Volvo S60 News

Volvo Trucks pulls off some pretty cool stunts in the name of showing off the engineering behind its trucks. We've seen Jean-Claude Van Damme do the splits between two Volvos, a Volvo truck driver tow a paraglider, a 4-year old girl operate a Volvo truck remotely, and a valet figure out how he's...

Looking for sensible performance? Volvo could make your decision a little easier by offering a hefty discount worth up to $7,500 off of its sport-oriented S60 and V60 Polestar models. Don't go into your local Volvo dealer looking for great deals on the updated 2017 S60 and V60 Polestar, which...

We’ve been big fans of Volvo’s Polestar-enhanced S60 and V60 ever since the launch two years ago. That’s because the cars are not only incredibly rare—only a few hundred were brought in originally—but they’re also perfect sleepers since to most eyes they look...

Volvo clearly loves the word "edition". The Swedish automaker has two new special edition models being offered up on the 2017 S60 and V60, and it's simply applying the Edition tag to the cars. That would be like Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] taking a not-so-limited vehicle, adding the word Limited to...

Volvo is overhauling its engine lineup for the S60 and V60 model lines overseas and the changes hint at what’s in store for the cars here in the United States. Currently, the 60-series cars equipped with the Swedish automaker’s fuel-efficient Drive-E four-cylinder engines come with...

Volvo is expanding its S60 range with two new additions for the 2016 model year. One is the long-wheelbase S60 Inscription that’s sourced from China and the other is the unique S60 Cross Country soft-road sedan. The 2016 S60 Inscription is the less expensive of the two, with its pricing...

Volvo will use next week’s 2015 Shanghai Auto Show to launch a new plug-in hybrid sedan based on the long-wheelbase version of the S60, the S60L, which is on sale here as the S60 Inscription. The sedan is called the “S60L T6 Twin Engine”, and while we’re unlikely to see the...

Volvo is an automaker that builds safe, dependable, and premium machines. If you watch the average Volvo drive by on the street, you might not guess that the automaker also has a history of building some pretty cool race cars. DON'T MISS: Chevy Corvette Z06 Versus Dodge Viper TA: America Wins For...

It's been sometime in the making now, but Volvo has its first Chinese-built export ready to find new homes in the U.S. The 2016 Volvo S60 Inscription has arrived at the Detroit Auto Show, and it's engineered to make sure everyone inside is comfortable. We can thank the Chinese and they're love of...

A new Volvo S60 Cross Country is set to join the recently revealed V60 Cross Country in Volvo’s growing arsenal of jacked-up soft-roaders, and will create a new niche in the process: the crossover sedan. The vehicle was revealed in full today ahead of a world debut at next week’s...

A Volvo prototype spotted in Spain suggests the Swedish automaker is about to expand its lineup with a new V60 Cross Country soft-roader. Volvo currently sells a Cross Country version of its V40 compact overseas, and it’s likely the new V60 Cross Country will also remain out of bounds for...

It wasn’t long ago that the term “hybrid” was associated purely with economy and saving the earth. However, thanks to the introduction of a new breed of hybrid supercars from the world’s leading performance manufacturers, the term is no longer taboo in performance circles...

Polestar doesn't yet have the mystique or history of BMW's Motorsport division, AMG or even Audi's RS line of vehicles. But what it does have is a team of engineers capable of building race-winning vehicles, access to some excellent Volvo vehicles, and several tins of bright blue paint. DON'T MISS...

With features like floor bibs, a cavernous twerk, and an inside, it’s hard not to recognize the Volvo V60 wagon as most definitely a car, not a motorcycle or a plane. Those are among the lessons learned in this hilarious ad from YouTube user PonyHans, also known as Christoffer Castor...

Roughly 20 years ago, a 12-year-old boy wrote a letter to Jay Leno asking to be picked up from school in a Lamborghini. Leno agreed, and picked up the boy in what has since become to be known as the original ‘School Run’ stunt. MUST WATCH: Enhanced Ayrton Senna NSX Video Shows The...

Volvo’s first plug-in hybrid model in the U.S. will be based on its next-generation XC90 SUV and is still more than a year away from reaching showrooms, but overseas the Swedish automaker has been selling a plug-in version of its V60 station wagon for a couple of years. Called the V60 Plug-In...

Volvo’s V60 wagon has been sold with a diesel-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain overseas for the past couple of years. At the 2014 Beijing Auto Show on Sunday, the Swedish automaker will show an S60 concept powered by a gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain. The concept is the Volvo...

Racing drivers Scott McLaughlin and Robert Dahlgren recently headed to northern Sweden to spend some time in the new 2015 Volvo S60 Polestar. The duo race a unique version of the car in Australia’s V8 Supercars touring car series, and Dahlgren thought that it would be a great deal of fun to...

About a year ago we brought you the first details on a flywheel-based hybrid system Volvo is developing that could reduce fuel consumption by up to 25 percent. Volvo has since partnered with Flybrid Automotive, part of transmission specialist Torotrak, to further develop the technology and...

The latest contender for the awesomeness that is Australia’s V8 Supercars touring car series has been revealed, the new S60 racer from Volvo and its motorsport and performance partner Polestar. Volvo confirmed its intentions to enter the sport only last June and since then it’s managed...