Volvo S60 (10 on) - Review

Review by John Mahoney on
Last Updated: 13 April 2012
Volvo’s last S60 came close, but not close enough to unseating, or even unsettling the German’s dominance of the small exec class. This time could be very different. The new small S60 has style, an innovative well-made interior, pioneering pedestrian-in-the-road sensing safety equipment and a new range of five-cylinder engines. Even braver, the Swedish firm claims its S60 is the sportiest car it has ever made. Read on to find out if BMW should be scared.
3.5 out of 5

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Running costs

Coming joint first for running costs is both the D3 and D5 manual that average a decent 53.3mpg while emitting 139g/km of carbon dioxide. They both fall into the VED Band E for road tax while those have their car for business pay for the 19% Benefit-in-Kind company car tax. Not a bad effort, but the equivalent BMW 320d beats it with its 60.1mpg average and 125g/km CO2 emissions. The most expensive S60 to run, meanwhile, is the powerful petrol T6 AWD. That car averages 28.5mpg.

* based on most recent data

Estimated fuel cost for 10,000 miles per year

Unleaded

£1,252 - £2,192 *

Diesel

£986 - £1,457 *

The estimated fuel cost figure is a guide to how much this model will cost to fuel each year, so you can compare between cars. It's calculated by using the model's average mpg (calculated from both town centre and motorway driving) and the average fuel price. It's based on the following cost-per-litre: petrol 135p and diesel 141p. Prices are updated daily.

Summary Running Costs

Servicing period

18,000 miles

Warranty

Three years/60,000 miles.

Road tax (12 months)

£30.00 - £460.00

Vehicle excise duty (VED) varies according to the CO2 emissions and the fuel type of the vehicle. For cars registered after March 1st 2001 VED or road tax is based on the car's CO2 emissions. For cars registered before March 1st 2001 it is based on engine size.

Full running costs data

3.5 out of 5

Green credentials

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    114
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    231
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CO2 emission figure (g/km)

Fuel economy rating

The arrows indicate the best and worst CO2 bands for this model.

Emissions summary

The greenest, most fuel efficient S60 is yet to come. It arrives in February 2011 and is expected to emit just 114g/km of CO2 - a decent effort for a big car.

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