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Volvo S60 – The Safest Sedan in its Class
Wednesday, March 28, 2012Overview of Volvo S60
The all- new Volvo S60 is going to unleash your wild side with its unique and naughtier driving experience. Always looking ahead and alert about the road safety, Volvo S60 is going to maintain the safe driving standards of the Volvo cars. The lavish interior retaining the European class and the sporty vibrant exterior will surely give you a flabbergasting road experience! The sportier naughtier Volvo S60 will come up to your expectations with its comfortable and driver-oriented interiors and the sporty exterior styling. The vibrant exterior styling with its stainless steel tailpipes and sporty framework decor with aluminium finish is hard to resist. The exterior is enhanced with rear skid plates affiliated with visible exhaust pipe giving a more insistent look to your Volvo S60.
The magnificent interiors with its relaxing seats and excellent storage capacities will surely give you a stunning driving experience. The leather clad steering wheels and the gear knobs (some available in silk metal inlay) with classy in chic colour ranges of Beige and charcoal enhance your grip and sporty feel of the interior. The leather upholstery is available in soothing and classy shades of beige and charcoal or sandstone. The seats are considered one of the best with their manual adjustments, lumber support for the driver and the luxurious padding on both rear and front seats. The front seats provide extraordinary space for the passengers during long journeys. The driver seat armrest, cup-holding option, heated seat facility during the cold weather and the automatic adjustment of the mirrors and seat according to drivers height and preferences are some of the highlights of the Volvo S60.
The transparent rear sun curtains, tinted windows and the power-glass sunroof all are excellent climate control options and are best to control the bright sun. The interior Air quality system is a very environment friendly system that will automatically stop all external air influx in case of any harmful atmospheric detection. The electric climate control is best for maintaining a favourable climate inside the car through the cabin filters and the adjustable rear vents. You also have the option of controlling the whole system through a remote control option. Volvo S60 comes with very smart safety options involving city safety, child safety and protective safety technologies and standards. The intelligent options of Adaptive Cruise Control and Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake are excellent measures for maintaining a safe distance from the other vehicles and preventing any possible collisions. Volvo S60 also comes with the first ever Pedestrian Detection facility it will warn the driver of any colliding pedestrian through warning lights and sounds. The power child safety lock is another highlight of safety measures for the children.
Engine of Volvo S60
- D3 Diesel
- D5 Diesel
- T6 Petrol
The Volvo S60 comes with three engine options: D3 Diesel, D5 Diesel and T6 Petrol. The D3 Diesel generates maximum power of 163 bhp with maximum torque of 400 nm. The D5 diesel develops maximum power of 215 bhp with maximum torque of 420 nm. The T6 Petrol engine of Volvo S60 is one of the most powerful engines in its class with 304 bhp and 446 nm on tap.
Variants of Volvo S60
Volvo S60 is available in five variants:
- Volvo S60 D3 Kinetic
- Volvo S60 D3 Summum
- Volvo S60 D5 Kinetic
- Volvo S60 D5 Summum
- Volvo S60 T6 Twin Turbo
Shades Available in Volvo S60
Volvo S60 is available in 14 shades:
- Ice White
- Cosmic White metallic
- Passion Red
- Flamenco Red metallic
- Silver metallic
- Electric Silver metallic
- Electrum Gold metallic
- Vibrant Copper metallic
- Seashell metallic
- Savile Grey metallic
- Caspian Blue metallic
- Black Sapphire metallic
- Ember Black metallic
- Black Stone