The XC60 gets a more sporty design.
Volvo has brought on road tests, the XC60 crossover second generation. Photospin managed to photograph the car during the tests in Amsterdam. Premiere of the car will take place in late 2017 or early 2018..
The car will be built on a modular platform SPA, which uses the XC90. The new crossover will be the sixth model, the Swedish brand for this architecture. Unlike the flagship crossover, the XC60 gets a more sporty design. It is not excluded that the car will be larger than its predecessor.
All specifications are still kept secret. According to unofficial data, the prototype is equipped with a 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engines T5. The same motor is installed and on the XC90. In the engine range of the production version of the crossover will include petrol units chetyrehrjadnye. Will also be presented the hybrid version of the SUV. Later on some markets the car will receive three-cylinder engines.
In addition, Volvo is developing a crossover on the step below the XC60. The main competitors of this SUV will be the BMW X1 and Audi Q3. Novelty called XC40 has already been presented previously as a concept. Prototype crossover has received a hybrid power plant. In was composed of the 1.6-litre petrol three-cylinder engine, electric motor and seven-speed robotized transmission. The total capacity of the machine was about 250 horsepower. One electric crossover can travel up to 50 kilometers.
