A brochure, detailing the specifications of the Volvo XC60 T6 has surfaced on the website of Volvo Federal Auto Glenmarie, indicating an impending launch of a more powerful variant of the Volvo XC60 – which is currently available in a single ‘T5’ spec.
It is expected to come with a tuned version of the Drive-E powerplant currently in service in the Volvo XC60 T5. The 2.0 litre, turbocharged four-cylinder engine in the ‘T6’ state of tune produces 306 hp and 400 Nm of torque, paired to an Aisin-sourced eight-speed automatic gearbox.
The incoming T6 betters the T5 with 18-inch rims as opposed to the 17-inch design on the latter, plus the addition of adaptive digital display on the instrument cluster – which is an option on the T5. The power increase is a definite welcome over the T5, which has 245 hp and 350 Nm of torque.
Apart from that, one can expect the full arsenal of safety features from the T5 to carry over. Volvo’s 5+5+5 coverage plan – which includes a five-year warranty, five years of free service and a five-year access to the Volvo On Call roadside assistance service, is standard.
With the arrival of the T6 variant set to take place in the near future, all that is left out of the equation is the price. The T5 variant is priced at RM288,888 on-the-road without insurance. With that said, how much are you willing to pay for the added power and kit?
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How much are you willing to pay for the added power kit? From the old pricing, I guess it’s wishing thinking to pay less but I think it might end up with 1k for 1 hp.
I am only willing to pay the same price for such a cold car as the T5 version.
If more expensive, bye bye :P
At least better than the dead car VW.
One skinny sales fella from KL said price is around RM320k. If it is true then it is a great buy. BMW X3 or Audi Q5 cannot beat it in performance or price. Only downside is that it is only 2WD.
Skinny salesguy also said only 20 units available for this year so Volvo fans and power meisters better get this quick before it finish.
I can not accept the fact that, the Chinese Volvo can tapao my Porsche Macan.
lets just think about this 300HP in a XC60.
Wow
This is good news for the v40 and s60. It means the doors are completely open again for high powered models at pricing less than the germans
This is not twincharged meh?
“Details of the first cars to get the new engines have now been revealed. The Volvo S60 T6 FWD will now use a 2.0 litre engine from the new engine family, officially called the ‘Drive-E’ family. The 2.0 litre direct injection engine is equipped with both a Roots supercharger and a turbocharger, with the supercharger filling in the bottom end of the torque curve, and the turbocharger kicking in later when the airflow builds up.
This 2.0 litre engine is mated to a new eight-speed automatic gearbox, which means the Ford Getrag Powershift dual-clutch transmissions have been replaced as well. 0-100 km/h takes 5.9 seconds, thanks to 302 hp and 400 Nm of torque.”
Read more: http://paultan.org/2013/10/28/new-volvo-drive-e-engine-family-debuts-volvo-s60/#ixzz3GHMx0VCz
Interesting that Volvo’s Drive-E is not deemed to be EEV, tak cukup jilat?
Actually, there 2 types of T6 engine in Volvo family worldwide…
1)- T6 AWD with 305Ps, 440Nm on Dual charges engine
2)- T6 FWD with 306Ps, 400Nm on turbo engine.
It is good to have more hp and torque but if you are driving along Federal Highway or LDP, a Kancil can be next to an AMG.
What I like the most is the safety features that Volvo has but other makes are lack of.
Thats a lot of power & torque for a tall FWD based car. You will really need traction control on at all times to ensure no/less torque steer. But still, in a straightline, this XC60 will put some hot hatches to shame.
New Era is coming. “Multi Speeder” will be the trend of coming 5 years.
Volvo you got guts and nuts!
Launch 8 speed ahead others consumer vehicle.
Something that volvo cleverer. I believe this 8 speeder box are Aisin torque converter gearbox.
Dual Clutch seems not ready yet!
VW, wish you launch your 10 speed or 12 speed dual clutch soon! Kindly test in variant drive condition properly before launch it!
What in the world are you talking about? I think Volvo did the right thing in choosing an 8AT rather than a DCT. Even with all that performance, I think they’re prioritizing a smooth and refined driving experience rather than outright performance. From what I’ve read so far, DCTs are rather jerky and unrefined at lower speeds and some have trouble downshifting on demand. Plus, after the VW DSG fiasco, I doubt many people are willing to trust in DCTs at the moment.
And look at BMW: they’re doing very well with that ZF 8AT found in most of their cars. With the right tuning, Volvo can achieve similar results…as long as the Aisin 8AT is up to snuff.
Jangan persoal Volvo’s safety, the world’s safest car.
