2012 Volvo S60

What's the new volvo in 2012?that's volvo S60.That's pricing commences at $43,375. For starters, it nets an engine tune from Swedish racing team Polestar that bumps the turbocharged inline-six’s horsepower from 300 to 325. Torque makes a leap as well, from 325 lb-ft to 354. Polestar didn’t have to do much to hit these numbers. The engine internals remain the same, and the company merely upped the boost to 14.5 psi (from 13.1) and advanced the spark timing. Premium fuel is recommended, whereas the regular S60 T6 swills regular. Call us lucky for once: The power boost is specific to U.S.- and Canadian-market R-Designs. EPA fuel-economy estimates are unchanged from the base car’s 18 mpg city and 26 highway; we saw 21 mpg overall in our 600-mile test.

S60 with a 2.5-liter turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 24-valve inline 6 cylinder DOHC with variable valve timing and four valves per cylinder,and aluminum block and head, port fuel injection it making 325 horsepower at 5400 rpm and 354 lb-ft @ 3000 rpm with Displacement: 180 cu in, 2953 cc.Volvo S60 has 6-speed automatic with manual shifting mode transmisson.

The brakes bite nicely without a dead spot in initial pedal travel, but they, like the R-Design’s steering, suffer from a lack of feedback. This isn’t a concern on public roads, but Volvo cut us loose on Thunderhill Raceway, where we wanted a firmer pedal with more notice of impending ABS events than the moments-too-late shudders from the pedal. Stopping from 70 mph took a long 175 feet, compared with the 161 feet we’ve measured on a regular T6.

Thanks to the extra oomph, the R-Design accelerated to 60 mph in 5.3 seconds and through the quarter-mile in 13.9 at 103 mph, reductions of 0.2 second from the T6’s figures. The last S60R we tested, in 2005, only managed 6.4 and 14.6. The top speed reach 134 mph.

Volvo S60 Interior

Volvo S60 Engine