Bookings for the 2021 Volvo S60 are now open, and Volvo Car India has announced that the S60’s introductory price in our market will be Rs 45.90 lakh (ex-showroom). Bookings for the new S60 have commenced online, with deliveries set to begin mid-March, and the launch price will only be valid for a limited number of buyers who make their purchase digitally. Let’s take a look at what Volvo’s latest model for India has to offer.
- New S60 launched at introductory price of Rs 45.90 lakh
- To be offered with a 190hp, 2.0-litre petrol engine only
- Available only in fully-loaded T4 Inscription form
2021 Volvo S60features, powertrain details
Originally set to be launched in 2019, the new S60 – which has been on sale abroad for a few years now – looks like a scaled-down version of Volvo’s larger S90 sedan. It’s based on the company’s Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), and is available with a sole petrol engine option – a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder unit that makes 190hp and 300Nm, and is mated to an 8-speed automatic gearbox, which sends power to the front wheels. In our tests, the S60 clocked a 0-100kph time of 9.35 seconds, and like all other Volvo models now, has an electronically-limited top speed of 180kph.
The new Volvo S60 is offered in a single, fully-loaded T4 Inscription variant. Highlights on the features list include a 9.0-inch portrait-style touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, four-zone climate control, wireless charging, reverse camera, Harman Kardon Sound system, 18-inch diamond cut alloy wheels and a panoramic sunroof,to name a few.
As you’d expect with any Volvo, the new S60 packs a raft of active and passive safety features, including adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, speed alert and driver alert systems. And, of course, the new S60 has received a full 5-star safety rating in the Euro NCAP tests.
2021 Volvo S60 rivals
At its introductory price, the new Volvo S60 is more expensive than the entry-level versions of rivals such as the BMW 3 Series and the recently-launched Audi A4 facelift. That said, it undercuts the top-spec versions of both those cars, as well as those of the Mercedes-Benz C-class and Jaguar XE, by a significant margin. It’s important to mention at this point that the new S60 is being shipped in as a full import, and not being assembled locally, which makes its keen pricing all the more impressive.
Would you pick the new Volvo S60 over its rivals? Let us know in the comments.
Dipan Sur
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