Volvo confirms new S60 engine range ahead of March 2nd in Geneva


Engine range from start of production
Petrol engines
Displacement
Configuration
Output
Torque
T6
3.0
6-cyl in-line
304 bhp
440 Nm
2.0T
2.0
4-cyl in-line
203 bhp
300 Nm
Diesel engines
Displacement
Configuration
Output
Torque
D5
2.4
5-cyl in-line
205 bhp
420 Nm
D3
2.0
5-cyl in-line
163 bhp
400 Nm


Engines added during first year of production:
Petrol engines
Displacement
Configuration
Output
Torque
T5
2.0
4-cyl in-line
240 bhp
320 Nm
T4
1.6
4 cyl in-line
180 bhp
240 Nm
T3
1.6
4-cyl in-line
150 bhp
240 Nm
Diesel engines
Displacement
Configuration
Output
Torque
1.6 D DRIVe
1.6
4-cyl in-line
115 bhp
270 Nm


This is a very excitinh departure for Volvo, the first time an entire model will be powered exclusively by turbocharged engines. Furthermore, it is the first time that virtually all of the petrol models will achieve 100bhp per litre of capacity - this was previously the preserve of the 2.5T and it's variants. This will put Volvo on par with it's German contenders - Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz - in terms of engine output and power levels.

What the range really needs, though, is a "Halo" car in the form of a great S60R - I predict this will come along with the launch of the new V60 perhaps early in 2011.

Another interesting point to note is the extremely low CO2 output of the DRIVe 1.6D - 115 g/km. This, as far as I know, is the lowest CO2 output for any compact executive on the market today.

Congratulations Volvo, you really seem to have pulled it out of the bag when it mattered most.

Volvo website updated with new S60

http://www.volvocars.com/intl/all-cars/volvo-s60/Pages/default.aspx?hub

Looks good, still no news on V60 estate counterpart.

Interestingly, the video at naughty.volvocars.com hints at the possibility of an S60R, or at least a fast S60, thrown in for good measure at the launch.

Volvo to reorganise badge system - S, V, C, XC to be forced into proper numerical order at last

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk report that new CEO Steve Odell was rather confused by the odd badging regime used by Volvo to date, i.e. the C30, S40 and V50 are all built on the same underpinnings.

The new S60 will be the first car to slot into the new naming system in August 2010, fitting in neatly alongside the XC60 and the to-be-announced V60 wagon.

The same logic will be applied to all future model lines, cutting down on a range that current spans from 30 to 90; the S, V, C and XC letters will continue, however.