodynamic than an SUV, was the ride height of a cross, the practicality of a station wagon and driving position of a car. Hold that thought.
The soft-road car is the automotive Capri pants. Hes like a regular car, just a little higher off the ankle. This type of crossing has been successful in Europe where there are a variety of eccentric vehicles with increased ride height and all-wheel drive. Heck, even a Fiat Panda is offroad. In this context, a high driving sedan makes sense. You get the style of a sedan, which is preferred by the Americans with breaks of about a million to one, with smooth road ability of a Highlander, escape or Cherokee.
The interesting thing is the process of creating farrowed Cross Country S60 was also the impetus for the X4, X6 and GLC coupe. ! But wait, are cut and crossovers For I say two things: first, they have two too many doors for a cut to the modern use of the word, and secondly, if you squint youll see exactly the same side profile on a Cross Country S60 and BMW X4. Do not believe me? Lets review:
Now is a visual difference here: X4 has a D-pillar behind the rear door while the S60 gives us a trunk hair. BMW Sports Activity Vehicle is really just a liftback sedan with a profile straddling modern crossover foundations. How BMW and Volvo have arrived at essentially the same profile is worth discussion. BMW has taken a series 3 and inflated to become the X3, and they crushed the rear of the X3 until it looked like a 3-Series GT. Still with me? The result is a line of upper belt to a conventional sedan and a bulkier side, but essentially the same windowline and roofline. Volvo has taken the most direct route to the same result and just pushed the S60 in the Jeep Cherokee heights. Although this form may end up the answer to the question asked some valuable, it is ultimately the same issue that caused the X6, X4, ZDX, Crosstour and Mercedes GLC coupe.
Exterior
Back to the Cross Country. Yes, it really is just a S60 sedan shrugged. No, Volvo has not turned the tru nk and rear window in a liftback is Saab 000, nor do they change the system of all-wheel drive standard S60. The transformation is down to 7.9 inches of ground clearance, black wheel arches that make the S60 look even higher metal scuff plates on the front bumper and rear blackened mirrors, black window trim and a gate honeycomb. Apparently contradict the mission of offroad are the standard 18-inch wheels wrapped in 235 / 50R18 rubber. (Our tester wore 19-inch wheels and optional 235 / 45R19 tires.) The 50-series tires can be "high profile" for a modern European sports sedan, but is thin enough for a crossing. The main difference between the DC S60 and the Euro "SU-Cut" is the height of the body. Park the Volvo next to an agreement and you will notice that it is not much bigger whole. Park next to an X3 and is certainly on the short side.
Interior
front seats are spacious and comfortable, but offer less room than the X4 or GLC. You can thank the traditional position seat sedan for less spacious feel. For some reason, Volvo is normally level o ption "sport seats" in Cross Country S60 and V60 Cross Country. The further strengthening of the seat bottom and back cushions fit my 6 foot, 10-pound frame perfectly, but if you are much bigger than me, you may find it a tight fit. All 2016 Volvo models have left the lumbar support knob for manual adjustment an electric version 2-way, which is welcome, but it is not as adjustable as 4-way competition.
As the regular S60 sedan, the rear seats in the Cross Country is a tight fit. The S60 is one of the smaller luxury sedans in its class. Personally, Im a little surprised that Volvo has not used the S60L stretched as the basis for the Cross Country as it would have solved the problem cramped rear seat. The S60 DC loading area is where we see the greatest consequence of Volvos decision to leave the body intact S60. The trunk in the regular S60 is sealed off from the great expectation that we find in the 3-Series and he narrows as cross country. You see, the regular S 60 has no alternative and the chassis was not designed to accommodate one or the other, which is evident in the lack of spare tire in the trunk. Because Volvo knew it would not work in a vehicle with a more robust mission, they have raised the trunk floor to squeeze in a donut. The result is a loading slot, where the trunk is as deep as up. The floor of the truck is almost level with the opening of the tailgate.
Infotainment
Volvo tweaked their Sensus infotainment system midterm in 2015 with the addition of a cellular modem and an extended set of features. The new "Connected" Sensus provides business research online driver access, media streaming without a smartphone, OnStar telematics services like (Volvo On Call) and access to Wikipedia. The service requires a subscription data using the full range of services, but wisely Volvo has decided to launch a WiFi chipset so you can share your cellular plan with passengers or using a paired smartphone for Sensus data connection if you prefer not to have another cell phone bill. Also along for the ride is a smartphone app to allow you to see if you have locked your car, start the engine remotely, or horn and flash the lights if you lost your car in the IKEA parking.
Volvo Sensus system continues to follow the most entries in this segment by adding features to their eye-catching interface. The system is well-designed, intuitive and Volvo curiously allows access to all critical while the vehicle is moving. This allows passengers to enter information using the control dial on the dashboard without stopping the car. The driver can use the same button or a control dial on the steering wheel to control system functions
trims Volvo S60 Cross Country is only one way -. Almost fully charged. This means that the normally optional 650 watt Harma n Kardon surround sound audio system with HD / XM radio and navigation is standard.
Training
Unlike the messy engin e option list on the regular S60, the CC has only one engine - the tried and true 2 5 liter five-cylinder. In the air, the engine is good for 250 horsepower and 266 lb-ft of torque, which can be supercharged to 295 lb-ft in gears two to six. Unlike some of the competition, or even some of Ford Ecoboost engine, this five-banger is set to run on regular unleaded, which is a nice touch. Because the S60 was created and designed in Europe for European sensibilities, youll be surprised to hear that he can tow 3,500 pounds, the same as a BMW X4.
