In fact, since the Volvo brand entered the Chinese market, it has gradually been welcomed by Chinese users, and compared with Lincoln, Cadillac, Jaguar Land Rover and other brands with better development scale, the brand design concept of safety is indeed very attractive to family users. After all, although many models have now launched L2 level assisted driving that emphasizes safe travel, although it can save us some driving fatigue, but at the same time, it also gives driving safety to the car machine, although manufacturers say that intelligent driving is already very reliable, but really hand over the safety of life and property to the vehicle to decide, I am still a little panicked. So, what is the comprehensive strength of Volvo S60 as a medium-sized car focusing on families?
As a B-segment car, because of its modest size, it is relatively easy for us to drive the Volvo S60 around the city on a daily basis. In addition, the front design of this car is in line with the characteristics of Nordic luxury, which is generous and elegant, with the hood pressed down towards the front, and the overall shape is neat. The LED headlights on both sides of Thor's hammer have a simple shape, and the arrangement of the straight waterfall chrome grille is more distinctive, which is more recognizable under the illumination of natural light. The design of the side of the body is smooth and concise, there are no superfluous line elements to outline the sense of muscle, just a simple rounded shape, which makes people feel very comfortable. The rear styling is a conventional symmetrical layout, the entire rear envelope is relatively solid, and the double-sided chrome exhaust layout not only creates a certain sense of sophistication, but also does not lose its sporty temperament.
Interior part, Volvo S60 continues the design style of the family, the three-spoke steering wheel has a rough shape, but the feel is very delicate, the surface is wrapped and stitched with leather material, and the feedback of the physical buttons on it feels tight, which is obviously different from the look. The central control screen adopts an unconventional longitudinal design, the 9-inch screen can display the complete user interface, the car machine system is the Android native car machine, the interface is clean and tidy, but the sense of vividness is average, compared with the mainstream car machine system, it seems a bit monotonous and boring. However, fortunately, the functions supported by the car machine are more practical, such as voice recognition control, Internet of Vehicles, GPS navigation, etc., and it also supports the download and installation of third-party software, and the playability has been improved.
In terms of materials, Volvo S60 is covered with soft packaging material in the center console, with stitching treatment, and the overall sense of craftsmanship is still there. At the same time, there are also differences in the materials used in different versions, the low configuration adopts the common black and gray soft package decoration, and the middle configuration is replaced with a walnut trim that highlights the sense of grade, plus the Ou Ruishi brand crystal stop handle, the interior texture is more prominent. However, such interiors need to be taken care of frequently to ensure that they look great.
In addition, when we buy a mid-size car, we generally use it as a substitute for transportation, so we pay more attention to the rear space. After all, when we take a family of five to the mall and travel, if the space in the car is very small, then it is difficult to ensure the comfort of the car. At this time, if we need to bring some large items home, the rear seats do not support reclining is also a problem that restricts home use. Secondly, in order to ensure the longitudinal legroom in the rear row, the rear seat cushion is shorter than that of the opponent, which will cause the rear passengers to sit in a certain amount of suspension in the legs, and the support is not in place, and it is easier to get tired on a long-distance ride.
The body parameters of this car are 4778/1850/1437 mm, respectively, and the wheelbase reaches 2872 mm. In this way, as a mid-size sedan, the body size performance is only a decent level. In terms of power, Volvo S60 uses a 2.0T engine + 48V mild hybrid system, which can be divided into two versions: low-power B4 and high-power B5 according to different power tuning. Among them, the B5 power is exclusive to high-end models, with a maximum power of 250 horsepower and a WLTC comprehensive fuel consumption of 6.67L/100km, although it is filled with No. 95 gasoline, but this fuel economy performance is still ideal in the same class of models.
In fact, on the whole, as a second-tier luxury brand medium-sized car, Volvo S60 is still very competitive in the current medium-sized car market, and because this car can currently enjoy the official release of 600 million car purchase subsidies, so the real starting price has dropped from 306,900 yuan to 214,900 yuan, which is good news for interested friends. But for users who are very concerned about space comfort and practicality, this car may not be the best choice at the moment.