Volvo Cars Malaysia today introduced the new V60, with two locally assembled variants being available, the T4 and T5. Both feature Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDi) petrol mills, the T5’s coming in 2.0 litre form, while the T4 sports a 1.6 litre lump. Numbers for the T5 are 240 hp at 5,500 rpm and 320 Nm of torque, available from 1,800 to 5,000 rpm, as well as a 0-100 km/h time of 7.7 seconds and a 230 km/h top speed.
The T4, meanwhile, offers 180 hp at 5,700 rpm and 240 Nm from 1,600 through to 5,000 rpm, with an on-demand overboost function taking it to 270 Nm – the car does the century sprint in 9.2 seconds and has a 220 km/h top speed. Both variants wear a six-speed Powershift auto tranny.
Many elements from the S60 are to be found on this one, so in terms of kit and features there are really no big surprises. Exterior design-wise, the company is suggesting the V60 as a coupe-like form rather than an outright estate, saying that from a design viewpoint, the focus was on making the car as close to a coupe as possible, while retaining that handy extra space at the rear.
Standard equipment includes leather seats and steering wheel (the one on the T5 gets a silk metal inlay), roof rails, Shimmer Graphite inlay décor trim and an eight-speaker, four-channel amplifier setup – on the T4 the entertainment system is CD-based, with a 5-inch integrated colour screen, while the T5’s does DVDs and comes with a 7-inch screen, replete with a navigation system.
Both variants come equipped with 17-inch alloys, the T4 getting Balder design wheels and 215/50 series rubbers, while the T5 has Njord wheels, wrapped with 235/45 profile donuts.
Plenty in the way of safety-related kit, with the usual assortment of three and four-letter acronyms to be found – there’s DSTC with ASC and CTC, ABS, EBD, ready alert brake (RAB), fading brake support (FBS), hydraulic brake assist (HBA), blind spot information system (BLIS) and active bending lights (ABL) among the mix.
The T5 features Adaptive Cruise Control with queue assist and distance alert, as well as a Collision Warning System with full auto brake and Pedestrian Detection, while the T4 makes do with cruise control.
Five exterior shades are available for the V60, and these are Electric Silver, Ember Black, Ice White, Seashell and Flamenco Red. The V60 T4 goes for RM230,000, while the T5 version is priced at RM269,000, both prices being on-the-road, without insurance.
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volvo for life!
right on bro.
haha,of course for life,because of its depreciation,u cannot sell it.FOR LIFE LOL
because it’s a wonderful car and a comfortable alternative to one’s other white knuckle ride.
Agreed. It’s not perfect, but it does offer a good mix of driveability, comfort, practicality, not to mention higher equipment levels, for substantially less. I drove an S60 T4 last year, and, granted, it’s not as fun or nimble to drive as a 320i, but comfort-wise, the 320i has been licked clean by the Scandinavian car. Oh, and the extra 16k on the 320i came with even less stuff as compared to the S60. I mean, manually operated seats, really?? That’s an example.
BEAUTIFUL!
*orgasm*
Only Volvo so far who dares to bring in the estate/wagon form vehicles into Malaysian market. And the benefit of being the first to offer it here is that there is no competition in the category so far.
C’mon, Ford(Mondeo), VW(Passat), Merc(E-Class), BM(5-Series), bring in your wagon form of your sedans over here!
I love the Mondeo wagon!
dear paul, u hav the latest f10 520d aite?how’s the car?it is good?my friend want to buy it, but didnt have enough confident with diesel cars
Even our closest neighbor Singapore sells the Mondeo estate and even the striking Kuga!
Even Ford’s cargo ship don’t even bother to stop by Malaysia to sell these great cars here haha! Our buying power cannot match the Sings la :(
No point in bringing these cars in when no one buys them. :( Not worth the effort to even offer it. Look at the sales figures for the regular Mondeo, no wonder Ford doesn’t bother.
Yep. Agreed on Mondeo wagon beauty. Saw one crouched silently at the roadside while boarding a tram in Frankfurt. It’s a must head turner than its sedan sibling!
I would like the 2012 Ford Focus ST Wagon please.
Volvo S60 has been launch for quite some time however I do not see many on the road. Is it because Volvo try to position itself into Bimmer & Merz territory. After decades, Volvo Malaysia should know Malaysian not really considering in getting a Volvo with these kind of price plenty of cars can be choose from. A luxury car however with a huge turning radius, it make driver not confident at all, S60 included. Great spec with 240hp & 320nm, however not translate to road at all, VW, BMW, Merz, with lower number still can beat Volvo. So not impress with this price.
“Great spec with 240hp & 320nm, however not translate to road at all, VW, BMW, Merz, with lower number still can beat Volvo”
are you really sure ??? my dad got 2007 bmw e60 530 lci 272hp/320Nm and at the same time he got 2006 volvo s60 T5 260hp/350Nm …. still volvo can smoke beemer (any beemer model) and merc any time …. you should drive volvo 1st before comment …. volvo still got their follower here …. once you drive volvo, you will prefer volvo anytime
i dunno why man… but i really love it!!
I drove the old V60 T5 before ….. That car really fast and it handle corner well !!! The interior are nice too and most important the old V60 T5 has the best drive seat (my own opinion)
I believe you meant V70 T5 or the smaller V50 T5. This is the first gen of V60.
bro sorry is V50 …………..
Sure aaa.. AFAIK, V60 did not exist before this. Only V50 and V70..
Paul,
Noticed that there are three leather colors in the pics. Are they fixed to the type of exterior color or you can mix and match like we have over here?
It would be good to see if VCM will release the diesel versions. Over here we get a choice of D3 and D5 engines. The top petrol version is the T6 AWD.
I asked, and they said no plans for diesel variants of the S60/V60.
Let’s ask again when we finally get our Euro 4 diesel.
after china bought volvo, i notice the difference in the design philosophy which appereciate more on chrome lining, awkward shape and blabla whis is just plain stupid.
and we wonder why volvo wagons are hot…
It has been that way since the PV544 – P1800ES – P120 Wagon a.k.a the Amazon, 145, 245-745-945-855-V40-V70-V70XC-V50 and now V60…..
Many Volvo wagons has come to Malaysia before V60.
Wow, can buy half of a house.
I could buy 5 units low cost house….
Nice!!
the pretty girl, weena macus!
she would prefer BMW or Mercs i gues. rite ?
MGH.. nice car
Saw the S60 today….so different from Japanese makes…….really nice car!
so long my loyal S70…..sobs2….
test drove this car yesterday.the built quality is awesome,sorry to say,better that bmw 3 series.n the ride firm n just nice.way to go,memang volvo for life