Pretty soon we cannot really persoal their performance, too…
Nope, cannot also :P
Jilat Volvo, jangan tak jilat…
Wrong info, the T6 drive-e can actually do 0-100km/h in about 6.1s
won’t be cheap..but considering how much that lexus nx is….this is a bargain
Is it a 4wd?
Yes, but only when there is slip. Most of the time, when grip is adequate, its just an FWD car. Its not like Audi Quattro, which though rear biased, all 4 wheels are powering the car at all times.
Iriz steering.. hehe
Ask vw to bungkus. Aftersales service Volvo win, safety Volvo win, power Volvo coming strong, reliability Volvo win, Design subjective to individual, Price value for money.
I will definitely go for Volvo over those more expensive Audi, Merz or BMW.
Fuel consumption also Volvo win. Some official numbers:
Volvo XC60 T5 : 245 hp, 6.7L/100km, RM 288,888
BMW X3 XDrive20i : 184 hp, 7.2L/100km, RM 328,800
Volvo XC60 T6 : 306 hp, 7.3L/100km, RM ???
For teh lulz, Iriz 1.6 CVT’s fc 7.4L/100km
Audi Q5 2.0 TFSI : 225 hp, 7.9L/100km, RM 328,000
People buy VW so that they can join Daphne Iking protest VW’s lousy car and after sales. Hahah, padan muka despo suckers. This “Chinese” car better than German’s Proton, muka campak kat longkang la pakai VW ini machiem.
Volvo owners can enjoy good time, see on fb, Volvo owners enjoy epic road trips with epic sceneries. VW owners’ epic scenery is workshop, waiting months for spare parts without replacement car. If warranty is over, epic repair bills too. Most spectacular epic view indeed! Jilat Germans somemore, jangan tak jilat!
Hmm, but if you ask me, I have still yet to encounter any issued since I got VW passat so far..my car still working fine for me..and for the protest that you mentioned, that Daphne Iking in facebook profile is not even real account, I dun think so anyone will go for the protest and I am not going….
Heard from salesmen the other day, its coming out this Sunday, 18th.. priced around 318k++…
Very good spec! they should have call it XC60 R instead of T6 which the name is more “garang”. 300hp, more than what VW Golf R offer now…
“R” had been applied & register under Volkswagen patented right worldwide at few years back, so now Volvo can only use R design…
To cut down price of petrol, please see below:
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Lets do it… why not try?…..
Plz read until the end and plz make a commitment for our benefit.
This is known as ‘price control’
It seems that price of petrol will keep increasing until RM3.00 by next year end. If you and everyone plays a part we can collectively force petrol price to come down.
Philip Hollsworth a brilliant economist came up with this idea. When compared to many other measures, ideas and campaigns, this idea works better, easier to enforce and manageable. On the previous campaign where we were supposed to boycott for a few days or a month petrol from a particular seller eg Caltex, Petron etc, this campaign did not suceed; but this new campaign has started and we are all going to force Petronas to revise its petrol price thru this boycott campaign.
Of course this petrol company is laughing at us but lets see who is going to have the last laugh. Previously we were supposed to cut down on travel to reduce petrol expense but this new campaign wil not burden us.
No matter what, this new campaign is already working and we need each of you to play a small part for long term benefit for is all.
Do you know according to market research and information from OPEC, the reasonable price of petrol in Malaysia should not go beyond 0.95 sen a litre? So why is it sold so much higher? Because we are being robbed. We are treated as suckers. The petrol producing Companies are profiteering so much. We as consumers have to and must teach them a lesson ‘ Never underestimate the power of the common man’. We must stop them from robbing us.
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The idea is this:
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Once again;
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This campaign has started; play your part. Plz continue with your commitment. We have to continue
1. Forward this email to all your friends and contacts,
2. Buy your petrol from other companies but not Petronas.
Interesting, but flawed. We’re using imported crude, Petronas can’t possibly control market price.
Dear Kong,
As a PETRONAS staff, i found your remarks rather hilarious and uninformative. Do you think PETRONAS control market price? Do you think PETRONAS control Malaysian fuel prices? Please do some detail research, and find information where majority of fuels in Malaysia are originating (including those sold by Shell, Petron, Caltex, etc etc).
By boycotting PETRONAS, will not resolve high fuel prices. Perhaps you might want to talk to government on this, or vote for change of government next time. :)
400Nm all into FWD…any big difference ?
Get T6 or wait for XC90? Ignore the 5+2 seats in XC90… any big help ( the extra 2 small seats in XC90 ) anyway ?