Our Fleet Test Drive: Volvo XC60 - 4th Review
Date:
20 May 2009
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Author: Tristan Young
XC60 and dogs
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Category: | Small 4x4 | P11D price: | £28,785 | Key rival: | Audi Q5 | |
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I chose our Volvo XC60 as my long term test car because I figured it would fit my needs almost perfectly.
If you're a new reader, then it's worth knowing that I live nearly 50 motorway miles from the BusinessCar office and have a wife, two kids and three dogs. So during the week I need a comfortable cruiser and at weekends and holidays I need to be able to throw a lot of stuff in the car and go. With minimal stress.
After a recent trip north, I can confirm the Volvo does all I'd hoped and more for comfort and practicality.
Below the boot cover there's nearly 500 litres of space, enough for a week's holiday kit and two out of the three dogs (obviously I didn't use the boot cover). Dog number three curls up in the front passenger footwell.
At the risk of going too dog-mad (some might say that's it's too late) you can fit five border collies in an XC60's boot if, say, you want to take a cheesy picture or go to the beach for a walk.
Volvo XC60 2.4 D5 SE Lux manual | Mileage | 6876 | Claimed combined consumption | 37.7mpg | Our average consumption | 32.6mpg | P11D price | £28,785 | Model price range | £24,250-£33,740 | CO2 (tax) | 199g/km (30%) | BIK 20/40% per month | £143/£287 | Service interval | 18,000mls | Insurance | group 14 | Warranty | 3yrs/60,000mls | Boot space (min/max) | 495/1455 litres | Engine size/power | 2400cc/185PS | Top speed/0-62mph | 127mph/9.0secs | Why we’re running it | Volvo’s new baby 4x4 is the best in class and loaded with hi-tech kit | Positive | Comfort, practicality, safety kit | Negative | Position of electronic parking brake |
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