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2010 Volvo Xc60 reviews

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Garry Mitchell, New Zealand

Volvo XC60 T6 AWD 2010

1 star review

Since we took delivery of our new XC60 T6 12 months ago it has been a nightmare. Our car has 6,500km on the clock, has been off the road for a total of 4 weeks and has experienced the following problems: Engine oil leak - new gasket was fitted and the car was off the road a week; False seat belt alarms (an intermittent fault, that has not been resolved); City safety stopping the car on two occasions when approaching intersections. With no cars / or obstacles in the way, terrifying my wife and two boys. (They claim the software has now been updated, we’ll see); Since the oil leak repair we have had to top-up the engine oil, we suspect we still have an issue and asked the dealer to check this out on the 12 month service. (refer below). The latest incidents occurred when we took our car to the Volvo dealer for its 12 month service and WOF (warranty of fitness test carried out every 12 months); The car failed the WOF due to a leak from the power steering, a new steering rack was fitted; When installing the steering rack the dealer discovered a faulty steering pipe also had to be replaced We were then informed of further delays as a new bolt was also required to complete the same job For the latest fix the car was off the road 16 days When very reluctantly collecting the car we were informed that we would need to return when it’s travelled a further 1,000km so they can check the engine oil!! We contacted Volvo Sweden who claimed it is the responsibility of the NZ agent now, not theirs. We did point out that Volvo manufactured the car, not the agent! Not the type of support I expected when buying a Volvo. We have owned 8 new cars before of different makes without any issues, this is our first and last Volvo.

Submitted: 05/06/2011 16:05:57

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Steve Clark, Northamptonshire

Volvo XC60 2.4 Drive SE 2010

4 star review

I have covered 8,000 miles in this car and it is 10 months old. The car is comfortable and gives a comfortable ride with a feeling of safety. I have the lower powered 175hp engine that can return over 40 mpg but it is only fwd. The car has had a couple of problems sorted out quickly the first was an airbag warning light and the second an update on the software regarding the oil level. There are a few creaks and rattles but these are more noticeable due to the quiteness of the cabin. Overall I am most pleased with the car but I expect to be considering the cost and the age.

Submitted: 22/01/2011 21:54:40

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Chris Duncan, England

Volvo XC60 Se Lux Premium D5 205bhp AWD 2010

3 star review

I bought a new silver D5 AWD in Feb 2010 with every extra possible excepting Self Levelling Suspension (dealer talked me out of it) which I now wish I had ordered as it cannot be retro-fitted. Overall I think it’s a good car but not great. My main complaint is engine noise from the D5, when accelerating hard especially up hill or when towing it is very noisy, when cruising between 80 - 90mph it is annoyingly noisy even with all round laminated glass. Then came the problems. Electric boot refuses to close sometimes, been back 3 times but did it again the other day, sat-nav lost it’s voice intermittently dealer reset it. Back for child lock warning message twice, replaced lock. windscreen wipers over wiping and tapping on metal surround, adjusted twice now can’t pull them off the windscreen when washing as they hit the bonnet due to over adjustment, seat belt trim split and replaced. Rear suspension noise, back twice boot suspected and lock adjusted, second visit spring dampers fitted. Rattle from back door, lock adjusted to latch door properly. It’s been a frustrating start with this car, I hope it gets more reliable with age,. It’s a nice car to drive overall. Economy? I challenge anyone to get better than 31-32 mpg average, I drive very carefully and rarely venture into town and couldn’t get my overall average over 31.5 in the first 6000 miles before I starting towing. If they sort the engine noise and reliability in the future it would be a great car.

