2021 Volvo XC60 review – does mild hybrid tech make this the best large SUV? | What Car?

Luxury, practicality, & a Swedish flag – the Volvo XC60 has the lot. But where does it rank among SUV rivals like the Audi Q5 and BMW X3? And if you want to buy one how should you spec it? Watch to find out

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[ojtamayosr]

We just bought a 2020 XC60 T5 Momentum for the wife a couple of days
ago, and she loves it, and so do I. For those of you that are
considering other makes besides Volvo, the wife's previous vehicle was
Mercedes Benz (our third MB) and we shopped the Lexus NX, Acura RDX,
Cadillac XT, the brand new Lincoln Corsair and Mercedes GLC. Volvo
wasn't even on our radar when we were out shopping and we decided to
stop at a Volvo dealer on our way to another brand. Needless to say,
after test driving and closely examining the XC 60 both of us were sold.
If you are like us that never considered Volvo before, do a yourself a
big favor and check out what Volvo has to offer. I think you will be
pleasantly surprised. And if matters, the current Volvo XC60 being sold
in the U.S is made in Sweden, not China.

[jamessmeyer]

Volvo’s look so elegant and classy now. One of my favorite looking luxury brands these days.

[RiddickHBG]

But what makes a good drive is very subjective. Most car reviewers are so focused on that the car has to be "sporty" and that sportyness is something to desire. I would argue that most buyers are looking for a confortable ride over a sporty ride. In my book the XC60 is more enjoyable to drive than the Q5 for instance. And the interior is more luxorious in the XC60 than the Q5. That's why I just put in an order for the XC60. It was an easy choise for me after having test driven the both of them.

[aaronmills]

The Volvo XC60 and Mercedes GLC have to be my favourite in this segment

[teto]

Ours was delivered in late September. Plug in Hybrid. Inscription package and fully loaded. Looking forward to winter here on Vancouver Island and Coquitlam (SIL lives there). And the same color as shown in the video. But blonde seat leather.

[davidsingleton]

Volvo XC60 remains simply the best crossover with its rivals like the Audi Q5 Land Rover Discovery Sport and BMW X3.

[kevinwyatt]

Had one as a rental in USA. Couldn't get on with the SatNav. Didn't recognise town inputs, until nearer the destination

[yankyleifer]

Here is the US you do not pay for Android Auto or Apple CarPlay

[neilold]

Sensus is one of the most user friendly systems i have ever used out there. The Audi system is a nightmare and talking about having a zillion customization options for the Drivers Display as sometehing positive does not make any sense. The HMI in especially VAG products is a total nightmare in my opinion. Map, speed, rev/soc left is all you need. Would be nice if journalist stopped seeing super hars sporty drives as a positive thing and spacey HMI as well.

[nikopneilyohara]

I have an older xc 60. Mine was @ dealer today and after driving about 60 miles my 🦵 cramped. Terrible and so disappointing. Once I got I. My older model I noted they the 2021 snug cockpit didn’t give me the leg /knees stretch area like my 2014 does.
Loved the heads up display as well the speeding feature as well the electronic s are much improved.

[colinmaynard]

Stop phrases like "best cars in it's class". You must name them... which do you think is better?

[konnlee]

the buttons in the screen are movable, so it real life, it is not hard to use while driving.

[steffenrosmus]

XC and large SUV??? For narrow British roads yes, otherwise XC 90 is the large one.

[flemmingsorensen]

How long did this gentleman actually test this car? The infotainment is super easy and smooth to use...😳Thought B-engines are petrol hybrid, not diesel....??? Love the car, but the review in itself....😖😖😖

[Ash-qvmx]

test drove q5, xc60 & BMW x3, bought the x3 more space better driving dynamics cheaper to run, better infotainment system to list a few.

[WHfan]

Do all models have that hidden middle box with USB for passengers in the back seat?

[maxtroy]

55 grand and you still have to adjust your steering manually? That is a terrible flaw considering power adjustable steering is standard on car which cost less.

[terrificspokesman]

Which engine is the best petrol, diesel or plug in hybrid.

[rwg]

When you talk about the infotainment who changes the settings, nobody, you choose your display and that’s it, I have the Volvo XC90 I only need 2 buttons on the display so I moved them to the top, sat nav, nobody uses sat Nav on every journeys, maybe once a month, now I wouldn’t buy any other make

[billposter]

Ive got both and the Volvo beats the Merc hands down in every quarter.