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the xc60 is Volvo's bestseller let's find out what combination of design power and tech seems to be working for them as we drive a 2015 and a half xc60 t6 all-wheel drive and check the tip now even before I get in the xc60 I'm starting to like it because I think it has a distinctive look those taillights in the back are kind of like no other on the market and of course the Volvo face has been consistent for a while with that big badge and bar that no one else has anything quite like and in general I think you approach this vehicle and you see a kind of an austere restrained sense of quality to it I'll give them big kudos on design for those reasons our xc60 t6 all-wheel drive starts off about 43,000 the Platinum package is key for an LCD instrument panel panoramic roof keyless rear camera you've also got your driver assist Technica dap t'v cruise forward collision with braking pedestrian and bike detection lane departure even road sign reading to display the proper speed limit oddly the blind spot package is a la carte nine hundred dollars more for blind spot cross traffic alert and a deeper blind spot tech they call lane merge aid now not unlike that Volvo backhoe working behind me this xc60 communicates kind of a real burly solid substantial nough stew it that's the volvo DNA in the cabin if you haven't been in one lately they don't go too overboard on buttons this center console well here maybe the only exception and lots of things are big and chunky and actually easy to use with gloves on and almost like a truck now we have the full suite of technologies in this one which includes the census connect app system and also as you can see here just about the full suite of their driver assist technology check out our Volvo v60 video we did very recently it really goes in-depth on all these as well as the nice interfaces involved in that LCD instrument panel now since this apps connect via either nearby Wi-Fi your Bluetooth tethered phone or the cars built-in 3G modem that's free for six months and after that they'll let you know the price is still being figured out what does differ of course in the xc60 versus the v 16 that i talked about is the internal body space is a little more roomy because it is an SUV and they've done a good job of keeping these pillar than these body sides from arcing in too much for style and impinging the airspace around your shoulder and heads what feels as roomy as it looks from the outside and of course Volvo loves racks and mounts and such they love your kayaks and your bikes and whatever goes back there and that weird sort of debtors prison in the cargo bay not quite sure what that is but I guess you could put almost anything in there that you're afraid is gonna get out bite you now look at the hood of our xc60 very similar powertrain to the one we saw in the v60 and that's good news because I like that one a lot this one to t6 that means we have a three liter inline six that is turbocharged and of course intercooled in the common fashion today interestingly this engine does not have direct injection technology to get the fuel into the cylinders which is been the darling of the auto industry for two or three model years now in terms of power it gets by just mine without it 300 horsepower better than 25 pound feet of torque all of that going out through a one choice only 6-speed automatic also kind of quaint by today's standards and of course on our vehicle all-wheel drive the lesser engine xc60 s get an 8-speed automatic the big engines get fewer costs zero to 60 is 6.9 seconds which is pretty good for a forty three hundred pound SUV on the heavy side as vehicles go mpg is not great 17:24 and my hunch is dipping into this lovely power and moving a brick this big through the air you're gonna be closer to 18 or so 19 day in Vail on the road the power comes on rather muted ly and drive but then the car just transforms when you put it in sport mode even without any further shift intrusion on your Park ride quality is very good it's firm enough to take advantage of the engine's power but there are certainly sporty-er vehicles in its class and our test car had some very old-school wind noise and whistling apparently around the door or window seals maybe it was the roof rack it might just be this unit but make sure you listen for it when you go on your highway test drive in some the xc60 comes across more urban modern and competent than truly sporting its build style and engine all add up to a strong powerful feeling if not the most possible there is an our design variant however with more power and tighter underpinnings if you want a little more high strong