Back in
April, Detroit editor Alisa Priddle traveled to Charleston, South
Carolina, to help build a 2019 Volvo S60 at the plant. "Sometime in the next
few months," she wrote, "someone will buy a Volvo S60sedan with a panoramic sunroof that I installed." Turns out, I'll be driving
that same S60. With the help of Volvo PR, MotorTrend obtained
the S60 luxury sport sedan that came off of the production line a few months
ago, and we'll spend the next year with it.
Our 2019
Volvo S60 T6 AWD Momentum is powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that's
both supercharged and turbocharged. Mated to an eight-speed automatic
transmission, the engine produces 316 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque, and all that
power is sent to all four wheels thanks to a standard all-wheel-drive system.
This is the same powertrain we drove during our Car of the Year testing last
year, and we liked it so much we named the S60 and V60 finalists.
Picking the
S60 Momentum trim means you get a 9.0-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto. There are two USB ports in the entire cabin, a Wi-Fi hot spot,
the panoramic sunroof installed by our very own Alisa, leather seats and trim
throughout the cabin, and a two-zone automatic climate control system. Rear
passengers get air vents, but they don't have their own climate system or any
USB ports.
All new
Volvos get the City Safety collision avoidance system, which includes runoff
road mitigation and protection, lane keep assist, road sign information, and
rear park assist. Unfortunately, the full suite of safety technologies doesn't
come standard in the S60, so you have to add the Advanced package to get them.
Our Volvo did come with that package, adding $2,500 to the price, and we'll
report on the semi-autonomous Pilot Assist technologies throughout the year.
Our new S60
also came with the Premium and Multimedia packages. The Premium package adds
power-folding mirrors, automatic dimming mirrors, HomeLink garage door opener,
blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert and automatic braking,
front and rear parking sensors, and keyless entry with hands-free trunk
opening. This package adds $2,050 to the price.
The Multimedia
package comes with a 12.3-inch digital display on the instrument panel, a
navigation system, and the crisp Harman Kardon premium 10-speaker sound system.
The package adds $2,500 to the price, but in my opinion, it's worth it. The
digital display is pretty sweet and lets you put the nav system between the
speedo and tach. It has a different look and feel compared to Audi's
Virtual Cockpit, and it nicely complements the rest of the premium interior.
Our S60
also comes with the Linear Lime Deco inlay ($600), heated rear seats and
steering wheel ($750), and Osmium Gray Metallic paint ($645). In total, our S60
came in at $50,630, a decent price for a well-equipped luxury sport sedan.
The S60 has
already seen lots of driving. Associate road test editor Erick Ayapana took its
delivery in Detroit and drove it to L.A. before making a few stops in the
Midwest, Colorado, and San Francisco. He quickly fell in love with the Volvo
and was reluctant to give me the keys when he got back.
I'm very
excited to be driving the 2019 Volvo S60 T6 for the next 12 months. It's a
looker on the road, and it's been comfortable so far. And I know who to blame
if we ever get a leak from the sunroof.
Miguel CortinaWords
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