Submitted: 16/08/2010 15:29:46

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Syd Taylor, Staffordshire

Volvo XC60 D5 R-Design SE 2010

4 star review

Volvo ownership does something for you. It declares your intention to go for the best and to be guided by good solid commonsense, mediated with innate taste. Behind the wheel of one of this company’s superb products you are very clearly not trying to impress, but at the same time are creating the best of impressions. These cars have class by the bucket load and don’t have to dip their toes in the twinkly tinsel of flash in order to steal a march on rivals. It’s rather like the difference between understated, made to measure apparel that comes - as all good things do - at a price, but a sensible one, and designer labelled fashionable fripperies that ’costa packet’ and don’t guarantee a pocket to put your hands in. With a Volvo you know to expect comfort, performance, style, safety, good residuals and a warm acknowledgement from fellow road users who are rightfully suspicious of undue ostentation and conspicuous flag waving of the parvenu kind. It comes as no surprise then that the XC60 has been named ’Best SUV’ by influential title Fleet News where it beat off competition from Audi Q5, BMW X5 and Ford Kuga. To be more specific, with the XC60 one has everything one expects of an upmarket SUV with the addition of enough bells and whistles to serve a cross channel ferry negotiating busy sea lanes. It’s a big car, but as captain, you’ll feel completely in control and as comfortable as a first class passenger in a force nine gale. Driver aids are many and multifarious, ensuring safe and secure passage along the highways and byways of our congested roads.You’re safe and secure in all conditions and need not fear whatever adversary the highway gremlin may strew in your path. Whilst off-road capability is obviously there, it’s most definitely not a competitor to rival a Land Rover or a Jeep: it is a gentle off-roader of the refined kind. The standard ’City Safety Pack’ has radar that sees ahead and at speeds under 20 mph applies the brakes if you are distracted and about to collide with the vehicle in front. I tried it with a big piece of foam rubber taped to a cardboard box and tried to run into it: it didn’t work. Hmm! Perhaps it was ’stealth foam’ that doesn’t show up on radar. There are also ’blind spot’ sensors in the mirrors that warn you if a vehicle is lurking unobserved - most useful. Similarly if you stray over clown painted white lines, a bing bong noise wakes you up. God’s teeth! why not just learn to control a motor car and stay awake? Most useful though are the red lights that are projected onto the windscreen to warn you that you are too close to the vehicle ahead. This should be a feature in all cars because it really concentrates the mind and re-educates tailgaters. It’s nice to know that while incident free motoring may not make for highly dramatic reportage, safety features in abundance guarantee safe arrival and happy endings - so who would argue with that. Inside this crossover SUV It’s solid, airy and well appointed with everything being of excellent quality. There’s lots of room for five to travel at ease and it’s well equipped with comfort features like dual zone climate control and an excellent sound system. The driving position is typically high and from a ’command’ position you get an excellent all round view. At the wheel one feels supremely confident, eminently sensible and refined in taste - almost to patrician levels. In short, the driver feels good and passengers feel secure and comfortable. It suits the discerning motorist down to the ground. Tested with the 2.4litre,205PS five cylinder diesel engine driving through a six speed manual gearbox to all wheels, performance was brisk for a vehicle of its size with responsive handling and surefooted road holding through bends. The adventurous can travel at 130mph if they wish and if one is in a thrusting mood,60mph can be reached in under eight seconds. Much more importantly, throttle response and overtaking ability enable you to cover distances surprisingly rapidly. During the test your correspondent did not ’spare the horses’ having matters of grave urgency to attend to at different points of the compass. Of course, these days only the feckless ignore fuel consumption and I have to say that, in its class ,the figures are extremely competitive while the performance never leaves one in doubt that whatever the conditions, here is a motor that will deliver - more reliably it has to be said, than today’s postal services. Despite a thorough thrashing, economy never dipped below 39.4 mpg. Surely a huge embarrassment to Ford, I mused, reminding myself of the new Fiesta automatic I had tested recently that returned barely 31mpg. It’s a splendid diesel engine in this installation, but some will criticize the slight ’gruffness’ under load. It’s nothing to complain about really - but it’s not as super smooth as some diesel rivals - but it’s smooth enough. At a time of great financial and ecological uncertainty one feels that here is a vehicle you can bank on. It’s a Volvo through and through and that means you can trust it to do what it says on the tin - to coin a phrase.(No wonder the canny Chinese have leapt in!). Weaving my way through congested city streets I felt imbued with the aura of understated celebrity, rather as if a respected theatrical knight were negotiating the Saturday afternoon hordes in the shopping precinct. I was astonished when, in a ’fifty fifty’ situation, a boy racer flashed me the ’go ahead’ - and as I obligingly negotiated the gap, he acknowledged my wave as if to say ’suits you sir’. Politicians today bang on about ’change’, but quite frankly where this Volvo XC60 D5 R-Design SE is concerned, I wouldn’t change a thing.

Submitted: 09/05/2010 12:17:30

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