The Volvo V60 was first sold in 2010 with its subtle but worthwhile facelift in 2013. It’s a car that strangely you can buy for £2500 right up to £30,000 used across all the trims and special Polestar versions, so let’s find out if this mostly forgotten car deserves to fly under the radar.
00:00 Intro
00:52 Rivals
02:10 – Interior + Trim levels
06:47 – Interior wear at 150,000 miles
07:38 – Back seats
08:46 – Boot space
09:47 – Why the V60? + Car history
12:23 – Engines + Driving review
14:55 – Economy + Running costs etc.
16:39 – Driving Review continued
18:34 – Reliability & common problems
21:49 – Final driving thoughts
23:18 – Verdict
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welcome back man
great review, thanks for posting,
Nice to have you back!
Spot on review! We have an almost identical 2013 D3 (SE Lux Auto). It's officially my wife's car (I have 2 Mustangs) but the Volvo was my choice as our family car (2 kids and a dog!). We used to have an XC90 which was a bit of a ponderous boat, but it was as relaxing as valium! Having owned a few BMWs, they are fun to drive on a good road, but those roads are few and far between and for 95% of the time, the Volvo's relaxing nature wins hands down. Agree on the seats, the most comfortable ones I've ever experienced, and build quality is better than any of my previous BMWs. I'm gutted that Volvo have now announced they are no longer selling saloons and estates, but we only buy second hand anyway, so our next would be the newer generation V60 but, for now, we're more than happy with our current one.
Yes. More content. Brilliant as always.
Great review! I have a 2013 pre-facelift T3 with already 350.000 kilometers on it. It's completely Volvo dealer serviced and still in beautiful shape. I also feel the same about it. I owned a lot cars. All premium ones: 3 Audi, 5 BMW and 12 Mercedes-Benz cars and this definitely has the best seats (even better than my previous Audi Q3 45 TFSIe in S-line trim that I drove as a company car). It's simply a really sensible, safe and comfortable alternative to the more common German's. It doesn't excel in all areas, but it doesn't have to. I love it and I wish you a lot of safe and enjoyable miles in yours. Keep up the good work!
Dilf spec 😂
‘64 D4 SE Lux 130k. You really have to look hard to find signs of aging. No slack, bangs or rattles. It really shouldn’t be this good.
It also has more feel in the brakes than either my TT or MX5! So impressed.
Great review! I had a 2012 5 cylinder D3 for 6 months, then one day, out with the family the cambelt snaps, the car was on 150k, apparently the previous owner had it done around 100k, I got it repaired, cost me around 3 grand, then sold it, had a couple of Saabs since then, but now I'm on the lookout for another estate, and I'm feeling like I have unfinished business with the V60, I really enjoyed mine until it went bang, so I am tempted to get another, the only other issue I had (which you state in the video) was a split turbo hose. Anyway, I look forward to your next upload.
Love it! My parents had a r design 2012 model of this from new and only just died at 240,000 miles (everything still worked inside was just mechanical wear that caused the decision to let it go)
The Goat returns, let’s rock
The finer things in life. Well done. Perhaps the V70 next?
I was ready to see you at the big dance, but ended up sold on the Volvo!
Great review – the question at some point will be how this handles/turning circle compared to the V70.