Volvo Car Malaysia has launched a second XC60 model, and this one is in 2.0 litre turbocharged form. The XC60 2.0 Turbo Powershift, to give the SUV its full moniker, follows in the trail blazed by the XC60 T6, which arrived on the scene in June 2009 in LE and SE forms. Its arrival brings to an end the journey of the T6 variant in the country, of which 150 units have been sold.
Where the T6 version was fully-imported, the 2.0 Turbo Powershift happens to be a CKD version – it’s assembled at Volvo’s plant in Shah Alam, and joins the seven-seater XC90 2.5T petrol and XC90 diesel D5 versions on the lineup of locally-assembled Volvo SUVs.
The vehicle is powered by a four-cylinder 2.0T GTDi (Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection) engine offering 203 hp at 6,000 rpm and 300 Nm of torque, the latter available from 1,750 to 4,000 rpm, mated to a six-speed, dual-clutch Powershift tranny.
Performance specs include a 205 kph top speed, 0-100 kph sprint time of 8.9 secs and 8.5 litres per 100 km combined cycle fuel consumption. Among the standard kit are Xenon headlamps, front fog lamps, power tailgate and 18-inch Merac-design alloy wheels wearing 235/60 series tyres.
The CKD car is comprehensively equipped – there’s City Safety, which helps avoid low-speed collisions by automatically slowing or stopping the vehicle, Collision Warning with Auto Brake (CWAB), Blind Spot Information System (BLIS), Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Dynamic Stability & Traction Control (DSTC) as well as Roll Stability Control (RSC) and Roll-Over Protection System as part of the package.
All these, in addition to the host of TLAs strapped on – ABS with Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA), Ready Alert Brakes (RAB) and Fading Brake Support (FBS), Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD) and Active Bending Lights (ABL) along with Advanced Stability Control and Traction Torque Vectoring as part of DTSC.
Prior to the launch, VCM opened bookings for the SUV in a pre-launch campaign early last month, and more than 80 units of the vehicle have been sold. The XC60 2.0 Turbo Powershift is priced at RM281,950 (on the road, without insurance).
Gallery of launch photos after the jump
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the ckd version doesn’t look as sporty as the cbu version.
China owned company also want to sell so expensive kah? Like Akira, better sell a bit cheaper than the big boys.
It should be RM200,000 and below
always see this kind of dumb comments…
so according to wat u said…
then we should have the Cheap lotus selling here long time ago….right?
i guess. the gap between Proton and Lotus, compare to Dong Feng / Volvo are way bigger right???
Nothing dumb I see here. No gap between Proton and Lotus cause Malaysia does not come out with toxic contaminated milk, and even if it did, Malaysian government won’t cover it up.
So, I think no gap lah brother. So to answew you, Lotus should not be sold cheap here.
Btw, I just read, baby in China growing pubic hair also lah cause got hormones in the milk.
don blame car company for selling expensive, the only one to be blamed is our own government who taken big portion of $ rom its duty!
I am a mechanic and I specialise in Volvo cars. I can tell you one thing, 20 years ago, Volvo was solid like a rock. After Ford took over, every single part was taken from Ford. For example the S40, it is exactly the same car as the Ford Focus. Every part also comes from the Ford Focus. So, in other words, you think you are buying a Volvo, but in actual fact, you are buying a Ford. Now China has bought Volvo, I won’t be surprised if parts come from China. The Chinese are not stupid. They don’t buy a company for fun. They buy for profit. So, after a while, the Volvo will start using China parts to cut cost. Rest assured, Volvo is on its way of becoming a Cherry.
Just want to check with uuuuuu how much uu know about the technology in chery vehicle & the ford.
launch of this model also spells bye bye to navigation, fog lamps and sunroof? T___T
bro, not to despair. The sunroof may be gone, but you still can, and definitely order the in-built sat-nav and fog lamps. Bear in mind, however, that the sat-nav costs a whopping RM 13,000!!
thanks for the heads up. you working for volvo? :D
Nope, am one very interested customer intending to get either an S80 or the XC60. Love both cars, but not exactly sure which one to choose. Which one’s better? I love the drivability of the S80, but i absolutely love the versatility of the XC 60!!
But u will hate the reliability of volvos.
