Volvo V60 2019 in-depth review - Carbuyer

The Volvo V60 is the latest in a long line of impressive family estates from the Swedish brand. But is it good enough to tempt buyers away from the Mercedes C-Class Estate and Audi A4 Avant? James Batchelor finds out.

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[rich]

Now driving one of these, what an amazing car to use daily. Superb

[majahe]

Audi and BMW are boring and generic. Volvo is a beautiful car and so different. Choose Volvo over the aforementioned brands anytime.

[Ksport]

so, if they don't use plastic in space around the door handle or the center tunnel, what material do you want them to use? Leather that will get knicked? Soft-touch coating that will get scratched/gummy over time? Faux-fur? Metal (Aluminum)? Plastic is just fine in places that see a lot of traffic as it stands up to abuse well and shows little distress, unlike soft-touch in the same place.

[RatimirRS]

Great review by CarBuyer's by far the best presenter!

[jameslotus]

Getting my t6 hybrid inscription in januari, can’t wait!!

[CarsofGlasgow]

Nice video batch, I have one of these on order in Denim blue, due Jan 2020 :D

[BMWM]

Not sure why the interior of audi's recieve great such praise regarding materials. Driving the current A5 sportback Sline, and its very plesent and modern, but there are plenty of scratchy cheap feeling plastics (doors, central tunnel dash) if you go looking. However it is a completely irrelevant test, I dont frequently touch or scratch those areas, but most importantly it meaningless in terms of quality.

[th-l]

Better than all the competition. Volvo all the way ♥️

[SevernCityBoy]

Great review, James. You seem to have been away for a while? Glad to see you back. I liked your balanced approach to this car. It looks stunning, has a lot of good points and a few fairly massive bad ones. Not that i could even think of affording a car like that, I doubt I’d ever think of buying a Jag. Just don’t trust the quality.

[KingslayerStudio]

Correct me if I'm wrong but Renault Megane Grandtour has 580litre booth, is it a different class?

[FisheeC]

Why does everyone point out the isofix point covers?
Toss em in the glove box, nothing to lose...

[andreadevetak]

We have got an armrest with two cupholder with a big cubby and a little slot.

[mrradman]

Traded my 3.0 V6 diesel A4 avant Quattro for a T6 Recharge AWD hybrid.
Significantly improved ride and handling compared with the firm S line A4 with excellent turn in. Larger boot than the A4 with ski hatch as standard. Seats are better than anything short of my previous A8. Infotainment / satnav not as good as the superlative Audi but the standard sound system is excellent.
The combined petrol/battery powertrain is extremely well integrated offering FWD, RWD and AWD options and gives me an average fuel consumption of almost 100 mpg for my routine motoring.
It was a toss up between the T6 hybrid or the Mercedes C300e which only comes with RWD.
Overall a very easy to live with premium estate, very happy with my decision.

[andreadevetak]

It has a three-pin socket so if you want charge things up on the go, you really can.

[joelm]

It’s beautiful and became a true wagon again. Elegant comes to mind, but for some reason I prefer the previous model. The pre-2019 model is definitely smaller but seems sportier. Obviously the infotainment on this model is superior but overall I prefer the older version.

[TheDominator]

You are not allowed to use your phone while driving but infotainmentsystem is ok to use??

[manjbains]

It's nice to see something different as all you see on the UK roads now is Audi's & BMW 's also driven by wannabe racing drivers.

[rich]

Civilised and informed review, Volvo are overtaking most done

[TripleDnov]

When's the Polestar version being released?

[smiIingman]

It's crazy to think this is sort of the "Little brother" to the V90 but it retains almost *ALL* of the spacious and comfort features of the v90 whilst being more sporty.