Volvo Doing Alright Under New Management

by Bertel Schmitt

March 1st, 2011 1:51 PM

volvo doing alright under new management

„Let’s see what Volvo has with Jacoby as chief and the Chinese as owners.”

If I would have a Euro for each time that sentence is uttered in Geneva, I’d be rich by now. Volvo shows a V60 plug-in hybrid wagon. It uses a 215 horsepower 2.4L diesel 5-cylinder engine to drive the front wheels, while a 70 horsepower electric motor powers the rear.

Three power modes are on tap: Pure electric, hybrid driving and one named “Power”.

In electric mode, the V60 can go as far as 30 miles without using any diesel. It can be charged in as little as 3 hours.

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BlueEr03 on Mar 01, 2011

It looks like a stretched, 4-door C30.

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- JMII on Mar 02, 2011
  
  Yes it does... sort of. But something about it just doesn't look right. And as someone who just test drove a C30 I sure hope it has Volvo's patented blind spot warning system, because despite the C30s size the combination of high doors (for safety?), wide wheel arches (very stylish) and small mirrors (better areo?) makes seeing what is over your shoulder a touch tricky.
  
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Kristjan Ambroz on Mar 03, 2011

Who knows, if they are serious about it (i.e. if it is actually reliably running), they could be the first ones to offer a diesel-electric hybrid, with the added bonus of a plug in. I still somehow recon Peugeot will probably beat them to it, at least with the diesel part.

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