Both is great in their own ways, but if you are a family man go for the S80. I see the XC60 as and active lifestyle type vehicle. :D
Ya ya, It’s depend on your age bro.. If u are around 30’s like me.. then go for XC60.. It’s very elegantly young executive design.. If u did watch Twillight movie, that damm vampire is driving this model.. But if u are more mature, go for S80.. I did test both of these car, S80 is better performance compare to XC60 in term of fast fuel response and power. XC60 is a bit slow..
Hmm i realised that the T6 model has been taken out of the website entirely. Even the pricing and specs are missing. If I still want one, it is possible to get it?
Why even buy this or the T6? Just add a bit more to RM320,000 (obviously those willing to pay RM280k got money to top up) and get a CBU, pure Made in Germany Audi Q5.
The Q5 is far better, pure German and no Malaysian Made CKD parts. Bigger car as well.
Only a fool will buy this China owned car.
again, the bias Tan Kah Joh here again….
then you should also say, only the foolest will buy a Lotus who own by Third world country? bcos we have third-world people like u… true!
Only a fool will wait 11 months for a car………. If you want one now, Euromobil can even tell you when they can deliver the car….. The Audi is also smaller in all dimesions………SO research and think before you talk.
not sure. i went and asked federal auto in glenmarie yesterday. they say can. for the ckd, they say get now better cos its not so localised yet. the later versions according to them will see great decrease in quality.
Anthony,
Is 205 kph really the top speed? i see the meter could as far as 260kph.
Loving the car. Even the spare tyre is properly insulated.
the 205kmh might be +-..
but it is a good drivetrain there..
2.0 producing >200hp with 6 speed transmission..almost equivalent to audi Q5
nice car from volvo
That’s what the spec sheet says.
Wow… very nice car & price too!! A car that I want my wife to drive..
Apparently this car is designed by Steve Mattin an ex-Mercedes man with the SL, SLK, SLR and the Maybach in his portfolio. No wonder the handsome look inside out.
Now Volvo get Turbocharged For M’sian…now we can pay less road tax…save money for 2.0 turbo engine below 300k…the 3.0 T6 vr expensive, fuel thirsty, high road tax…it is vr good price value for money to own a famous well known Europe high score safety car in the world…
It’s no longer European car my friend ….. it’s China owned co. mind you ! haha
China is going from strength to strength …
nevertheless pretty nice car and it’s a little more affordable now that it is CKD.
I agree totally. I hope owners and also in articles, we refer to it as China owned car.
At least, people will know more before buying.
So what if it was a China owned car? Even clothing materials are from China.
Even if it was German made, French made, the screws and nuts in the car were from China. So, whats the issue?
You know what happened to the toys? The paint actually came out and was poison to children. That also big company what.
I won’t be surprised if the paint or colouring from the steering wheel come out when it is a hot day. Or some liquid come out from the gear lever as it mixes with your hand.
Anything associated with China always like that.
“Anything associated with China always like that.”.. then u should make/produce/manufacture everything that you use, you eat, you wear on your own. Dont hate the player, hate the game.
Tan Kah Joh,
You are not being rational at all but misleading yourself firstly before us. You do have a mental problem .
Volvo cars are manufacturer from Sweden as well from their Gent ,Belgium plant.
Most parts of Volvo cars in Malaysia either in CBU or CKD till todate is still manufactured from Europe.
Geely is only just being the largest shareholder of Volvo car corporation same as TATA owning Jaguar and Land Rover. The rest of the remaining shareholders of Volvo are not from China but Europeans.
Volvo cars are still being design and engineered in Scandinanvian or European Technology ( not China) eventhough the largest shareholder is Geely , China.
Geely wants Volvo because of its technology and foremost their world renowed Safety .
Please check your facts carefully as Volvo cars are not make in China.yet
Volvo shall always remain as Volvo ( European design and enigineering input ) and Geely shall remain as Geely ( China design and engineering input).
I do NOT see Volvo car manufactured from China coming to Malaysia at this time yet .
Obviously if you can afford a Volvo by all means go ahead to purchase one and if you cannot afford a Volvo better for you to stick to the Japanese crap like Camry or Vios
Cheers !!
Malik, you cannot comprehend what I commented? I never said at all Volvo cars are made in China. I said its China owned.
