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2001 Volvo S60
Date Published: 2/20/08

2001 Volvo S60
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MSRP:
$26,550 - 31,850

Invoice:
$24,960 - 29,942

Class:
Premium Midsize Car
2001 Volvo S60
Expert Rating Summary
Category 2.4T Rating (See All
Ratings)
Premium Midsize Car Average Rating
Acceleration 5 6.1
Fuel Economy 5 4.7
Ride Quality 4 6.4
Steering/Handling/Braking 7 6.3
Quietness 5 6.7
Controls 7 6.1
Room/Comfort/Driver Seating (front) 7 7
Room/Comfort (rear) 3 5.1
Cargo Room 3 4
Value within Class 4 4.7
Total Score: 50 57.1
Ratings: Maximum 10 points per category
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2001 Volvo S60 Review
S60 replaces the boxy S70 as Volvo's midrange sedan. It shares a basic structure and many features with Volvo's V70 wagons, but doesn't offer all-wheel drive. A longer wheelbase and wider stance give the S60 slightly more interior room than the S70, but the new car is 6-inches shorter overall. All S60s have an inline 5-cyl engine; they come as the base 2.4-liter model, the more-powerful turbo 2.4T, and the sporty turbo 2.3-liter T5. Base and T5 use manual transmission or optional 5-speed automatic. The 2.4T comes only with automatic and includes a manual shift feature. Front side airbags, side curtain side airbags, and Volvo's antiwhiplash front seatbacks are standard. So are antilock 4-wheel disc brakes. The 2.4 model has 15-inch wheels and offers optional 16s. The 2.4T has 16s and offers optional 17s. The T5 has 17s. On T5, traction control is standard and an antiskid system is optional; both features are 2.4T options. T5 also can be ordered with a navigation system with popup dashboard screen.
Competition
This hotly contested segment has a clear benchmark; it is the Acura TL (and its 2-door cousin Acura CL). The TL succeeds in blending comfort, style, luxury, and sport into an efficient package at an affordable price. If you are leaning more toward the luxury scale, the Lexus ES 300 might be a more practical purchase.

We also recommend the sporty and Euro-flavored Audi A6, the comfortable Buick Park Avenue, the affordable and fast Infiniti I30.
News
Though just unwrapped, the S60 will soon spawn a super-high-performance model to rival compact Euro stormers like Audi S4 and BMW M3. It's not yet named, but should be very much like the Performance Concept Car unveiled at last fall's Paris Auto Show. That would mean the usual "hot car" body add-ons and big wheels (17-inchers at least), plus a much-massaged version of the S60 T5 engine. The PCC claimed 300 hp and some 295 lb-ft of torque versus the T5's 247 hp and 243 lb-ft. The production version may wind up with something between those values, but will definitely have the PCC's 6-speed manual gearbox, all-wheel drive, and chip-managed shock absorbers with driver-selectable Comfort, Sport and Advanced Sport settings. The last are tied in electronically with larger antilock brakes and an upgraded antiskid/traction control system. No word yet on base price or arrival time, but we'll guess $38,000 and perhaps this fall as the S60 line's 2002 headliner.
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