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2019 Model Redesign Year

The S60 sedan is quiet, and boasts an uncluttered and elegant interior with comfortable seats. It comes with front- or all-wheel drive. The all-wheel-drive V60 Cross Country is a wagon version that has most of the sedan's attributes. We found the Volvo to be quiet inside, featuring an uncluttered and elegant interior with comfortable seats. The turbo four-cylinder engine employs mild-hybrid technology that facilitates accessory usage and smooths out the engine's stop/start feature. We measured 26 mpg overall when we tested the previous T5 engine.

In typical Volvo fashion, the ride is stiff. Handling is sound but unexceptional. Unfortunately, the car is plagued with Volvo's unintuitive infotainment system. The plug-in hybrid version has been renamed T8.

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2025 Volvo S60

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Base MSRP Range

$42,600 - $51,000

Destination Charge: $1195

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Base MSRP Range

$42,600 - $51,000

Destination Charge: $1195

2025 Volvo S60

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$42,600 - $51,000

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2019-2025

2019 Model Redesign Year

The redesigned 2019 S60 sedan is quiet, has an uncluttered and elegant interior, and comfortable seats. The T5 uses an energetic 250-hp, turbo four-cylinder engine that drives the front wheels. This combination returned 26 mpg overall in our tests. The T6 brings all-wheel drive, plus a more powerful 316-hp four-cylinder that is both turbocharged and supercharged. In typical Volvo fashion, the ride is stiff. Handling is sound but unexceptional.

Unfortunately, the S60 is plagued with Volvo's unintuitive infotainment system, which requires too much swiping, tapping and eyes off the road. The S60 comes standard with automatic emergency braking with the ability to recognize and respond to pedestrians and cyclists. Updates for 2021 include standard blind spot warning and rear cross traffic warning. For 2022, there is only one engine, a 247 hp 2.0-liter turbo employing mild hybrid technology. 2025 is the final model year for the S60 sedan.

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$23,300 - $32,725

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$21,350 - $29,675

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$20,075 - $27,675

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NA

$18,300 - $26,050

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$16,325 - $24,050

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$13,225 - $17,850

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2011-2018

2011 Model Redesign Year

A 2011 redesign made the S60 much nicer, with agile handling and a taut, steady ride. The standard T5 is pretty lively, but the top-level T6 is quicker and more refined. Among the advanced safety gear is an innovation Volvo called "City Safety". This helps prevent low-speed crashes by scanning the road ahead, sounding an alarm and applying the brakes if you are likely to collide with the car in front of you. This feature has since spread throughout the industry. Today, it is known as forward collision mitigation.

The T5's five-cylinder engine can sound gruff, but provides lively acceleration and respectable fuel economy. The interior is quiet, neatly finished and front-seat comfort is excellent. However, the rear seats are best suited for children and trunk capacity is meager.

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$11,375 - $16,500

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$7,650 - $14,075

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$6,450 - $13,100

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$4,750 - $12,350

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$5,000 - $11,225

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NA

$4,725 - $10,525

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$4,375 - $9,800

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NA

Owner Satisfaction

NA

2001-2010

2001 Model Redesign Year

One of the first of the new breed of attractively styled Volvos, the 2001 S60 sedan was more stylish than the boxy S70 it replaced, but rather disappointing overall. The ride, though better than the S70's, is still a bit stiff and jiggly, and handling is neither agile nor sporty. With its 197-hp turbocharged five-cylinder engine, the 2.4T version provides fairly brisk acceleration. The higher-performance T5 doesn't feel as quick as its 247-hp rating would suggest. An AWD option arrived for 2002. The cabin is quiet, and the seats are very comfortable, though the rear accommodations are cramped.

The S60's confusing audio controls were improved for 2005.

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Reliability Verdict

NA

Owner Satisfaction

NA

$4,600 - $4,975

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NA

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NA

$3,700 - $4,475

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NA

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NA

$3,050 - $4,750

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NA

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NA

$4,325 - $5,225

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NA

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NA

$3,950 - $4,950

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NA

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NA

$3,550 - $4,700

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NA

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NA

$3,325 - $4,350

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NA

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NA

$3,200 - $3,625

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NA

Owner Satisfaction

NA

$3,175 - $3,350

Reliability Verdict

NA

Owner Satisfaction

NA

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