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[Che'_Moderator]

From the front it reminds me a lot of the new Mazdas for some reason


From the back I like that Volvo went dual exhaust. Makes the car look a lot more balanced. They were a little late with this but better late than never.


Interior looks like pretty much all other Volvos now


4 cyl


6cyl...... ok good start but its heavier than the 5, less efficient, and makes the same power. Reminds me of their V8. Unless you really need that torque I am not seeing it. The only mention to a 5cyl was for the diesel models which most of us will not get.

There are more images and info at Volvocars.com for those who are interested but I was wondering everyones thoughts as more picture come out.

[klichty1004]

I agree that it looks like a Mazda from the front. This look is going to have to grow on me, I cant say I like it very much.

At least they are still putting turbos on most of the cars still. They cant take that away from us!

[Smithwicks]

are the 4 & 6 cylinder engines the only ones we will get? looking online there seemed to be a v6 gas, and two diesel options, but thats probably just for europe.

definetely want to see the interior in person, dash pad looks a little to plastic, but that could be the picture. from the looks of it they wont have one at the Chicago Auto Show.

[quiksilver]

Overall, it just looks cheap.
The interior is nice, but exterior leaves a lot to be desired.

[ozzimark]

Huh. Interesting routing on the air intake and clocking on the compressor housing on that 4cyl

edit: are there larger versions of the engine pics? I didn't see them with a cursory glance at volvo's website.

[Fake-R]

Fail.

[Mesoam]

the compressor housing outlet makes me

[gilber33]

No thanks. I wish they would have preserved at least some aspect of Volvo's "curved" tails. The tailights on it look a lot like the new Passat/Jetta tail lights with the little "pointed" pieces on the trunk lid, and the emblem is a little too big for my liking.

At least the interior looks nice...kinda. But I think I'll stick with my pre-98 Volvos for now.

[brad850]

Why is the compressor housing on the 4 cyl pointing down ?

[oRange855]

I like the color....thats about it.

[BtownVolvo]

Curious about the GVW combined with that 4cyl

[Burn-E]

I wish they had not strayed so far from the original 2011 concept car they showed.

http://www.volvocars...es/default.aspx
That would have been a sexy car - more like the Jaguar XF than the Mazda 6.

[Kashif]

I can only imagine what people said when they first heard about the 850? "What no RWD, I want my Brick back, I hate rounded cars, Volvo is dead to me"

I like it's shape and the fact that they increased leg room for people in the back seat.

[Che'_Moderator]

I'm just amused they call it a "coupe"

[Ihatespeedbumps]

So we are going to get the 4cyl gas engine? I read Volvo publications that said we were....then we weren't... and then we were.

Anything but that goddamn short 6 is fine with me. What an over-engineered sluggish POS.

Overall I like the new 60, I hope there is some back seat room in this model. I'm curious what the new engine/transmission/drivetrain configurations will be.

[BtownVolvo]

I think we need to start placing bets on how much it's going to weigh.

I'm in for 4800

[Kashif]

So the new S60 will be a thousand pounds heavier then the original one?
According to this unofficial website http://www.fastestla...olvo_S60_R.html
The old R with less power and weighing 3667 lbs did it's 0-100km/h in 6.3s
Where as this one with awd according to the article at Swedespeed http://forums.swedes...hread?id=134363
does 0-100km/h in 6.5s
so yeah it might be a little bit more heavier ~3700-3800 lbs

[ViperVette]

By putting the exhaust manifold like that, Volvo decreases the horizontal dimension of the engine by 1-2" (assumption from pictures). They then have 2 more inches in the 'design' to make feasible the safety features, i.e. 2 more inches of crush zone. If I was designing cars with my engineering degree not medical devices, I'd do the same... Sorry speed. Safety wins.

[Kashif]

After have multiple episodes of deceased people being wheeled off to the morgue behind me while I take care of people in the E.R. Safety should always win before speed.

[BtownVolvo]

Kashif, on 12 February 2010 - 03:08 AM, said:

So the new S60 will be a thousand pounds heavier then the original one?
According to this unofficial website http://www.fastestla...olvo_S60_R.html
The old R with less power and weighing 3667 lbs did it's 0-100km/h in 6.3s
Where as this one with awd according to the article at Swedespeed http://forums.swedes...hread?id=134363
does 0-100km/h in 6.5s
so yeah it might be a little bit more heavier ~3700-3800 lbs

You realize my S40, one of the smallest cars Volvo makes, is 4300 without AWD...