Sending power to all four wheels is a replay Aisin 6-speed automatic transmission and a Haldex all wheel drive system. Although he received some modifications of efficiency, a few years ago, the fuel economy of 2.5 lags behind the X4 to 23 mpg combined according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Driving Cross Country hard, which is surprisingly easy, and your economy will fall into the 19s. This generation system Volvo all-wheel driv e can send up to 50 percent of available power to the rear axle at any time, or up to 0 percent if a front wheel slip. Volvo is also launching a torque vectoring brake system on the basis of a soft feel on the twisties.
Price
On the surface of Cross Country seems like a Swedish meatball seriously spendy. The base model starts at $ 43,500, which is almost a jump of $ 10,000 over a base S60 or $ 8,000 more than the base S60 AWD. As V60 Cross Country, however, not everything is as it seems. Because Volvo plans on sending 500 S60 CCs on our shores, the original crossover just one way. Literally. If you do not want your gray Cross Country outside and black inside, you do not want a Cross Country. Feature wise, there is little choice. You can get 19-inch wheels of our model wore, wood trim and steering speed-sensitive as autonomous options. For $ 1,550, you can get the package heated anything that brings the front seats and rear heated seats, steering wheel, windshield wiper nozzles and inserts a grid in the windshield as you see in some Range Rover. There is also a package that adds blind spot monitoring, rear parking sensor and detection of cross traffic.
The options list is short because the Cross Country already has any other, including an excellent cruise control radar Volvo assets HID headlights, premium audio, navigation, chart LCD panel, leather, sport seats, park assist, sunroof, and autonomous braking with pedestrian detection.
So how much does it cost you to your S60 Jack? As it happens, nothing. This feature extensive set means Cross Country upgrade actually costs less hair similar equipment S60 T5 AWD. Audi allroad comparable equipment will cost at least $ 4,000 more and X4 xDrive28i is $ 8,000 more than the Cross Country.
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In terms of neutral driving dynamics, no matter how many wheels get power, we will not do to have 3 / 5th of your weight on the front axle. While many critics complain that Audi likes to put their engines completely ahead of the front axle, the Audi allroad still a better balance (54/46) weight than the S60. That said, the chassis of the S60 is made on all surfaces of the road and is perhaps one of the best platforms driving front wheels offer in America.
Of course, the CC gets standard all-wheel drive and the transmission management software is programmed to send more power to the rear and do it more often than the crossings Market mass ive. This means that while your Highlander or Sorento will have a sliding front wheel of time on a gravel road, the S60 will not. On the downside, the common commitment takes a toll on fuel economy and I average about the same fuel economy as the last XC60 that I tested.
Although the DC S60 is not the thrust of the S60 T6, the five-cylinder engine produces nearly as much torque and the car is 0 pounds lighter. Coupled with faster shift automatic transmission, our tester ran at speeds motorway in 6.4 seconds and 6.2 seconds Drive in sport, essentially identical to our findings in a 2015 BMW X4 xDrive28i. Despite narrower tires than the X4 with M-Sport, S60 stop our tester from 60 to zero was reached four feet shorter than the Bavarian thanks to lighter curb weight of the Swedes.
parallel X4 continues regarding the handling and ride quality in the Cross Country. This is not to the AMC Eagle soft pillow of your childhood. The S60 is firmly sprung in all versions, including this one. The firmness of the suspension, as the selection of tires, contrary to the mission of supposed offroad. On rough roads, the S60 manages to avoid being crashy, but your kidneys will probably hurt at the end of a dirt road five miles. On the other hand, the S60 actually handles and X4 and has less body roll when the situation becomes winding. Its all down to simple physics: the S60 has a lower center of gravity than the BMW. Even without the variable direction optional bar S60 is well calibrated, accurate and numb as a luxury car with power steering
The XC70 Volvo is a very different beast :. The soft suspension absorbs poor pavement, the AWD system is surefooted whatever the weatherman brings your way, and there is zero bruises kidneys have when four wheelin it in your organic ranchette. Cross Country S60, on the other hand, it is for the people who live on a short gravel road but lead to high speed winding mountain roads for most of their trips. In other words, my demographic and exactly the same mission as Volvo V60 Cross Country.
I live in a house where my half will still not let me forget that I bought a Volvo wagon Once upon a time. As it was my daily driver for many years and I carefully made my fight, Im the car anyway. Put it all together and Im really on target demographic. I live in the redwood forest on a private maintained gravel road, my nearest neighbor is a mile away, Im not allowed to buy a break and I have 0 chickens. Do not ask.
The problem is Americans are a pragmatic group and we would rather commute solo perfectly on the roads paved in our Cadillac Escalades. Have a gravel driveway? You want to tow a trailerette teardrop? Americans buy a Ford F-450. Despite Cross Country S60 made exactly for my situation, and even with my love for a Euro-transportation great, I buy the XC60 instead.
The S60 Cross Country, as the X4 is the sports answer to a question I never asked. What would you say?
Volvo provided the vehicle, insurance and a tank of gas for this review.
Specifications as tested
0-30: 2.4 seconds
0-60 : 6.2 seconds
1/4 Mile: 14.9 @ 93 MPH
average fuel economy: 21.8 mpg
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