In late December, changbai mountain in the southeast of Jilin province was already wrapped in silver, and although it was around minus 10 degrees Celsius and the cold was overwhelming, an ice and snow test drive ignited the speed and excitement here. This time, Uncle Che was invited here to participate in the test drive experience of the new S60, to feel the natural scenery under the snow covered in winter, and also to have a date with safe driving.
The new S60 was launched in June this year, with a total of 7 models launched, and the price range is 296,900-46.19 million yuan. In the most competitive luxury mid-size car market, the new S60 is naturally inseparable from the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Audi A4L. When they are all interpreting the sports youth trend from different dimensions and deepening their product tone, the new S60 has not fallen, with the Nordic minimalist design to catch the attention of consumers, supplemented by a safe and healthy soul, from the inside to the outside can feel the Nordic lifestyle it advocates.
In the past, when it comes to Volvo's Nordic minimalism, most people will think of a simple design and textured color, but in the new S60, we see a more sporty expression. In addition to the elements that we are very familiar with, such as the Quake headlights and the Viking Tomahawk tail lamp, in order to meet the personalized needs of consumers, the new S60 adopts a dual-appearance design, namely the sports version and the deluxe version.
Among them, the deluxe version adopts a straight waterfall grille and uses a large area of chrome decoration, which is more elegant and noble.
The Sport version features a black sports kit with a dot-matrix grille for more dynamic and welcoming. It can be said that Volvo's model is not the kind of shiny style, more is the low-key luxury, no matter how long the time has passed, its style will not become obsolete, perhaps this is called an eternal classic.
In terms of body size, its length, width and height are 4761/1850/1437 mm, and the wheelbase has reached 2872 mm, which brings a spacious driving space. In the actual experience, both the front and rear seats are very abundant, and even those who are 180cm tall do not have to worry about driving comfort at all.
In addition to the spacious and comfortable driving space, the front seats are electrically adjustable, while supporting seat heating and ventilation, and the use of ergonomic seats, Volvo through the study of human skeletal characteristics, to ensure that the seat and spine fit just right, to give enough support, sit up particularly comfortable.
The interior is also luxurious, and the workmanship and materials are far superior to the same level, not only a large number of Nappa leather covering and chrome process decoration, but also the use of baby-friendly grade fabrics.
The full LCD dashboard can present a lot of vehicle information in front of the driver's eyes, and the display content is clear, the font size is appropriate; the whole series is equipped with a 9-inch center console screen as standard, supporting carPlay mobile phone interconnection function, and also supporting WI-FI function; multi-functional steering wheel, wrapped in leather material, the grip is very good.
The above is a simple static experience feeling, and next, Uncle Che mainly shares with you the new S60 driving experience that can safely gallop on the ice and snow road of Changbai Mountain. The new S60 offers four powertrains, with the B3, B4 and B5 models all equipped with 2.0T engines and Overboost overcharging technology, mid-cylinder direct fuel injection, modular exhaust handling system and lightweight treatment, while the T8 hybrid model is equipped with Volvo RECHARGE technology.
The strongest of the four power is the T8 hybrid version, this SET OFRGE hybrid system adopts the combination of 2.0T turbo + mechanical double supercharged gasoline engine and electric motor, the comprehensive power of the whole RECHARGE hybrid system reaches 288kW, and the comprehensive torque is 640N·m, which is also the soul of its 4.7-second breakthrough acceleration performance. This kind of power performance is very abundant compared with the same class of models, and even at the same level as high-performance sports cars such as the Audi S4 and Mercedes-Benz AMG C43.
As an automotive media person, Uncle Che is full of infinite curiosity about every unknown model, so the first contact with the new S60 has boosted my adrenaline a lot, after all, it is a model that can break 100 in 5 seconds. Although there are not a few models that can achieve this result, they are more expensive in terms of price.
The ice and snow test drive site includes a number of test subjects such as pile winding, U-bending, acceleration test, emergency braking and so on. In the snow surface linear acceleration and braking, the test is the vehicle's acceleration, braking, steering ability on low-adhesion ice and snow roads. In pure electric mode, when the throttle is quickly and deeply pressed, the RECHARGE hybrid system starts the engine to participate in the power output. Unlike the quiet of Pure mode, hybrid mode can hear some of the movements emitted by the engine, the hybrid mode will be as little involved in the power output as possible, but at the same time will ensure sufficient power.
If you want maximum performance output, you can choose the Power Flexible Driving Mode, and you can feel the rapid increase in speed by tapping the accelerator. The unique ESC SPORT sports car mode, after opening, allows the vehicle to slide to a certain extent, if the danger is detected, it will take over the intervention, providing a bottom line guarantee for driving pleasure, making the cornering more assured, while cooperating with the four-wheel drive structure of the front oil and the electric power and the same Michelin tire of the supercar, while ensuring the mute effect of the tire, it has strong athletic performance and grip, even on the ice surface can also achieve automatic correction of the vehicle direction, and it is very handy to drive.
In the process of steering around the pile, the new S60 does not need to reduce the speed of the car too low to complete the continuous action steadily, maintaining the elegance of the driving arc in the wind and snow. Drifting on ice and snow is the most exciting part, lightweight weight reduction technology combined with responsive power output and compact and precise steering, beautifully achieving continuous drift on the edge of controllable and out-of-control. Of course, if you prefer the driving experience of fuel vehicles, the new S60 B5 version also has excellent performance, with a maximum power of 250Ps and a maximum torque of 350 N·m, which can bring it the same excellent power performance.
Powerful power also needs excellent chassis to match, the new S60 is equipped with a combination of front double wishbone suspension, rear integral multi-link suspension, the directionality and followability in the corners are very good, this is because Volvo used the Vi-Grade chassis simulator to repeatedly test when tuning the chassis, and finally tuned this chassis comparable to the sports car level, even the B5 and other versions also have this powerful chassis configuration.
The new S60 is not only outstanding performance, the City Safety urban safety system is still the standard of the whole series, full speed automatic braking, emergency avoidance assist, emergency brake light flashing can maximize the safety of urban driving. The Pilot Assist pilot assistance system makes the driving more intelligent, with 3 kinds of follow-up mode ACC adaptive cruise can be freely selected according to the road conditions, high-speed cruise, congestion and other road conditions can open ACC adaptive cruise, completely liberating the feet. The safety protection system composed of the standard 6 airbags, high-strength cage body and SIPS side impact protection system makes the new S60 achieve the leading level of protection for occupants.
Uncle Che summed up
The day's test drive session is over, and a new S60 armed to the teeth is very relaxed in the face of ice and snow challenges. After personally experiencing this ice and snow test drive, it also makes us more recognized the strength of the new S60, the powerful RETURN plug-in hybrid has brought leading performance performance, the powerful chassis configuration also provides an excellent driving experience for the new S60, at the same time, Volvo, which has always been known for its safety, makes the auxiliary functions of the new S60 more intelligent and more humane, and also allows the vehicle to reach the destination safely and quickly under extreme conditions, which does have a good performance.