You cannot understand English and you say people got mental problems. You learn English first. You from Uitm?
Tan,
Everyone knows that China , Geely Auto bought Volvo from FORD recently .
I am not to concern who owns Volvo now. I am more happy to know that VOLVO as a leading Premium brand is better off bought by another potential Buyer rather than left to be wrot and cannibalised by FORD without funds to improve its own Technology .
I would not like to own VOLVO if the parts used in making is coming or produced by FORD. That would mean we are driving a FORD instead of a VOLVO.
Anyhow , Thank you for highlighting VOLVO as China Owned but VOLVO is still manufactured from SWEDEN and BELGIUM .
Volvo is still a European car with about 80 years history and we as a customer cannot never go wrong owning a VOLVO .
To me VOLVO always stand for
1) World renowned and leading Safety
2) Good Quality
3) Good reliability.
These attributes above had me make owning a VOLVO a wiser choice than other makes.
Volvo for life !!
.
Tan Kah Joh,
FYI , you are the one who had half past six english understanding
You are a person of two tongues
Buying from germany or sweden made is own perogative and should not be dictated by whoever unless you are paying for it totally
i know currently owned by Geely…but all the tech now is from Ford tech (turbocharged engine, dual clutch powershift )…so still consider as American/European car…
China’s global power make the world cannot deny it strengh & economic power…
yes they really are not.
How to be jealous when in China, everything they do is low quality. So, how to be jealous? Can only feel sorry for those buying Volvo.
Bear in mind, it does not have to be Made in China, anything connected or owned by a china firm always got hanky panky going on.
The world saw all this with the countless of babies seeing their death with tainted milk.
Dr Lim Ah Wah,
Same saying goes for you
We are talking about cars and not MILK ( health products ) here
Since you are a Malaysian doctor, the China /Europeans patients will not trust your prescriptions/drugs at all even though you are anything connected educated from Overseas as a doctor . Simply because these patients think Malaysian doctors had got no Standard and Professional Ethic at all eventhough drugs provided are under stringest medical controls and yet they suspect hanky panky providing sub standard drugs leading to deaths eventhough unfounded..
Same goes you commenting on China and what about eating beef imported from USA or Europe, ( mad cow disease) whereby Cattles are feed with made of ground-up dead, diseased animals has been fed, and is still being fed, to other animals being raised for human consumption, including chickens . This is even worst whereby death occurs. Is there anymore hanky panky or cover up news now for beef imported from these countries including mad cow disease??
I feel sorry about yourself as a professional making comment such unworthy HANKY PANKY statement.
All cars as whether who the NEW owner is and yet still have to adhere to their stringent make quality control of what the brand represent otherwise they will goes out business in no time to come if short change their customers.
Volvo knows these very well so is Geeely and the same goes for all other cars manufacturers like proton, Jaguar, BMW. AUDI .
So those short change or hanky panky problems in Volvo cars associated with geely does not arise to us only your self conscience mind tell you only in relation to tainted Milk.
We only knows very well !! Bear in Mind China even send their own astronauts to space with chinese own built Rockets with great success unlike some others.
What about chinese medicines and acupunture? Aren’t them better than taking pills make from traces of chemical elements?
Hanky Panky ?? Please wake up as this the 21st century
Ya ya,,, I’m very agreed with what Sha’s talk rather than a Doctor Lim comment.. What Sha said is true…
For my own opinion, we can’t judge a huge basket a apple because of only 1 or 2 bad apples. All the countries in this world sure have some problem with their peoples. Nowadays, China still is very big and strong country whereby they have their capability to manufacturing whatever quality products from worse to the best in the world. Just the matter that they have to suit to the market demand where nowaday consumers need cheap products. Of course if u want cheap, they have to find alternatives ways to satisfied our needs. And the only ways is to cut cost.
U said China lousy, but bare in mid that they are the country where US scare the most. Most of our world big firm is still owned by China. So, what can we do Dr. Lim???
No air-cond vent for the rear passengers? at this price?
As with most volvos, the rear aircond vents are at the B-pillars
got la, bro at B pillar.
Don’t buy overrated Q5 (some more have to que + arrogant SA).
its true. i really like the federal auto service. same goes for the volkswagen. audi was….kinda stuck up.
