Volvo S60 News

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...

The Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar cars are simply wonderful driving machines. These cars boast a 345-horsepower turbocharged inline six-cylinder engine that sends power out to all four wheels. The 0-60 run happens in under five seconds. Additionally, the Polestar sedans and wagons featured nearly...

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...

Volvo revealed its all-new V60 Cross Country earlier this month, with a release of pictures and specs; but now it's been priced, at its official U.S. debut at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. The starting price for the V60 Cross Country is just $41,925, which is $1,300 less than the starting price...

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...

The Volvo V60 Polestar, we were told before getting behind the wheel for the first time, should not be judged against traditional competitors. Instead, says Volvo, it should be judged on the smile it leaves on your face after a drive. DON'T MISS: Mercedes-Benz 300SL Wrecked After Mille Miglia...

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...

Volvo’s first Polestar-enhanced models have finally landed, and they look particularly tasty in their signature Rebel Blue paint schemes. But with any good performance car, it’s what’s inside that counts most, and in this department the new S60 and V60 Polestar models certainly...