Honestly, I miss the 6 cylinder XC60 R-Designs alot. They were beasts!
@dmitry - the last 6-cylinder S60 was the 2015.5 T6 R-Design. The front wheel drive T6s were 4-cylinders with 302hp and were about as fast (the 8-speed automatic helped vs the 6-speed of the 5/6 cylinder versions), just not as smooth. The straight 6 is a great motor and I miss it in the Volvos, but higher priorities these days are fuel economy and a 4-cyl is the answer for a pure gas car.
The 2018 S60 T5 has 240hp, gets 25/36 mpg, and goes 0-60 in 6 seconds. Honestly- how many people driving a car like this are flooring their cars or concerned about 1/4 mile times? I’d say none.
The 2018 S60 T6 Polestar also has a 4-cyl 2.0L engine, but it makes 362hp, and goes 0-60 in 4.4 seconds. Volvo delivers performance when the want to- not as often as BMW or Mercedes, but they have the ability. Check out the Concept 1 if you want to see what’s coming at https://www.polestar.com/
I read it enough. You said “All three can be had in low-mid 400s, 0 DAS.” Please show me how an A4 with an MSRP 15.4% lower with 0 DAS drops to low-mid $400s from a $529 payment with $3,000 DAS.
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Dude lives in a dream world here when it comes to pricing. He has a history of rediculous quotes/demands posted here in the forum. Don’t get sucked into his fairy tale…it’s a losing battle.
Yeah, I saw the landfill as well as the nonsense and irrelevant comparisons. Just couldn’t let the “Read more carefully” BS slide. I got the feeling he was an 18 year Troll.
Corrected that for you.
Thanks. He seemed like a younger Troll.
I know, I fall into his trap all the time, despite saying I’m going to shut my mouth. I’ll give him one thing…He sure knows how to push the right buttons lol.
Look who’s talking LOL
I know…see comment directly above 
Already did, but it was too late 
I tested that S60 T5 many times with a dragy. 8.2-8.4 seconds to 100kmh (which is 7.9-8 to 60). A stock Q5 2.0T 252hp ran 5.98 to 100kmh. Now imagine the A4.
Yoy guys need to learn your facts!
Volvo is NOT a sports car brand. Never been and never will be. That’s not what they are, not matter how hard they tried to present the S60 as “nutty”.
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That’s true. The 6 cylinder did drive really nice though (325hp version).
They drive just fine for me, nothing special. But I love comfort and design.
Yeah comfort is good. I am just not a fan of the sound isolation (4 cylinder). Engine sounds really coarse. The 6 cylinder sounded quite sporty.
I really liked the Volvo 6-cylinder turbos and miss them. I don’t think a 4-cylinder can be made to feel or sound the same, but it’s become a reality most manufacturers have decided to go with. The 345hp/369 lb-ft 6-cylinder found in the 2014-2016 full Polestar models was my favorite. I got the 0-60 times from Volvo’s website. There’s no reason for me to think Volvo is being dishonest here, but I agree the numbers appear optimistic. As Ursus mentioned, Volvo buyers don’t get Volvos for 0-60 times. Personally, I don’t even pay attention to them until you made it necessary.
