Topic: XC60

[ktm525]

Speaking of reliability, I know someone who got the new XC90 T6 (turbo and supercharged I4) a few months ago and the reliability is far from stellar. Water intrusion in electronics...

What you need is to find a low mileage CPO 2015 XC60 or V60 with the I6 turbo. The best powertrain for those cars and reliable.

Ding ding ding, we have a winner. In the last week I have seen two new model XC90s on flatbeds headed to the dealer.  With Volvo you want to go tried and true and right now the I6 turbo is the winner. Thirsty but a winner.  Since I am a tech-phobe my ideal Volvo is a brown XC70 T6 polestar with some stiffer sway bars.. While the comment about the XC60 being easier day to day than the V60  with kids  is bang on ( I lived the pain with a V70R) the ace in the hole for a wagon is that you can keep the Thule box on and still fit in the garage...

Or buy a Ridgeline.

[Ex-airbalancer]

Speaking of reliability, I know someone who got the new XC90 T6 (turbo and supercharged I4) a few months ago and the reliability is far from stellar. Water intrusion in electronics...

What you need is to find a low mileage CPO 2015 XC60 or V60 with the I6 turbo. The best powertrain for those cars and reliable.

Ding ding ding, we have a winner. In the last week I have seen two new model XC90s on flatbeds headed to the dealer.  With Volvo you want to go tried and true and right now the I6 turbo is the winner. Thirsty but a winner.  Since I am a tech-phobe my ideal Volvo is a brown XC70 T6 polestar with some stiffer sway bars.. While the comment about the XC60 being easier day to day than the V60  with kids  is bang on ( I lived the pain with a V70R) the ace in the hole for a wagon is that you can keep the Thule box on and still fit in the garage...

Or buy a Ridgeline.

If it can be flatbed than that the car for sailor , after all the time he spent at the shop with the MB , he would miss  the shop with having a reliable car 

[Gurgie]

2.5 is a good motor as well, just not as much oomph as the 3.0... though it can be easily modified for more oomph!!

[Guy]

Agreed, the 2.5T is also a very good engine, very torquey as well. Had a few of these in the past.

[sailor723]

The VX60 I drove was a T5. As I said the power seemed fine to me, OTOH I'm coming from a diesel so what to I know 

[craigq]

The V90 Cross Country, replacing the XC70 is gorgeous..

No kidding, it does look nice! 

[sailor723]

Having the BMW and Audi dealer in Moncton, Volvo in Fredericton and MB here in SJ makes shopping tough here in NB. It would be nice to be able to book test drives and then drive all four back to back over a 3-4 hour period.

[mmret]

Having the BMW and Audi dealer in Moncton, Volvo in Fredericton and MB here in SJ makes shopping tough here in NB. It would be nice to be able to book test drives and then drive all four back to back over a 3-4 hour period.

Hmm the fact that the MB dealer is the only local one does kind of swing things.

GLC then?

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[carcrazed]

The GLC looks more like a bar of soap than others in the segment, IMO.
New Q5 is coming soon, how about that one?  All-new XC60 with interior similar to XC90 sounds pretty great too.

[Guy]

http://www.autotrader.ca/expert/20161102/test-drive-2017-volvo-s90/

That will give you a good preview of the V90.

[Guy]

The new XC60 will be unveiled in Geneva March 7.

https://www.technobuffalo.com/2017/02/28/all-new-2018-volvo-xc60-will-feature-three-new-autonomous-features/

[Gurgie]

Interested to see what it looks like, don't really give a fack about the autonomous features though. Was always a big Volvo fan, but the current gen XC60 has gotten too long in the tooth for me.

[SKYMTL]

From my end there's HUGE excitement for the XC60 but ZERO excitement or care for the autonomous features. 

I'd love to see the D5 engine brought to North America as a secondary option to the issue-prone "T6" but that will never happen. 

[Guy]

So Sailor, what about the 2018 XC60? It will be available as a PHEV with over 400 HP and 400 Ft-lbs of torque. It looks gorgeous in Polestar blue.  And since you're not afraid of frequent visits to your dealer...

http://www.autoblog.com/2017/03/07/2018-volvo-xc60-geneva-2017/

[mmret]

From my end there's HUGE excitement for the XC60 but ZERO excitement or care for the autonomous features. 

I'd love to see the D5 engine brought to North America as a secondary option to the issue-prone "T6" but that will never happen.

Thank VW for that one.

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[OliverD]

So Sailor, what about the 2018 XC60? It will be available as a PHEV with over 400 HP and 400 Ft-lbs of torque. It looks gorgeous in Polestar blue.  And since you're not afraid of frequent visits to your dealer...

http://www.autoblog.com/2017/03/07/2018-volvo-xc60-geneva-2017/

He doesn't have a local dealer though.

It is a great looking CUV.

[sailor723]

So Sailor, what about the 2018 XC60? It will be available as a PHEV with over 400 HP and 400 Ft-lbs of torque. It looks gorgeous in Polestar blue.  And since you're not afraid of frequent visits to your dealer...

http://www.autoblog.com/2017/03/07/2018-volvo-xc60-geneva-2017/

I might consider one but it looks like they are arriving 4-6 months too late for my schedule. I plan to be in a new car in the May-June time frame.

I'm also not sure about all the safety nannies. The 2017 I drove went crazy beeping and flashing everytime it thought I was too close to another car in traffic.

 Having the only NB dealer in Fredericton is another negative,

[OliverD]

So Sailor, what about the 2018 XC60? It will be available as a PHEV with over 400 HP and 400 Ft-lbs of torque. It looks gorgeous in Polestar blue.  And since you're not afraid of frequent visits to your dealer...

http://www.autoblog.com/2017/03/07/2018-volvo-xc60-geneva-2017/

I might consider one but it looks like they are arriving 4-6 months too late for my schedule. I plan to be in a new car in the May-June time frame.

I'm also not sure about all the safety nannies. The 2017 I drove went crazy beeping and flashing everytime it thought I was too close to another car in traffic.

 Having the only NB dealer in Fredericton is another negative,

Surely the ML won't bankrupt you if you wait six months. 

[Ex-airbalancer]

So Sailor, what about the 2018 XC60? It will be available as a PHEV with over 400 HP and 400 Ft-lbs of torque. It looks gorgeous in Polestar blue.  And since you're not afraid of frequent visits to your dealer...

http://www.autoblog.com/2017/03/07/2018-volvo-xc60-geneva-2017/

I might consider one but it looks like they are arriving 4-6 months too late for my schedule. I plan to be in a new car in the May-June time frame.

I'm also not sure about all the safety nannies. The 2017 I drove went crazy beeping and flashing everytime it thought I was too close to another car in traffic.

 Having the only NB dealer in Fredericton is another negative,

Surely the ML won't bankrupt you if you wait six months. 

[mmret]

So Sailor, what about the 2018 XC60? It will be available as a PHEV with over 400 HP and 400 Ft-lbs of torque. It looks gorgeous in Polestar blue.  And since you're not afraid of frequent visits to your dealer...

http://www.autoblog.com/2017/03/07/2018-volvo-xc60-geneva-2017/

I might consider one but it looks like they are arriving 4-6 months too late for my schedule. I plan to be in a new car in the May-June time frame.

I'm also not sure about all the safety nannies. The 2017 I drove went crazy beeping and flashing everytime it thought I was too close to another car in traffic.

 Having the only NB dealer in Fredericton is another negative,

Unless the collision warning thing was set to "long" I wouldn't say it's too bad. I assume it's all the same stuff as in my V60.

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