T5 Momentum 4dr Front-Wheel Drive Sedan
2021 Volvo S60
The 2021 Volvo S60 fits in a busy niche of sporty mid-size European sedans. It's a standout, but not for the usual reasons. To the usual high-fives for handling come a new set of accolades, for a beautiful interior and for a plug-in hybrid version. For 2021, Volvo has made standard blind-spot monitors and adaptive LED headlights. Also new: the implementation of a factory-limited 112-mph top speed.
Like all Volvos, the S60 is offered only with 4-cylinder power. The base engine, known as the T5, is a turbo-4 that makes 250 horsepower. The T6 is both supercharged and turbocharged for a total of 316 hp. With both engines buyers have a choice between front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive. An 8-speed automatic tackles gearchanges.
At the top of the range is the Recharge-formerly known as the T8-which incorporates plug-in hybrid technology to the T6 engine. The 11.6-kwh battery and accompanying electric motor boost horsepower to 400 while adding up to 22 miles of all-electric driving range. For more juice, a Polestar Engineered variant turns up the wick to 415 hp. Top speed is still 112 mph, though.
The hybrid models are most efficient, scoring 69 mpg combined in hybrid mode. The comparatively conventional T5 returns 23 mpg highway, 34 highway, 27 combined, figures more typical of the segment. A T6 with all-wheel drive drops to 21/32/25 mpg.
Some of the many safety technologies found on all models include automatic emergency braking, active lane control, blind-spot monitors, adaptive headlights, and a semi-autonomous feature known as Pilot Assist that lets drivers momentarily release the steering wheel on the interstate.
The IIHS was impressed enough with the 2020 S60 to name it a Top Safety Pick; with its new standard headlights, don't be surprised if it's promoted to a Top Safety Pick+. As for the NHTSA, they haven't yet tested the S60.
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For 2021, Volvo has made standard blind-spot monitors and adaptive LED headlights. Also new: the implementation of a factory-limited 112-mph top speed.
Like all Volvos, the S60 is offered only with 4-cylinder power. The base engine, known as the T5, is a turbo-4 that makes 250 horsepower. The T6 is both supercharged and turbocharged for a total of 316 hp. With both engines buyers have a choice between front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive. An 8-speed automatic tackles gearchanges.
At the top of the range is the Recharge-formerly known as the T8-which incorporates plug-in hybrid technology to the T6 engine. The 11.6-kwh battery and accompanying electric motor boost horsepower to 400 while adding up to 22 miles of all-electric driving range. For more juice, a Polestar Engineered variant turns up the wick to 415 hp. Top speed is still 112 mph, though.
The hybrid models are most efficient, scoring 69 mpg combined in hybrid mode. The comparatively conventional T5 returns 23 mpg highway, 34 highway, 27 combined, figures more typical of the segment. A T6 with all-wheel drive drops to 21/32/25 mpg.
Some of the many safety technologies found on all models include automatic emergency braking, active lane control, blind-spot monitors, adaptive headlights, and a semi-autonomous feature known as Pilot Assist that lets drivers momentarily release the steering wheel on the interstate.
The IIHS was impressed enough with the 2020 S60 to name it a Top Safety Pick; with its new standard headlights, don't be surprised if it's promoted to a Top Safety Pick+. As for the NHTSA, they haven't yet tested the S60.
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| Engine | 2.0L I-4 |
| MPG | 23 City / 34 Hwy |
| Seating | 5 Passengers |
| Transmission | Geartronic 8-spd w/OD |
| Power | 250 @ 5500 rpm |
| Drivetrain | front-wheel |