Have. As per all volvos, they are on the B pillar. or the pillar that the rear doors are hinged to.
Locally assembly!! Somemore so EXPENSIVE…………….
Give me Pajero any day…
How come:-
Fuel Consumption (mixed)
Six-speed Powershift transmission 8,5 l/100km
Fuel Consumption (city)
Six-speed Powershift transmission 11,3 l/100km
Fuel Consumption (highway)
Six-speed Powershift transmission 8,9 l/100km
Mix should be between city and highway right?
Your article said:
2.0T GTDi (Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection) engine offering 203 hp at 6,000 rpm
But website specs:
Max Engine Power (kW) 203 kW
Horsepower (Hp) 149 hp
Who is right?
their website has kw and HP mixed up. HP always higher than equivalent kw.
1KW – 1.34 hp
272 hp would be very nice, if that was really the case …. :)
yea i can now afford to get it…. NOT!!!
anybody knows how does one become a politician?
they seem to be doing pretty well huh?… big car, big house…
design is good, but interior….hahaha..the price same as tiguan….better get VW…
tiguan cheaper la…
CRV is hundred times more powerful and more qualities. Neither Tiguan nor XC60 got iVTEC technology
crv even cheaper. nautica cheaper lagi.
its a nice car. but honestly i can’t see any savings by the ckd. yes it would be cheaper if volvo malaysia gave us the same lovely T6 engine as given previously. but now what we have is a greatly underpowered 2.0 T. not to mention the problems bound to occur for ckd cars. my verdict. get the car, but pay the extra for the cbu. as far as i have last checked at federal auto, they are still selling the cbu T6. =)
what i like most is dat volvo is giving us that neat looking wood trim instead of the usual aluminium plasticky looking thing as seen on the s40. now the car looks like a swedish high end furniture. =)
Overpriced for a Geli
No fog light summore :(
Tan Kah Joh,
I think you are typical arrogant CHINAMAN.
Which school of thought you come from???
Perhaps you are from University of TIMBUKTU. Maybe you are the one that neeed special coaching and catching in English.
No matter who owned the car companies , you cannot keep portrating VOLVO cars must sell cheap as it is Geely owned . You have no logic at all.
If the car is make or comes from Europe obviously as a brand Volvo is a Premium badge unlike Toyota and Honda ( Less Premium ) , It is sold a premium price to those who can afford to buy ( not everyone can afford to a New Volvo )
For your Info , I test the Audi Q5 and XC60 in glenmarie recently, i find the Volvo X60 had a more premium and more spacous feeling over the AUDI Q5.
So for the craps you are talking about buying a AUDI Q5 simply because it is German. is irrelevant in this context. Some German goods are not that excellent as you portray
My verdict is that VOLVO XC60 is a much better car than the AUDI Q5. Even my friends do agree with it.
Handsome suv. Greedy distributor.
I have been a great fan of the Volvo, and the xc60 is simply an amazing car, I wish it was below 250k or there about.
Now with Geely being a major shareholder it does cause some worry. Cos logically, any company or even an individual who buys something would want to see a benefit/profit being reaped from it. So in the case of Volvo and Geely,I hope Malik is right, and the Chinese hopefully are only leveraging on the Volvo tech and safety, cos if in order to turn Volvo around, they want to reduce/compromise on the quality and in turn reduce prod, we no longer wud be able to say Volvo for Life.
It’s a Handsome and world Safest SUV
Unlike the Over Price , FUGLY , Overated , Less Stronger Lexus RX350 or Dumb, Stupid Design, FUGLY . Less Pricey, TIN Can sheet metal Honda CRV
China and Sweden will power to the Future !!
I have been to China and i disagree with Dr.Lim Ah Wah and Wong Fatt Seng views.
Not all things from China are bad quality but some are extremely good quality with good design.
In China if you are willing to pay and spent on a good products , you get an excellent quality products . Vice versa if you always have the mentality of buying only cheap price things from China , you will end up buying poorer quality goods . So simple !!
Good thing do not come Cheap and Poorer Grade Goods will always comes cheaper. It depends on what you want and your budget.
Example, I bought myself a high end china make Nokia Mobile and till todate it is still performing excellent as the Nokia mobile make elsewhere. I do NOT see any sharp drop of quality from goods make from China…..
