I can attest to Volvo's level of safety.I was coming home one late night when I was struck by a 17 year old kid in a stolen 1977 Grand Prix driving without headlights in at 70 mph in a suburban neighborhood. He t-boned me, sent me up on two wheels into my own tree outside of my property which was about 2 and a half feet wide. I hit the tree head on and the Volvo did things to protect me that aren't even advertised like the bottom of the dashboard coming down gently to protect my knees and the center console gently folding down when I came down sideways in my seatbelt when the passenger side of the car landed. MY VOLVO SAVED MY LIFE!
I agree that's how my love for Volvos started. I had a 1986 240 GL and I was t-boned too and the Police said that if I wasn't for the Volvo I wouldn't be hear, so I had to get another one.
I was traveling forward. I was struck on the side and still traveled forward enough to hit my tree. In truth I was send diagonally into my tree and since I was on the road first and my tree was on the edge of my property I hit it head on. I also bought another one.
Good video Roman, I am maybe the world best Volvo fan I own 5 Volvos and I love them all the 240, 940 turbo, 960, 850 R and a S60R. Volvo is my favorite auto maker I think that could be a car for Volvo keep up the good work guys.
Finally! Best review by Roman yet! I was considering Unsubscribing TFL but if videos are like this, I'll keep watching! Hopefully Nathan & Emme do the same.
I actually like dedicated buttons on a dash, as long as they're well organized. Once you learn where they are, you can find them at the quickest glance. Run everything off one screen and you are in the world of menus, even in the best design. - and that screen is the stop-or-go of your car.
The station wagons of my youth were notoriously large, underpowered, under-braked and had the ride and handling characteristics of an aircraft carrier. The Volvo wagons were certainly better but power was still not on offer. This looks nice for a small family (height as well as number of people) but would probably sell better as a cross over since the station wagon stigma is still alive and well.
Sam Freeman By the 1990s my youth was well past. In the 50s,60s,70s and 80s station wagons were built on the same platforms as sedans and convertibles. Given their additional weight and higher center of gravity the only performance enhancement was a bigger engine which overtaxed the already marginal capacity of the suspension, brakes and tires. The Volvos of the period had somewhat better handling and braking, largely because they were small but their engines were still better known for longevity than power output.
How about the Hyundai Sonata wagon they sell over seas. That is one sweet looking wagon. Of course today a lot of style is in wagons. I miss our '68 Ford Country Sedan 8 passenger. Dad used that for 6 years. From "72-'78 and only 1 water pump replaced. Dad did wall papering on the side and was our handy man. that wagon was put through it's paces with a family of 7.
Roman, I'm curious if you and Nathan have exercised your new found freedom to partake in the passing of the reefer? As always, great review and I think a pretty cool car.
Good video Roman! I've been patiently waiting for an announcement saying that the AWD version of this car with the Drive E engine will be available soon. Did you hear anything from Volvo? Are we going to have to wait until the new generation arrives? I read that the new engine + AWD will not fit in the current chassis.
What makes a wagon, is enough clearnce in back, with 2nd. row seats follded down to accommodate a few sheets of 4 x 8 ft. plywood from the home improvement store... That was used as criteria for a station wagon by FORD in the mid to late 1950's.. This Volvo looks more like the P-1600 (or was it P-1800 ?) Estate wagon, which was on the short side in the tail end too..!
Their entertainment, display system really isn't difficult. I know the numeric keypad throws everyone off but in essence it's just the top four buttons: radio, media, phone, nav. The numbers are used for fast number entry, memory presets, or if you want to T9 your address for Nav. The V60 is for convenience, not utility. Volvo makes the XC70, XC60 and XC90 for utility. Reliability has been very good with my S60 and it needs to be in Alaska.
Wagons are so much cooler and practical then crossovers. I hope this is a trend. Crossovers are bloated fat looking messes IMO. Sadly the jetta sport wagon which is a very nice car is being phased out. I'd still have that or this over any crossover.
I have a 2006 Toyota Rav4 which is technically a CrossOver but it feels much more like a Wagon. Also a Crossover is better than a wagon because here in Canada we need something with AWD standard and decent ground clearance for snow. Also I can fit two mountain bikes in my car and carry 3 people while towing a trailer. Most wagons aren't equipped that well.
