Volvo S60 News

While most automakers are reporting robust sales in 2012 (so far, anyway), Volvo is longing for the good old days of 2011. In September, Volvo sold just 4,977 vehicles in the United States, a 1.3-percent decline from last September’s sales. Year-to-date, Volvo’s sales are down one...

When you think about luxury sports sedans, the Audi A4, Mercedes-Benz C Class, and BMW 3-Series all come to mind.. But Volvo says the S60 should also be a contender in that list, and for 2013 it has updated the powertrains to better compete. Full Disclosure: Volvo flew me out to Utah and gave me my...

Volvo and its performance partner Polestar will build more of its 508-horsepower S60 sedans should anyone--with a spare $300k lying around--require one.

Volvo is set to unveil a new performance concept based on its 2012 Volvo S60 TTA race car. Could a production version be just around the corner?

Volvo has issued a recall on a handful of its models due to a potential fault afflicting the vehicles’ electrical systems. The affected models are those 2012 S60 and S80 sedans and 2012 XC60 and XC70 crossovers built from May 16, 2011, through to October 6, 2011. There are some 17,000...

For the uninitiated, Polestar is a Swedish firm whose core business is focused on research and development through motorsport. In the past, Polestar has successfully raced a range of Volvo models in various competitions, the most recent being the C30, which it currently uses to compete in the...

Volvo has finally released details on its new V60 Plug-In Hybrid, the world’s first ever diesel-electric plug-in hybrid. The ultra-frugal wagon is set to go on sale in Europe next year, priced at approximately $70,000. In the U.S., Volvo has confirmed that a plug-in hybrid will be launched...

Just weeks after launching performance software for its five-cylinder models, Volvo has announced a similar upgrade for its T6 six-cylinder models.

Volvo has issued a recall on certain C70 and S60 models due to an incorrectly labeled sticker attached to the affected vehicles’ optional accessory spare tire kit. The affected vehicles are 2006 to 2012 model-year Volvo C70 convertibles built from November 15, 2005, through July 31, 2011, and...

Volvo has already confirmed that its upcoming V60 Plug-In Hybrid will be sold in the U.S., albeit in gasoline-electric form whereas the rest of the world will get diesel-electric versions, but now the automaker has given us a rough timeline of when it might finally appear in showrooms. Volvo has...

The 2012 Volvo S60 T6 R-Design is more powerful, sharper, and more amenable to being driven hard

Amp up the 2012 S60 with more power, better handling, and plenty of available high-tech options and you'll have one of the best mid-size luxury sedans on the road.

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s report of a new high-performance division brand being considered by Volvo, comes this concept car that was unveiled late last week at the 2011 Australian auto show. Based on the Volvo S60 R-Design, the new concept car is called the S60 Performance Project and...

Speaking at a conference in Washington, D.C. today, Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby confirmed the U.S. will receive a plug-in hybrid version of the V60, but it won't be quite the same as the European model. There, they'll get a diesel-hybrid V60. Here, we get gasoline. The diesel V60 plug-in won't be...

You're pulling onto the freeway, merging with late-evening traffic, when suddenly your new 2012 Volvo S60 stumbles and dies. What do you do? Hopefully you avoid the cars barreling down on you and get to the shoulder safely. Then you call Volvo or the NHTSA about the recall on your new car, which...

Volvo announced that its 2011 and 2012 S60 sedan has earned a Top Safety Pick designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. It's another feather in the cap of a company that is long associated with safety, but has suffered a couple of somewhat embarrassing incidents with its more...

Just yesterday, our colleagues at All Cars Electric gave readers a sneak-peek of the 2012 Volvo V60 plug-in hybrid, an intriguing new wagon that promises to earn up to 745 miles on a fully charged battery and a full tank of diesel. But of course, no high tech ride would be complete without the...

Only yesterday we reported that Volvo may bring its V60 wagon to the U.S. as a hybrid vehicle aimed at niche markets, and that the stylish wagon would be the ideal platform to launch the automaker’s plug-in hybrid technology. Today, we have confirmation that a production ready V60 Plug-In...

It’s been known for a while now that Volvo would eventually add its T5 five-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine to its S60 lineup in the U.S., adding a new entry-level model to the range. Today we find just how much cheaper the five-cylinder S60 will be; the new 2012 Volvo S60 T5 will slot...

Here’s something we definitely recommend you don't try at home. New Zealand race car driver Jonny Reid was put behind the wheel of a new 2011 Volvo S60 and asked to flog the car around a race track he’s very familiar with. Should be easy; now imagine him doing it wearing a blindfold...