2012 Volvo XC60

2012 Volvo XC60

For Swedish performance aficionados who remember the Volvo R sedans and wagons from the ’90s and early 2000s, Volvo’s recent R-Design packages left a lot of to be desired. Rather than increase power, those add-ons were being limited to stiffer suspension bits, flashy wheels, and sportier interior and exterior trim. Somewhere a pale yellow 850R wagon could be cracking a smile, though, as Volvo’s upcoming 2012 S60 R-Design and XC60 R-Design mark the return of power upgrades to the Volvo fold.

Each vehicles gain twenty five hp and 29 lb-ft of torque, bumping output of Volvo’s ubiquitous T6 turbocharged 3.zero-liter inline-six to 325 hp and 354 lb-ft of torque. We have a tendency to clocked the 300-hp S60 T6 to 60 mph in simply five.five seconds and a 281-hp XC60 T6 AWD (the XC60 got the three hundred-hp T6 for 201one) in vi.5; the R-Design models should definitely improve on those figures. All the grunt gets routed to the pavement through a six-speed autobox and Volvo’s all-wheel-drive system. Instead of employing a trick torque-vectoring differential, Volvo’s Corner Traction Control uses the steadiness-control system to assist handling by braking the within wheel throughout cornering, transferring power to the skin wheel.

Already the most entertaining Volvo steer in it slow, the rest of the S60's R-Design-ification includes the addition of a front strut-tower brace, monotube rear dampers, stiffened and lower springs all around, and stiffer rear suspension bushings. The perspective of the lower ride height is matched by a collection of attractive eighteen-inch wheels, a more-aggressive front fascia with a piano-black grille, and a tasteful rear lip spoiler that lives above a combine of larger tailpipes. The XC60 R-Design has existed since last year, albeit sans the more powerful engine, and thus it already had the stiffened suspension, quicker steering ratio, and sporty trim bits that are now being added to the S60 version. The interiors of each cars have R-Design steering wheels, icy-cool blue-hued gauges, and additional-supportive sport seats.

Of course, the total suite of Volvo’s latest safety tech is obtainable, together with Pedestrian Detection with Full Auto Brake and Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake—each radar-primarily based systems will slow or stop the automobile if it determines a collision with a pedestrian or other object is imminent. City Safety, which can slow or stop the automotive from up to 19 mph within the face of an impending collision, is customary on both R-Design models. Pricing comes in at $forty three,a hundred and fifty for the S60 R-Design and $44,025 for the XC60 R-Design. Volvo might have largely turned its back on performance lately, however these two R-Designs seem to prove that the engineers in Gothenburg still care about a lot of than avoiding accidents

 2012 Volvo XC60

 2012 Volvo XC60

 2012 Volvo XC60

 2012 Volvo XC60

 2012 Volvo XC60

2012 Volvo XC60