Wagons like the Audi allroad and Volvo XC70 have the same ground clearance as your RAV4, but better AWD. I don't like bashing the RAV4, it's a great crossover, but I had to.
***** The Volvo XC 70 for sure has similar ground clearance but interior wise does not have the height to hold a mountain bike my ex had one. For an Audi they are a German car they are low to the ground heavy small and unreliable I can't say it's in the same ability range as a crossover.
I don't understand why everyone is building cars these days with no headroom. Swedish people are tall and this car doesn't fit anyone 6'2 and over. Otherwise it's a beautiful wagon.
Your getting better !! You start off comparing it fairly to BMW ,AUDI.. The Senus Screen is 7" not 4 . 7" not 4" your off by 40% . The back seat in the Audi ? BMW ? COMPARE ??? WTF !! would you recommend a lease on a Niche Car ?(ALT.Finance ) If you want to know about a car talk to someone who is in the car business . It's been in Europe since 2010 and Volvo brought a couple of thousand over for a few premium sportwagon buyers. Just Saying !!
Volvo has a lot of cars in their range, some bigger, but most are quite small. As the European market looks very different than the American. Volvo is a small company compared to Audi, BMW and Mercedes, and must therefore be a niche in order to get customers. They can not compete outright with perfection. The choice is simple, you might want a car that looks great and have a perfect fit interior with great materials and has more engines to choose from. Then buy a one of the Germans. If you want the family to survive a collision, then buy a Volvo. In Europe more then half of the cars being sold are diesels, so there are a lot engine choices to pick from. D2, D3, D4, D5, D6 and T3, T4, T5, T6 and T6 Polestar edition. But america will probobly only get a couple of the petrols.
Johan Littorin And Volvo is of course coming along with new introductions one after the other. Home that a new v70 (or, if must be, xc70) will show the new styling in a bigger vehicle.
Almost every car is "safe" nowadays so volvo can't hold on to that tag anymore really. It's to expensive for what you get even though it's way cheaper then the audi Mercedes bmw prices but you pay for simply the name
When the public finally gets it that SUVs are too big, too heavy, too expensive. When their day is done, there will always be the wagon, at least for the smart people.
itbeokay That's good to hear, though I have a friend-of-a-friend who's had nothing but trouble with their brand-new XC90, and though my old 240DL lasted quite a long time, at the end of it's 15-year life the engine would randomly cut out (wiring harness issues)...pretty terrifying on the freeway.
anticipated bad reliability - Volvo is one of the most reliable European makes sold especially if you look at long term data and plan on keeping a car past the initial warranty period.
David Cuccia XC90? Theres the problem! Its always been the least reliable model. Not unreliable, but not as reliable as the rest. I've never had a problem with any of my 3 previous XC90's, but I've heard of some people having issues. But you have to remember the XC90 was designed in 1998, and hasn't been updated until this year (released in august). But the S60, V60 and XC60 are pretty bombproof.
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I can attest to Volvo's level of safety.I was coming home one late night when I was struck by a 17 year old kid in a stolen 1977 Grand Prix driving without headlights in at 70 mph in a suburban neighborhood. He t-boned me, sent me up on two wheels into my own tree outside of my property which was about 2 and a half feet wide. I hit the tree head on and the Volvo did things to protect me that aren't even advertised like the bottom of the dashboard coming down gently to protect my knees and the center console gently folding down when I came down sideways in my seatbelt when the passenger side of the car landed. MY VOLVO SAVED MY LIFE!
I don't understand how you can be t-boned, which means struck in the side, at 70mph and thrown into a tree head on, which means in the front.
I agree that's how my love for Volvos started. I had a 1986 240 GL and I was t-boned too and the Police said that if I wasn't for the Volvo I wouldn't be hear, so I had to get another one.
I was traveling forward. I was struck on the side and still traveled forward enough to hit my tree. In truth I was send diagonally into my tree and since I was on the road first and my tree was on the edge of my property I hit it head on. I also bought another one.
Good video Roman, I am maybe the world best Volvo fan I own 5 Volvos and I love them all the 240, 940 turbo, 960, 850 R and a S60R. Volvo is my favorite auto maker I think that could be a car for Volvo keep up the good work guys.
