GENEVA MOTOR SHOW
Volvo gets serious with stylish XC60 SUV
Cab-back mid-sized SUV chases down the Germans writes Michael Taylor
The second generation of Volvo’s mid-sized XC60 SUV will hunt down a squadron of German premium crossovers and Jaguar’s booming F-Pace when it arrives here in the second quarter of 2018. Revealed at the Geneva motor show, the XC60 will arrive with expectations that it will follow the sales boom driven by the XC90 SUV and S90 sedan. It should be able to benefit from the larger machines’ stunning interiors and stable chassis because it will be built off the same SPA large-car architecture, making it longer, lower and wider, but no heavier. At 4,690mm, it’s 62mm longer than the outgoing car, while its wheelbase has been stretched by another 91mm (to 2,865mm), giving it significantly more rear legroom than the outgoing XC60, which was launched in 2008. More space The new architecture gives it more interior space in all seats, with the width up by 12mm to 1,902mm, while it is 14mm lower at 1,658mm, even though it has added some ground clearance, so there is a slight reduction in headroom...
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