Volvo s60 Cross Country test drive
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It is difficult to surprise a modern person with something, this also applies to the field of cars. Various bodies, technical innovations, high quality finishes, all this is no longer surprising and is not something unique. Very artsy or original designs are not new either.
Now is such a time of unification and globalization, the models of almost all companies are very similar to each other. Therefore, people have to choose, often relying only on dry statistics, the economy of the car in terms of fuel consumed, engine power, luggage compartment volume and similar characteristics.
Volvo S60 Cross Country 2017
The car market is such that it motivates to produce only those cars that will definitely be in demand and will be consistently bought. Few companies run the risk of doing something original and experimental, Volvo is the carmaker that dared to do it. In 2010 they changed their policy focusing on more originality and new models such as the XC 90, V90 and others. Continuing these trends, a unique car, a mixture of sedan and crossover Volvo S60 Cross Country, appeared in its own way. At the moment, the car has no competitors in its segment.
So, what are the features of Volvo and this particular model, it is worth telling in more detail. The undoubted advantage of the car is the four-wheel drive, thanks to which it feels great on Russian roads.
The most interesting here, as in any car, is the feeling of driving. Landing is the first thing that immediately arouses interest and the first such experience, here it is higher than in a sedan, but you need to bend more than in an all-wheel drive SUV. When driving this car, you can get an even more interesting experience, it is difficult to imagine a car driving like a sedan, but with the cross-country ability of an all-wheel drive car, when you can easily drive onto a bardyur or drive on a snow-covered dirt road until you try it yourself.
When driving, a good impression is made by electronic functions that make it possible to clearly control the situation around the car. Control of the distance in front of the driving car and the ability to see dead zones. By the way, these functions are quite typical for Volvo as a whole, which allows us to put a plus in the brand impression column.
Of the pleasant features, there is the ability to access the salon without a key, a rear-view camera, and a heated steering wheel. Also, the car is made with the highest safety requirements and has a large number of technical options such as climate control, inflatable curtains and even has 6 xeon lighting equipment.
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I would like to talk in more detail about the advantages of this car. There is also an excellent very well-made salon. Everything looks calm and as usual, there are no frills that interfere with it. The seats, the center console and the ergonomics in general are excellently executed. A serious 245 horsepower motor is responsible for the movement. The design also leaves positive emotions with a large 201 mm ground clearance, bumper covers made in black exterior mirrors, black covers on the wheel arches, all this gives the car a formidable look.
Driving the Volvo S60 Cross Country is a pleasure, the car has a high ground clearance, but even taking this into account, it confidently keeps the trajectory on the asphalt and does not roll when cornering, with a bad road or on the snow, all-wheel drive performs its task, allowing the car to keep on par with other SUVs. With a small off-road, the presence of an energy-intensive suspension, and a significant angle of entry, is good.
The S60 Cross Country feels like a solid, reliable car that will prove itself worthy in all conditions. The combination of such important factors as a powerful, but economical engine, consumption, which is only 6,2 liters per 100 km, increased ground clearance, a classic 4-door body and four-wheel drive gives those opportunities with which an ordinary passenger car cannot compete.
Now there are many crossovers and cars that want to look like them, station wagons and hatchbacks with four-wheel drive or increased ground clearance, but there are no more crossover sedans like this Swedish car. Therefore, we can say that this car has no competitors, it is unique. Buying this car can be interesting especially for those who are looking for a middle ground between a crossover and a sedan, and excellent handling and decent cross-country ability, coupled with an interesting appearance, only more convincingly not to regret this choice.
Video test drive Volvo S60 Cross Country