Saw a guy test driving one of these today, shocked to see it but it looks really nice in person.
I can't wait until I see this Volvo in person!
Finally! Best review by Roman yet! I was considering Unsubscribing TFL but if videos are like this, I'll keep watching! Hopefully Nathan & Emme do the same.
I actually like dedicated buttons on a dash, as long as they're well organized. Once you learn where they are, you can find them at the quickest glance. Run everything off one screen and you are in the world of menus, even in the best design. - and that screen is the stop-or-go of your car.
The station wagons of my youth were notoriously large, underpowered, under-braked and had the ride and handling characteristics of an aircraft carrier. The Volvo wagons were certainly better but power was still not on offer. This looks nice for a small family (height as well as number of people) but would probably sell better as a cross over since the station wagon stigma is still alive and well.
Clearly you have never driven a 90's HPT Volvo wagon
Sam Freeman
By the 1990s my youth was well past. In the 50s,60s,70s and 80s station wagons were built on the same platforms as sedans and convertibles. Given their additional weight and higher center of gravity the only performance enhancement was a bigger engine which overtaxed the already marginal capacity of the suspension, brakes and tires. The Volvos of the period had somewhat better handling and braking, largely because they were small but their engines were still better known for longevity than power output.
Liking this new segment!
How about the Hyundai Sonata wagon they sell over seas. That is one sweet looking wagon. Of course today a lot of style is in wagons. I miss our '68 Ford Country Sedan 8 passenger. Dad used that for 6 years. From "72-'78 and only 1 water pump replaced. Dad did wall papering on the side and was our handy man. that wagon was put through it's paces with a family of 7.
I'm glad a V60 is coming to the U.S., but want to see the V40. I may hold off on purchasing a 2014 Mazda 3 S GT if a V40 comes out this year.
You guys should do more makers & breakers
Roman, I'm curious if you and Nathan have exercised your new found freedom to partake in the passing of the reefer?
As always, great review and I think a pretty cool car.
Good video Roman! I've been patiently waiting for an announcement saying that the AWD version of this car with the Drive E engine will be available soon. Did you hear anything from Volvo? Are we going to have to wait until the new generation arrives? I read that the new engine + AWD will not fit in the current chassis.
Roman... is it denver? I Love all your videos...
We have a Jetta Sportwagon TDI that you could park that Volvo in the back of. Bring back the real (square) Volvo wagons..........
how's that TDI doing???
I'd like to see Buick import that Opel wagon. Regal Estate? Regal GS Estate?
What makes a wagon, is enough clearnce in back, with 2nd. row seats follded down to accommodate a few sheets of 4 x 8 ft. plywood from the home improvement store... That was used as criteria for a station wagon by FORD in the mid to late 1950's.. This Volvo looks more like the P-1600 (or was it P-1800 ?) Estate wagon, which was on the short side in the tail end too..!
Howard1939 who the hell would want to haul 4x8 sheets of plywood in a car like this? It was designed for people, not hauling freight.
Would rather go for the V60 3.0 T6 from a much earlier date.
i thinking to buy a 2015 volvo v60 petrol is t4 or t5 best ? i drive 2006 volvo s60 2.5T own it in 4 year the v60 looks nice
It's look good, so fine, I like Volvo.
If I was buying one of those i would go and buy the T6 model, more horsepower and AWD.
Their entertainment, display system really isn't difficult. I know the numeric keypad throws everyone off but in essence it's just the top four buttons: radio, media, phone, nav. The numbers are used for fast number entry, memory presets, or if you want to T9 your address for Nav. The V60 is for convenience, not utility. Volvo makes the XC70, XC60 and XC90 for utility. Reliability has been very good with my S60 and it needs to be in Alaska.
Cynder Gray Don't park it outside for the winter in Alaska. It needs to be driven. Otherwise you might have electrical problems as I did with my S60.
I just bought a used saab wagon because wagons are the best.
Wagons are so much cooler and practical then crossovers. I hope this is a trend. Crossovers are bloated fat looking messes IMO. Sadly the jetta sport wagon which is a very nice car is being phased out. I'd still have that or this over any crossover.
