Swedish car maker Volvo has confirmed the launch of its luxury sedan S60 in Indian market on March 10th, 2011. The car will be priced around Rs. 30 lakh range. That would make S60 sedan the cheapest Volvo car in the country, so far. The company had launched its XC60 mid-size SUV in India thee months back.
According to some reports, Volvo India will offer D5 diesel and T6 turbo petrol models, initially. The D5 is the same unit found on the S80 saloon and XC60/XC90 SUVs in India and is powered by a 2.4-litre twin-turbo, straight-five diesel motor with 205 bhp@4000 rpm on offer and a massive 42 kgm@1500-3240 rpm.
Performance from this car is pretty good – the standing start to 100 kph coming up in just 7.8 seconds with a top speed of 230 kph. That should place it somewhere between the BMW 320d and the Audi A4 3.0 TDI on the figures count. Expect it to be the largest selling S60 engine model for the time being.
The other engine model on offer will be the T6 twin-turbo petrol with a stonking 304 bhp@5600 rpm and a fruity 44.6 kgm from just 2100 rpm. Being the only turbo petrol six-cylinder offering in its segment, expect the T6 to leave the competition in its wake. Standing start numbers of 6.5 seconds to 100 kph and a top speed of 250 kph.
In terms of in-car entertainment, the Volvo S60 will feature a GPS as standard, and a five- or seven-inch screen at the central console for navigation and audio, which again comes with an optional premium surround-sound system. Volvo will let customers customize their car’s interior with a choice of interior trim colours and dashboard inserts.
