Volvo XC60

If you had to buy a luxury midsizer that’s fresh in the market and comes with a good overall package, there isn’t a better choice than the BMW X3 and the Volvo XC60. So which one is best? Here’s our middleweight tussle

Volvo has been a fringe player in India for way too long. But 2015 is a year Volvo India would like to consider their most aggressive with new launches and updates that promise to bring the zing back into the Swedish carmaker. We love our SUVs and if we had to buy a Volvo SUV, the XC60 is our only choice… Sure the new XC90 has been launched but deliveries begin in September and it’s in another league and price bracket all together. So right now, if we had to pick a luxury midsize SUV, it would be either the XC60, the BMW X3 or the Audi Q5. The Q5 is a bit long it the tooth right now, so let’s focus on the fresher competition. Design and styling Volvo XC60 rating_4.0_rating BMW X3 rating_3.5_rating The BMW X3 like the Volvo XC60 has been thoroughly updated to stay competitive in this segment. It borrows cues from its elder sibling, the X5, and so the fresh detailing makes the X3 a lot smarter than the pre-facelift model. The headlights look sharper and there’s a dose of chrome and silver accents to appeal to the Indian SUV buyer. The X3 also gets a new sculpted bonnet and a redesigned and more aggressive bumper. New wing...read more »

The all-new XC60 SUV will launch later this/early next year while another SUV will debut in 2019

If you are a Volvo fanatic, 2017 is a good year for you. In the first half itself the Swedish carmaker has launched the performance-focused S60 Polestar at a killer price and announced that it will be setting up shop in the country for passenger vehicles as well.While speaking to Zigwheels at the launch of a new dealership in Pune, Tom von Bonsdorff, the Managing Director at Volvo Cars India confirmed that the all-new Volvo XC60 will enter the country late this year or early next year. The all-new XC60 SUV was unveiled in March this year and is based on the Volvo Scalable Product Architecture (SPA platform) which also underpins the new XC90 SUV and S90 sedan. This point, though not much interesting, is highly relevant as Volvo has decided to assemble cars based on their modular SPA platform in India, first of which will be the XC90. The first locally assembled XC90 is expected to roll off the production line by the end of this year. The all-new XC60 could also be assembled in the country at a later stage. The second car expected to get local assembly remains the S90. Apart from this, Volvo has also confirmed that the XC40 SUV, whose concept avatar made... read more »

Will go into production in mid-April 2017; takes on the Audi Q5, BMW X3, Jaguar F-Pace

The XC60 will be based on the same platform as the XC90 and will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March