Like the all-new S60, the new V60 is fitted with Advanced Stability Control. The dynamic new chassis is backed up by a range of electronic systems that sharpen the sporty driving experience still further. The first sports wagon with Advanced Stability Control This includes improved steering, stiffer springs and bushes as well as more damping than in any previous Volvo. The result is a solution that features changes and refinements to virtually every single detail that influences a car's driving properties.
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The software in the AWD (All wheel Drive) system has been modified to allow the four-wheel drive variants (AWD is standard in the T6 and optional with D5 with automatic gearbox) of the new V60 to exploit the sporty new chassis to the limit.ĭuring the development process, the chassis team worked on the new Volvo V60 in parallel with the all-new Volvo S60. In addition to the two standard chassis, all variants of the V60 can be specified with the optional FOUR-C (Continuously Controlled Chassis Concept) active chassis, which has been modified and refined for better control and comfort compared with previous Volvos. The dynamic chassis has an alert, quick-responding character that puts the focus on the driving experience, yet without diluting ride comfort," explains Stefan Sällqvist. "The spotlight was on giving the concept of comfort a whole new dimension. Here the touring variant has a somewhat softer setting to give a smooth ride on poorer road surfaces. The difference between the two chassis alternatives is to be found in the dampers and the front and rear subframes. On the European market the newly developed dynamic chassis is standard, while some other markets will have the touring chassis as standard with the dynamic variant available as an option. Volvo's new sports wagon is available with a choice of two chassis. Take the car out on a narrow, winding country road where every bend brings a new challenge and the new V60 will demonstrate its agility with sparkling enthusiasm," says Stefan Sällqvist, who headed the development of the chassis in the new V60. You simply have to drive this car to appreciate how we've driven chassis development to its pinnacle.
"We've pushed the envelope to limits we've never previously approached.
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The result is an authentic sports wagon with driving properties that do the sporty lines full justice. Volvo Cars' chassis experts have chiselled out the driving experience in the new Volvo V60 with the same passion and uncompromising approach that characterised the development of the all-new S60 sedan. The sculpted bonnet and the short overhangs front and rear also emphasise the sports car feel." This enhances the stance and makes the car look sleeker and lower. "The dip in the middle of the double wave visually pushes the car down. For the customer who wants a lot of load space, there is our V70 or XC70," says Örjan Sterner, head of exterior design for the new Volvo V60. Our sports wagon does not aim to compete with the traditional estate car. "From the design viewpoint the focus was on making the car as close to a coupe as possible, while retaining that handy extra space at the rear. The pronounced wedge shape and the slim coupe-like roof line of the new V60 are accompanied by the shoulder profile along the car's sides, creating a gentle yet powerful double wave from the headlamps at the front to the tail lamps at the rear. The result is a truly unique sports wagon, in total harmony with its sporty attitude."
That is why we have further boosted the interior's sense of exclusive quality and packed the car with safety- and comfort-related technical innovations. "The competition is razor-sharp and the customers in this segment know exactly what they want. "The typical sports wagon customer is an S60 buyer who would like some extra space and flexibility, but without the slightest compromise on sporty design and exciting driving properties," says Volvo Cars President and CEO Stephen Odell, and adds: No less than 90 percent of the annual V60 production of 50,000 cars will find European buyers. "Many of the customers who had an advance look at the new V60 during the development process feel that its attitude is at least as sporty as that of the all-new S60," says Volvo Cars Design Director Peter Horbury.