I have a 2006 Toyota Rav4 which is technically a CrossOver but it feels much more like a Wagon. Also a Crossover is better than a wagon because here in Canada we need something with AWD standard and decent ground clearance for snow. Also I can fit two mountain bikes in my car and carry 3 people while towing a trailer. Most wagons aren't equipped that well.
Eric Powell
Wagons like the Audi allroad and Volvo XC70 have the same ground clearance as your RAV4, but better AWD.
I don't like bashing the RAV4, it's a great crossover, but I had to.
***** The Volvo XC 70 for sure has similar ground clearance but interior wise does not have the height to hold a mountain bike my ex had one. For an Audi they are a German car they are low to the ground heavy small and unreliable I can't say it's in the same ability range as a crossover.
I think they are going to bring the next generation golf variant/jetta sportwagen to the states.
I don't understand why everyone is building cars these days with no headroom. Swedish people are tall and this car doesn't fit anyone 6'2 and over. Otherwise it's a beautiful wagon.
You might have liked the V60 better if you viewed as a hatchback and not a wagon!
Your getting better !! You start off comparing it fairly to BMW ,AUDI.. The Senus Screen is 7" not 4 . 7" not 4" your off by 40% . The back seat in the Audi ? BMW ? COMPARE ??? WTF !! would you recommend a lease on a Niche Car ?(ALT.Finance ) If you want to know about a car talk to someone who is in the car business . It's been in Europe since 2010 and Volvo brought a couple of thousand over for a few premium sportwagon buyers. Just Saying !!
Roman where do you get the music from?
Nice.
I dont buy it because it lack the premium of a merc , suspension and the door locking systems sucks. Only things its good its the safty aspects.
Yet no wagons from America excluding the CTS and CTS-V we'll soon see more from Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Chevy, Buick etc... (Hopefully before 2016)
And, of course, we've lost - for now - real mid-size wagons like the A6 and 5-series.
you forgot to add that the towing capacity it 3500lbs
It is small, but that's why they have the V70....
And the XC90. There's a redesign coming soon!
is ok ~ never take this as a family car
I'd lease this too. When it comes to Volvo's, there's just something missing!
if it were bigger and had a diesel?
Volvo has a lot of cars in their range, some bigger, but most are quite small. As the European market looks very different than the American. Volvo is a small company compared to Audi, BMW and Mercedes, and must therefore be a niche in order to get customers. They can not compete outright with perfection.
The choice is simple, you might want a car that looks great and have a perfect fit interior with great materials and has more engines to choose from. Then buy a one of the Germans. If you want the family to survive a collision, then buy a Volvo.
In Europe more then half of the cars being sold are diesels, so there are a lot engine choices to pick from. D2, D3, D4, D5, D6 and T3, T4, T5, T6 and T6 Polestar edition. But america will probobly only get a couple of the petrols.
Johan Littorin
And Volvo is of course coming along with new introductions one after the other. Home that a new v70 (or, if must be, xc70) will show the new styling in a bigger vehicle.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't Volvo engines Chinese?
Almost every car is "safe" nowadays so volvo can't hold on to that tag anymore really. It's to expensive for what you get even though it's way cheaper then the audi Mercedes bmw prices but you pay for simply the name
Who still buys a wagon?
People who like cars that are more fun to drive and arguably better looking than most crossovers?
When the public finally gets it that SUVs are too big, too heavy, too expensive. When their day is done, there will always be the wagon, at least for the smart people.
This would be my next car, if it weren't for the anticipated poor reliability.
I've had 5 Volvo's and never has one broke down or not started
itbeokay That's good to hear, though I have a friend-of-a-friend who's had nothing but trouble with their brand-new XC90, and though my old 240DL lasted quite a long time, at the end of it's 15-year life the engine would randomly cut out (wiring harness issues)...pretty terrifying on the freeway.
anticipated bad reliability - Volvo is one of the most reliable European makes sold especially if you look at long term data and plan on keeping a car past the initial warranty period.
David Cuccia XC90? Theres the problem! Its always been the least reliable model. Not unreliable, but not as reliable as the rest. I've never had a problem with any of my 3 previous XC90's, but I've heard of some people having issues. But you have to remember the XC90 was designed in 1998, and hasn't been updated until this year (released in august). But the S60, V60 and XC60 are pretty bombproof.
Frank Fencepost Gordon Mccracken Thanks guys!
What is the point with this video?
First