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ARRIVAL: 2019 Volvo S60 T6 AWD

EPA CITY/HWY/COMB Fuel Econ: 21/32/25 mpg

“From its attractive looks to its impeccably installed sunroof, there’s a lot to like about our Volvo S60 tester.”
Miguel Cortina

Base price $41,295 As tested $50,630

Back in April, Detroit editor Alisa Priddle traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, to help build a 2019 Volvo S60 at the plant. “Sometime in the next few months,” she wrote, “someone will buy a Volvo S60 sedan with a panoramic sunroof that I installed.” Turns out, I’ll be driving that same S60. With the help of Volvo PR, we obtained the S60 that came off of the production line a few months ago, and we’ll spend the next year with it.

Our 2019 Volvo S60 T6 AWD Momentum is powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that’s both supercharged and turbocharged. Mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission, the engine produces 316 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque, and all that power is sent to all four wheels thanks to a standard all-wheel-drive system. This is the same powertrain we drove during our Car of the Year testing last year, and we liked it so much we named the S60 and V60 finalists.

Picking the Momentum trim means you get a 9.0-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. There are two USB ports in the entire cabin, a Wi-Fi hot spot, the panoramic sunroof, leather seats and trim throughout, and a two-zone automatic climate control system. Rear passengers get air vents, but they don’t have their own climate system or any USB ports.

All new Volvos get the City Safety collision avoidance system, which includes runoff road mitigation and protection, lane keep assist, road sign information, and rear park assist. Unfortunately, the full suite of safety technologies doesn’t come standard in the S60, so you have to add the Advanced package to get them, as we did. The package adds $2,500 to the price, and we’ll report on the semi-autonomous Pilot Assist technologies in a future update.

Our new S60 also came with the Premium and Multimedia packages. The Premium package ($2,050) adds power-folding mirrors, automatic dimming mirrors, HomeLink garage door opener, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert and automatic braking, front and rear parking sensors, and keyless entry with hands-free trunk opening.

The Multimedia package comes with a 12.3-inch digital display on the instrument panel, a navigation system, and the crisp Harman Kardon 10-speaker premium sound system. The package adds $2,500 to the price, but in my opinion, it’s worth it. The digital display is pretty sweet and lets you see the nav system between the speedo and tach. It has a different look and feel than Audi’s Virtual Cockpit, and it nicely complements the rest of the premium interior.

Our S60 also comes with the Linear Lime Deco inlay ($600), heated rear seats and steering wheel ($750), and Osmium Gray Metallic paint ($645). In total, our S60 came in at $50,630, a decent price for a well-equipped luxury sport sedan.

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