Volvo S60 2017 Dynamic Review
There was only a Chinese car that you could buy in the United States and †we drove.
I was a broken record for years, I said it would be impossible for Chinese carmakers to crack the US market, like the Japanese and the South Koreans.
I had a good justification for this extreme point of view, it s no room.
In other words, it's not market share to take the United States and the old game to come with a big car in a segment that had been neglected or renounced †Hondas sipping fuel in the 1970s, reliable family sedans in the 1980s, small SUVs in the 1990s, hybrid power trains in the 2000s †wasn t going to work.
Price competition, such as Hyundai and Kia, was not really an option, either, as all automakers selling cars in America had greatly improved their offers on this front You no longer need to spend much to get a lot of car.
Then in the midst of the financial crisis, Ford has decided to streamline and shed its premium brands.
Among them †Volvo were the no-nonsense, romantic Swedish brand beloved Los Angeles hipsters and preppies bounded A rare opportunity presents itself to international car manufacturers is to enter the US market.
automotive brands almost never up for sale Most often they disappear or are quickly executed †When Ford sold Volvo, GM also tried to unload Hummer, Saturn, Saab and В.
Enter Geely, a major Chinese car maker that jumped on the opportunity to buy a luxury brand, pay almostВ 2 billion for it in 2010.
Since then, we waited to see what a Chinese car built from a Swedish brand would be like В When we finally landed on US shores, I am particularly intrigued.
The long wheel base Register S60 sedan was  the only Chinese made car sold in America, but the Buick Envision arrived in 2016, and I drove to Detroit, a nice big trip that gave me the chance to learn about the best vehicle Search for review soon.
In any case, we tried a 2016В S60 Registration Platinum 2015 Business Insider Ben Zhang had lent aid, driving in sport mode, while I like the car a limousine to chauffeur around a group of friends the preteen daughter for a weekend.
We thought it is worth looking back now that the number of cars manufactured in China in the US market doubled hasВ.
The S60 has a nice entry position, discreet that said, I'm new to say, I am not a Volvo Seashell Metallic paint also looked very comfortable in the suburbs of New Jersey.
Solid, simple, reliable All very Volvo, to the gate without fuss and the familiar Volvo badge but not stodgy, either the S60 has a more or less contemporary look far smoother than the old Volvos as brick.
The outstanding reputation continues S60 Volvo for safety, with crash test rating of 5 stars from the government and a collision avoidance system at low speeds, City Safety, which can prevent the car hit a pedestrian, cyclist or another car, we didn t test, for obvious reasons Our car was the T5 with wheel-drive before and came to about 46,000, with the Platinum package options and several other upgrades by adding to the price of 38700 basis.
Have them some soft Pirellis there, but the wheels are like the rest of the quietly luxurious car This modest level of luxury Volvo is a specialty, but it is now stressed that everyone pushes the rest of the envelope of automotive bling the S60 holds.
Our S60 was the top of the line trim Registration This means that the Chinese built S60 and it has a back seat expanded to the Chinese market, Geely expects this car to perform limousine service.
And yes, if you look hard you can find proof that Volvo has been made in China.
Inside, the appointments of the car are tastefully decorated without being austere details brushed metal, for example, or the stitched leather steering wheel.
OK, here are some tips s brilliant but it is not much.
An extremely important equipment is in the mix of the S60, but a heated steering wheel This is one of the things that I now struggle to live without.
The steering wheel controls are pretty standard for the industry these days.
The use of natural wood is one of the most well-made aspects of the S60 is comfortable, unpretentious, but never inside centrist Different climate and infotainment controls, however, are sort of checklist Note the blobby humanoid button, which control where hot or cold air is blown.
This wood inlaid walnut seems pleasant enough against old automotive plastic remember a beautiful made in the USA Martin acoustic guitar.
large round buttons are a thing of the Swedish cars The idea is that you can use the controls while wearing gloves in frigid climates.
Navigation can be manipulated using his front wheel on the infotainment system It works great once you get the hang of it.
The infotainment screen is not huge, but it does the job.
Here is a nice storage compartment, large with a USB port.
Cupholders illuminated by the eerie green glow of my charging adapter.
Volvo has always had a reputation for exceptionally comfortable seats to go with the security industry leading front seats of the S60 are great, as always leaning slightly in the direction of cushy rather than farm and they can be had in heated form.
But it is the rear seats that are more important S60 is supposed to be something of a middle-class limousine reports different tweenagers who returned here in a few days suggest that Geely and Volvo have managed this aspect of the S60 s Mission cleverly They really appreciate the nuances of the privacy of the sun on the rear window and rear side windows.
The Harman Kardon audio system is good, but not as spectacular as what you get from Bowers and Wilkins, Bose or H K s premium offering Revel.
All righty, so enough about comfort and how S60 classic rock tubes in the ears of the passengers hOW this piece drive Chinese industrial expertise.
Around town and on highways, where I drove the S60 is very high, with all the pep you need to merge with traffic and around trailers is significantly less sweet than other sedans the family, but it is some thing Volvos have always been the trunk is large enough to handle a large trip to the grocery store, weekend, or run pre-holiday to the target It also gets 29 mpg evaluated by EPA in combined driving city road spiritedness But is this set of wheels I will turn over to Ben to answer this question.
Yes, this Volvo is surprisingly lively on winding country roads in rural New Jersey believe it or not, this is something in the heart of the S60 is Volvo new 2 0 liter, 240 horsepower inline four-cylinder Drive-E -cylinder turbocharged version of this engine will power all the cars in the Volvo range for the foreseeable future.
With the committed sports mode, the powertrain has proven to be highly reactive with the 8-speed transmission Four surprisingly torquey banger definitely hits above its weight when it comes to fuel this important carrier of the Swedish family I actually am the front wheels to chirp out of a toll booth on the Garden State Parkway.
While the processing S60 Registration is quick and the car was certainly lighter than it actually is, I wouldn t go as far as to call a sports sedan Come in the meantime the BMW 3 Series and power you be disappointed that said, this long wheelbase Volvo will be more than most appetites to satisfy performance in a family sedan back to Matt.
So there you have a sports sedan sorta which Sá cut above some of the competition without sport but here's the thing about Volvo Geely Job One was to not screw up his brand of billions of dollars and they have not there are many Volvo-ness to S60 Register, but Volvo-ness was graciously upgraded, without any arrogance former owners, who bought Volvos because they wanted to avoid buying German luxury car or who were attracted by the obsession with security and brand attitude unpretentious, is happy that the S60 certainly doesn t dazzle But it meets, on many levels.
There was only a Chinese car that you could buy in the United States and †we drove.
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