Comments on: Volvo XC60 Concept

By: Elvio

Elvio — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:04:41 +0000

What??? Equinox and Torrent are SUVs???? I thought they are just wagons.

By: GMrules

GMrules — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:59:56 +0000

Volvo is **** next to GM. Check out a Chevy Equinox or Potiac Torrent if you want a real SUV. This thing is a pretender next to those.
Cheap imitaing pile of ****.

By: Veda

Veda — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:00:54 +0000

Very nice… Volvo has certain details like Audi that makes one wants to use it over and over again. The minimalist center stack is both modern and clean. I hope that makes it to the rest of their lines.

By: davidg1977

davidg1977 — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:03:58 +0000

MikeFX… sorry man but dont think I was trying to steal your “foglight thunder.” I do make an effort to read most/all the posts and I guess yours fell off the radar in the mix of cuss words and “BMW’s rule” proclamations.

By: MikeFX

MikeFX — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:01:26 +0000

David, you are now the fourth person in this thread to mention the resemblence to the Mondeo X (or Euro-Ford), starting with my question to all posters at about spot #18 above. Not being a smartass, just wondering why some posters don’t seem to read all the posts before commenting on them.

By: Andre Neves

Andre Neves — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:58:48 +0000

^ I do see a resemblance with the modeo. Your right.

By: davidg1977

davidg1977 — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:01:25 +0000

I’m surprised after all the comments that no one has mentioned this vehicle’s familial resemblence to the Ford of Europe’s Mondeo X and a beefed up Mondeo wagon.

With that said, I think they are all great looking vehicles and this will most surely be a great evolution of the XC90 on the road today as I see TONS of them all over the place.

Really looking forward to seeing this at NAIAS in Jan. (and although I know the XC90 is an A-Plan Ford employees dream i.e., a great deal and still not driving a Ford. I do see tons of these all over the country during my work travels so it’s not just a myoptic Detroit view).

By: Saud

Saud — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:46:07 +0000

Too binged out, otherwise it is nice.

By: Syrax

Syrax — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:59:55 +0000

I quite like it…Volvo seems to be evolving into a total different thing…i mean in the US (where they never had a good image). Here in Brazil they are in the same level as Audis, Bimmers and Benz.

By: Chris-

Chris- — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:42:57 +0000

Surprisingly good.

By: CBR2200

CBR2200 — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:18:17 +0000

This is the first Volvo to keep my attention for more than 5 seconds. Schweet!

By: Brendino

Brendino — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:58:57 +0000

Dude, that center stack is SICK! I love it!

By: Ricardo Head

Ricardo Head — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:43:51 +0000

Volvo has taken the art of “Ugly Car Ass” to a whole other plateau. Volvo is to Ugly Car Ass what Subaru’s Tribeca is to retarded grill design.

By: bneshev

bneshev — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:00:00 +0000

PLEASE, make it 1:1 with the one youre gonna sell. We all PROMISE, we’ll buy it!

By: autonutt

autonutt — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 03:58:32 +0000

I’m overjoyed that it isn’t just a plastic-clad V50.. perhaps Volvo is moving a little too much in the Euro-Ford styling vein, but since we don’t get the Euro Focus or Mondeo in the US, it should make an impact.

By: obsessedwithautos

obsessedwithautos — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:58:52 +0000

I’d like to know a little more about that diagram of the vehicle on the top of the center console. Is that possibly a new vehicular monitoring system that Volvo is developing?

By: MikeFX

MikeFX — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:56:55 +0000

Can’t quite figure out if the stack is like a monitor or if it is just fixed. If it is video-based then the screen could change based on the command, like a high end home theater remote. The anti-iDrive has arrived!

By: angelo

angelo — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:56:06 +0000

It’s based on the LR2, which in turn is based on the S80, which in turn is based on the C1 platform (Mazda3, S40, European Focus). 3.2L V6, it will compete with the X3 and will surely be in the upper $30k range.

By: A4

A4 — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:55:38 +0000

ya im a vw/audi fan, so what, kiss my ass, ill keep it til the warranty is up and then buy a new one. And the Q5 and Q3 wont be like the Q7. The simple reason the Q7 is odd looking is because of its sheer length, and mildly odd looking tail end. I wont argue that the Allroad is a much better offer and that the US should have it, but the Q5 and Q3 will be awesome.

By: F451

F451 — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:10:38 +0000

Right on target! Good to see Volvo is getting back on track. I agree with others—the interior is killer.

By: megator

megator — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:08:15 +0000

Man this thing is so sweeet. now i want it with an i5 turbo.

By: MJIB

MJIB — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:07:28 +0000

Northeasterner, I was thinking the exact same thing. Gota love that interior though!

By: lanapat7

lanapat7 — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:03:18 +0000

The rear end is a nice evolution for Volvo.

By: Northeasterner

Northeasterner — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:14:43 +0000

This looks based on the new Ford design. If you cover up the Volvo grille it looks like Ford’s new concept.

By: Kenny W

Kenny W — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:10:54 +0000

Coming from an VW/Audi fan that isn’t surprising. Would you also want that famous VW reliability to go with your Tiguan? Both the Tiguan and the XC60 are nice, but I think they’ll appeal to different people, the XC is much more conservative (even in concept form). I’m not big on the Q7 so if it’s anything like the Q5/3 then I’ll pass on the Audi.

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:05:17 +0000

or a Q5/Q3

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:04:41 +0000

give me a tiguan any day though!

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:04:18 +0000

it looks cool

By: S-60-driver

S-60-driver — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:43:39 +0000

Here i am!!!! WOW, I love it!! Especially with the taillights. So different and stylish.

By: PruceJuice

PruceJuice — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:09:26 +0000

It isn’t a BMW, Joseph. It’s a Volvo.

It looks nothing like a BMW!

By: onur

onur — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:05:00 +0000

Will you look at that dash!?!? Really nice..

By: MikeFX

MikeFX — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:04:54 +0000

Is it me, or is there a little Mondeo wagon concept in the foglight area?

By: peter g

peter g — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:00:27 +0000

Andre Neves is right. Volvo has always been very progressive when it comes to security and design ( well, more or less ) and furthermore has a history of implementing these features in real life. Maybe not always pretty or something where you’d shout “awesome”, but it’d be a derivative of the concept car we would have seen a couple of years back, as opposed to so many other airy concepts we’ve seen through the years and whose features never seemed to materialize anywhere.

By: British_Rover

British_Rover — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:41:17 +0000

Its a similar platform to the LR2 but with all the serious 4WD stuff pulled out.

By: Me

Me — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:40:41 +0000

Throw in the dual clutch tranny and let’s go for a spin.