China is the future world economic powerhouse !!
Volvo in Malaysia is dead. Already the resale value of volvo’s are so bad, now, with this China thing, its going to plummet like crazy.
It does not matter whether its true or not about Volvo using China parts, the perception is already there. Ask any Malaysian now about Volvo, they say “aiseh, that China company lah”
That is now the perception in Malaysia and people are staying away from Volvo. They are so scared that the already bad resale value brand is now going to get worse and fetch even lower price. Even embassies, which used to like Volvo cars for their DC cars are now staying away from the brand.
Nobody wants to take the rish, buy a Volvo for RM280,000 and then, few years later, cannot even sell for RM100,000 even. This is a fact. Everybody knows, Volvo is for Life and it has one of the worst resale values ever.
So, this China buying the company is doing it even more harm. In Malaysia, its even worse cause we want everything European. We hate even our own Malaysian made products. So, he thought of the car having potential China parts itself scares the daylights of potential owners.
Nobody is buying Volvo now. Don’t just look at the statistics, just go on the road and see with your own eyes, there are hardly any volvos in town. If there are also, you see old 244GL. I hardly see anymore Volvos in town.
The Volvo brand is going to be like the Fiat brand in Malaysia. Its going to hang around but its virtually dead.
All my friends have rushingly sold of their volvos long before it became a China company. Like I said, the perception is vital. It is not whether it happens or not (ie it becomes a fully china car). The perception of Malaysians is that, it is a china company.
I have to agree unfortunately. Its like Lotus. Lotus was every boy’s dream. We all had a poster of either a Lamborghini Countach or a Lotus Esprit Turbo on our bedroom walls when we were youths. It was our dream car. It was even in Miami Vice often, which motivated every boy to own one.
Lotus sales was so good. At par with Ferrari in United Kingdom. Even Bond loved it.
But then Proton took over.
Lotus just went down hill after that. Though Proton did not make Lotus in Malaysia or interfered with the management, Lotus just went down hill. In overseas, no one purchased Lotus anymore though it was a top seller. Nothing to do with where it is made, its just that, it had a Malaysian owner. I think the same will happen to Volvo unfortunately.
Ford did a big sin selling it to China. They should have sold it to a EU car manufacturer.
Although i have to agree with you, Lotus now is in different hand now. With Dany Bahar (ex Ferrari man) at helm now, he has proposed 5 new models with what I say, delicious looking Elise, Elite, Elan, Eterne and.. err.. lupa daa.. to be introduced simultaneously next year!
I think now Proton is looking far ahead now and before and realised that Lotus can go back where it belong previously.
Just don’t give up on Proton, they are surely slowly winning the fan back.
And similar with Volvo. Don’t give up on Geely just yet. All the problems in previous years are due to incompetent of GM policies.
From Volvo car owner. Hehe
Henry Chua,
Volvo cars in Malaysia is not DEAD as you said as there are a lot of PPL out there still wanting to own a NEW Volvo.
Come on there are many Volvos on the road can be seen everyday like, 240, 940, 850 , S70, S40 , S80, XC90 including other station wagens.
Volvo is a very good quality and longetivity car. After having sold to FORD , FORD is the main culprit in pushing the VOLVO badge downwards so that FORD can sell more of their cars incoporating Volvo Technolgy into their FORD cars before FORD ditch away VOLVO. Look at the latest FORD like Mondeo, Focus ,fiesta and Taurus ( using a lot of Volvo technology now ).
FYI ,
In terms of second hand resale value let us make a short comparison too
1) Mercedes Benz ‘S” 320 year 1997, was selling new at RM 510,000.00 and today second value is only worth between RM 30 to 40 K, ( no second valure too ) . Loss almost RM 470,000
2) Mercedes Benz E280 year 1995 , was selling new at RM 250,000 and today second hand value only worth between RM 18K to 25K ( also no second value ) . Loss almost RM 225,000
3) BMW 7 series 730Li year 2006 , was selling new at RM 580,000 and today second value only worth between RM 240K to RM 250K . Loss almost RM230K
4) BMW 5 series 525i year 2004 , was selling new at RM 400,000 and today second hand value only worth between RM160k to 170K ( Loss almost RM 220K )
5) Volvo 940 year 1996 was selling at RM 163,000 and today second value is between RM12K to RM 16K . Loss almost RM145,000.
