| Volvo S60 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Volvo Cars |
| Production | 2000–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact executive car (D) |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | |
| Related | Volvo V60 Volvo XC60 |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Volvo S70 |
The Volvo S60 is a compact executive car manufactured and marketed by Volvo since 2000.
The first generation (2000–2009)[1] was launched in autumn of 2000[2] in order to replace the S70 and was based on the P2 platform, and the similarly designed estate version, the Volvo V70. A high performance engine and sports-oriented suspension version called S60 R was launched at the Paris Motor Show in 2002.[1] Styling cues were taken from the ECC concept car and the S80.
The second generation (2010–2018) was released in 2010 for the 2011 model year and has its own estate version, known as the Volvo V60.
The third generation joined the Volvo line-up in 2018 for the 2019 model year.[3] It is built on a shortened version of the Scalable Product Architecture platform, in America's first Volvo factory in Ridgeville, South Carolina.[4][5] The US became the sole global source of the S60 sedan after production in China was phased out in early 2019.[5]
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- ^ "Volvo S60 - model year 2008". www.media.volvocars.com (in French and English). Volvo Car Corporation. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ Petrány, Máté. "These Are The Nine New Volvo Models We'll Get By 2019". Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ Panait, Mircea (15 April 2017). "Volvo On Track To Manufacture All-New S60 From 2018 At U.S. Factory". Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ a b Priddle, Alisa (25 September 2017). "SUV will join Volvo S60 at plant under construction in South Carolina". Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-05-10.