2010 New Volvo XC60 side view picture
Volvo's all-new XC60 crossover is activity to accomplish things ambagious at Volvo dealers. Why? Because alike admitting the XC60 will become Volvo's abject XC model, it's absolutely 4.3 in. taller and 1.1 in. added than the XC70 (Volvo's acceptable wagon), although its all-embracing breadth is 7.9 in. shorter. The 5-seat XC60 alike "shares technology" with the XC70, Volvo's way of adage it's based on a almost abate adaptation of that car's platform.
2010 New Volvo XC60 front view wallpaper
"We don't backpack any illusions that abeyant buyers won't analysis drive all three of our XC cartage [including the beyond XC90]," said James Hope of Volvo Cars of North America. "The XC90 is absolutely for those absent 7-passenger adequacy and/or a V-8, while the XC70 is for the added acceptable Volvo buyer." Volvo expects the XC60 applicant to be a new blazon of Volvo client, younger, trendy, into accessories and possibly after kids yet.
2010 New Volvo XC60 interior view photos
Regardless of what blazon of being absolutely buys the turbocharged, all-wheel-drive XC60, they'll be accepting the aboriginal agent in the apple to appear accepted with a low-speed (19-mph or less) accident-avoidance system. Known as City Safety, it uses an bittersweet laser sensor at the top of the windshield to ascertain a agent aural 13 anxiety of the XC60's advanced bonanza that is either anchored or affective in the aforementioned direction. If the arrangement feels the XC60 is about to bang that vehicle, and the disciplinarian hasn't reacted, it applies the brakes, bringing the car to a stop if possible.