After so many years in service and from the above comparison , we can clearly see Volvo losses less in the long run.
So mean to say Mercedes and BMW loss more monies and hence the resale value are even more worst than VOLVO .
In conclusion , If Volvo resale value is worst , then Mercedes and BMW resale is even more worst that VOLVO cos Merc and BMW loss more monies .
To be frank nowadays , if we want to own a car ( as car is not sold cheap) , we must take into consideration that we must have a value and worth buy in terms of the latest technology and the quality , not only reliability but also durability & toughness , comfort and Safety concern of course most important . This is because all cars after leaving the showrooms had got not RESALE VALUE including Japs cars .
Gone are the days when a used Proton Saga will cost more than a New Proton Saga .!! So all cars now have the worst resale value ever . If your car have a good resale value almost close to new car price , why should PPL buy from you , might as well buy a Brand New Car with a NEW clean pleasing SMELL !!!
Sorry to say your own assumptions is totally misleading us!!
Only a dolop would make a comparison of 15 year old cars. Cars exceeding 10 years always lose a substantial amount of value, no matter what make. You can even buy a 20 year old Porsche for RM50k
I think when people talk depreciation, they are talking about 5 to 7 years and below. Like Honda CRV, new car selling 149k but 4 year old car RM120k. Most Japanese cars hold their value well anyway.
The most stupidest thing i have heard. Like saying
Ferrari 360 brand new RM1.5 mil. But 2004 model now selling RM480k
Waja brand new RM53k. 2004 model now selling 20k
So, Waja got better resale as it did not lose 1,050,000.
Cow dung in brain?
hi ppl…regardless of whether volvo is still swedish or chinese, let me tell u first hand that the quality of cars made by volvo has deteriorated and i believe it has got to do something with the fact that they are now locally assembled…
ppl think twice before u buy a volvo….some ppl may call japanese cars crap, but i call them reliable..definitely more than a volvo..
p.s. i’m a volvo car owner and i know for sure !
cheers !
Japanese cars are Terms Crappy cars simply because they are
Reliable but NOT Durable and Tough as a VOLVO and other continenetal cars
LOL !!!
volvo is a good car, as henry said, no resale value, i agreed on it, but..haha..volvo for life ma…dun sell it lo…if care on resale value, dun buy the car, buy the bicycle lo, good for environment also…haha..just joking…
i believe such a big brand like this, should have a good QC,QS..and the car with quality, even use the china parts, nowday, china products is not bad as we thinking on it, even from home appliances, chipset, etc. i think more then 60% product in malaysia, all from china, like iphone 4, samsung, LG chipset, computer, our intrakota bus..etc..
this is the trend, mainstream bro….market is king..
China is the future world economic powerhouse …..
Wow, I like the handsome look of this XC60 and I want one if i can afford one now
Normally in Malaysia , almost buyers will prefer a continental cars like BMW, VOLVO, AUDI, MERCEDES , VW as their 1st Choice or class cars if they can afford to buy and own one.( not cheap )
This because these 1st choice or class of cars offer better Prestige , comfort , performance , reliability , better durability and toughness and better road holding and safety rating.
HOWEVER, if PPL cannot afford the 1st choice or class car , then 2nd choice or class of cars will come in with less Prestige , comfort, less durability and toughness , road holding and safety. These 2nd choice of cars which have good reliabilty only are like TOYOTA, HONDA , NISSAN , MITSUBISHI , MAZDA , HYUNDAI, KIA , CHEVROLET and so on,
( MOSTL;Y JAPS , KOREAN CARS AND OTHER EUROPEANS MAKE HERE )
The 3rd choice or class shall be National cars like Perodua and Proton , whereby PPL buy it because of within easy budget and lesser maintenance used as a working horse.
So it is which category of cars that you can buy with your intended and affordable budget only .
If my budget allows me only to buy Proton , then i would be happy to settle on a Proton and salute others who buy a higher category cars name than myself without any jealousy.
it’s a car with full of safety system.dats wat we looking for…safety+great design
Dude, volvo has been locally assembled in Shah Alam since 1967. Dunno if you were born yet..