Almost a year after the original concept version was unveiled; Volvo has today released the first official images of the all-new S60.
Promising to be sportier and more dynamic than any Volvo to date, the new S60 remains largely identical to the concept from which it was derived.
While details are still emerging, Volvo has so far confirmed that the S60 can be equipped with Pedestrian Detection – a groundbreaking safety feature that can detect pedestrians in front of the car and brake automatically if the driver does not react in time.
“The all-new Volvo S60 is sculpted to move you. It looks and drives like no other Volvo before and the car’s technology will help you to be safer and more confident behind the wheel,” says Stephen Odell, President and CEO of Volvo Cars.
The Volvo S60 will be unveiled to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show in March next year, with production due to begin in summer 2010 at the Volvo Cars plant in Ghent, Belgium.
“Customers in this segment want emotional appeal, sporty design and dynamic driving properties. The S60 has it all. We are convinced that it will be one of the strongest contenders around,” says Stephen Odell.
Volvo Australia has confirmed that the S60 will arrive locally in the fourth quarter of 2010.
OMG. Mercedes E ripped off?
Describe how. This’ll be interesting.
the secondary lights next to grille are similar and I think he means the wheels, but E class has five spoke and Volvo 7 spoke.
lol i’m assuming you refer to the headlights looking similar to the Benz… I wouldn’t call that a rip off… actually you’ll notice that the light design of the E resembles the 2002 JDM “Toyota Mark II Blit”.
Here some things not ripped off an E: not RWD, no 7 speed auto, not based on a Mondeo. I wish they ripped off more!
Bollocks, there are one or two design similarities, but debadge them and park them side by side and it’s blantantly obvious they are two completely different designs
I agree, there is nothing similar about them… You could even compare the shape of a cars DLO and say one has copied the other…. The design intention has always been in the concept car, and now it’s come through on production.
Essentially it is a less dramatic version of the concept, I did a comparison with the concept sketch, concept model and production version at http://bit.ly/5FghE4
Best looking Volvo I’ve seen. Looking forward to seeing what the interior looks like.
Very handsome, very Volvo. Wonder if they’ll re-create the slightly bonkers R models =)
…hopefully they create a very bonkers AWD ‘R’ version
What a great looking car. I love it.
UK, which part did they rip off? The only hints of E Class that I see in that are the headlamps and Mercedes ripped them off of the XC60.
Volvo S60… Nice…
So which one?? Saab 9-5 of this??
9-5 for me… Just because its own by Koenigsegg…
S60 is soon to be own by Geely…
So Jon leong you would buy a car solely based on which company owns it. Well then you better not buy any Jags or Mercs as they are owned by Indians and Americans respectively. On the subject of the car it is very good looking and i really hope they can keep the quirky yet functional Volvo interior but give it some flair. On the drive front, ive driven many volvos and only the AWD versions are the ones to buy.
not solely… but it’s just cooler to tell people your car is built by Koenigsegg then Geely…
That said I love Jags and Landrover, as I dont have any problem with Tata… its a good company, employing many people in many sectors.
But I absolutely HATE Geely…deep in my soul. Maybe because I am Chinese and am deeply ashame of Geely as a Chinese company. Most of Geely group’s brand makes the knockoff cars.
There’s Geely brand itself, Shanghai Maple, Emgrand, Geleagle. they all makes hideous cars… the only brand under Geely that is not knockoff is the “the London Taxi Company” which makes London taxi’s TX4. Geely purchased the company just before it went broke…
I really wish Ford can retain selling Volvo to Geely, so that it can be save from this pile of misery.
Jon, I am ashame of you as a Chinese.
as of jan 23 that is not accurate; koenigsegg put in an offer that has been rejected several times and currently Spyker of Holland is making an offer, also Ecclestone (F1) has put in a bid of $1. Saab is still owned by GM and are unwilling to sell. They would rather see the brand disappear. THey are some of the dumbest people, not just in the car industry. Can’t wait to see what happens to the brand they own in my country; Holden, keep an eye on it, they are reluctant to follow the market and keep building large sedans with V6 & V8 are sales are dropping. Don;t expect them to be around 10 years from now. At least if the Chinese own stuff we will see mass cheap junk production untill the Chinese Dynasty has been rebuilt and then we will see mass dictatorship and monopoly; white man will be working the rice fields driving Chinese emperors and concubines around in expensive cars that were once built around the world, such as volvo.
Dunno Shak. I’ve had several, including a c70T5 coupe, s60R, an s40T5 (and much earlier a 760 I’d rather forget). The FWD’s were great. The R was insane, but the AWD killed the turning circle (contributed to by big brakes and wide wheels) and it was a real nuisance. I dont think the s40T5 is as good in the AWD as it is in the FWD. I know people think that FWD is girlie, and I now have RWD in a different marque, but I dont think the FWD is so bad. As long as it has a decent engine, I’ll be looking seriously at the s60 for the missus come 2011.
I love it! That thing is awesome! I actually thought the first shot WAS the concept, such is the closeness. Good work Volvo, you’re onto a winner (just give it bigger wheels though eh?)!
Front is rather bluff in the first pic, sorta looks like a wombat. Other than that looks sweet and NOT a E-class rippoff.
This does look good. Has the modern Volvo look, stylised a bit more than the older models but looks pretty much individual too. (and nothing like a E Class – unlike UK comments above…)
I hope they sell well. Volvo deserves better than what the public perception is.
Being a new platform, I am very interested to see what the inside looks like as the interior of a current Volvo is a nice place to be.
(and no, I am not a Volvo dealer !)
the only car that looks good with the headlights cut in half is the rx7? yeah i think that’s it. oh no wait all cars with their headlights cut off look crap
Looks good. I’m glad Volvo stuck as close as possible to the concept, it annoys me when car companies suggest the production vehicle will look exactly like the concept and it doesn’t.
The concept version doesnt have the Mercedes E headlight
Hate the colour but love the styling apart from the front overhang which looks slightly excessive but that is fairly common these days, hope they do an R version of it.
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