Volvo S60R car review – Top Gear – BBC
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Is the Volvo S60R really a rival for the BMW M3? Jeremy Clarkson isn’t so sure, but can he be pursuaded when the Top Gear boffins turn off the Volvo’s traction control and hand the keys to the Stig? Go to www.youtube.com tosee a full list of all high quality videos available on the Top Gear YouTube channel and don’t forget to visit www.topgear.com for all the latest news and car reviews.
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I’ve had a S60R and all I can say, it’s absolutely fools safe at any conditions – sunny, rain, snow, ice. All the time you’ve got the feeling that Newton’s physics doesn’t work anymore, the car just goes where you want it to go.
Should I say, what happens when you drive M3 over limits on ice? Very, very expensive experience. . .
always wanted and tried to vouch for cars like the s60r and the saab 9-2 turbo x, but the high prices dwarf the performance of these cars and make them irrelevant. Its the eternal model of success in the auto world: either you claim exclusivity and accel at everything you do or you chase the benchmarks by giving more bang for less buck. Hyundai and Subaru only 2 companies to grow in the great recession. . . guess why.
always wanted and tried to vouch for cars like the s60r and the sabb 9-2 turbo x, but the high prices dwarf the performance of these cars and make them irrelevant. Its the eternal model of success in the auto world: either you claim exclusivity and accel at everything you do or you chase the benchmarks by giving more bang for less buck. Hyundai and Subaru only 2 companies to grow in the great recession. . . guess why.
always wanted and tried to vouch for cars like the s60r and the sabb 9-2 turbo x, but the high prices dwarf the performance of these cars and make them irrelevant. Its the eternal model of success in the auto world: either you claim exclusivity and accel at everything you do or you chase the benchmarks by giving more bang for less buck. Hyundai and Subaru only 2 companies to grow in the great recession. . . gues why.
Song @ 9. 02?
they should make an S60R out of the new 2011 S60
TanzMTL, that’s the same as saying – Thumbs up if you want You Tube to disappear. They have to pay the bills somehow. You’re either a teenager or you think like one. The parts of a teenager’s brain that do decision making, considering consequences and thinking ahead are not fully developed. That’s why teenagers do so many stupid things, such as driving and typing on the telephone.
Ok i have nothing against a M3 . I own a s60 R grate car . you chip the R and you get 335 hp and 340 torque way more than M3 how much can the M3 get with the ECU upgrade 3 hp at most . Volvo will stomp on the M3 with the tune just ECU tune so don t diss some thing that is so much better !!!!
god dammit! enigma was cracked by Poles, you fagot!!
@fentonjd Station wagen!
@Chrispisz12
No, it’s called an estate car.
Test the new S60 T6 R-Design, please!
@momodragon
If you compare 04 S60R to 04 M3, it’s very close. 0-60 times are almost identical. Both being around 5. 2 seconds. Top speeds are also the same. Also, I can drive my S60R in the winter. I don’t think you would dare to do the same with an M3.
@USGiorgi yes but. . . all the performance stuff you mentioned. . . the BMW M3’s are better
youtube. com/watch?v=_PFT7mcD5GA
Great Great Car! I had a chance for a test drive, with the 2. 0 diesel, 163 hp, 400 Nm. Very very nice experience! You can see my experience with Volvo S60 by searching “Nicu Naum Volvo S60″ or copy paste the link above
@TanzMTL everyone better thumbs YOUR COMMENT THUMBS UP. . . BITCHES!!
I have S60R. To turn the DSTC off, press the button 5 times about 1 second apart. . . Not exactly hard. And this review does not do the car justice. It’s way faster then what they made it look like.
Estate car?
It’s called a station wagen
Please test the new s60 t6 r-design
@INVFootSoldier
Actually it was the British 39′ “Bombe” BTM electro-mechanical device that you could say cracked the code, and although the Poles built the first “bombe” in 38′; it was a POS. The heavily refined British version BTM was able to pull off the cypher.
clarkson has the I. Q off a big fluffy buffalo! V70 R wagon truly wonderfull so he’d buy a A4, Stupid shit head
i drive a volvo s40 and a bmw 325i
The volvo’s 5 cylinder provides enough power to feel like you are indeed driving a european car. The sound is pretty good, and the suspension is way better than any american car or a VW
BUT
the BMW 325i is a true sports car. it sends you back in your seat a little bit when you push on the accelerator. the 2 times you really feel the difference between the bmw and the volvo is when accelerating on the freeway and when you have to beat a yellow light. BMW wins
chinese lol
I want.
It’s just a more versatile car than really anything else I can think of. U can take the boss to lunch or pick up grandma at the airport in comfort mode and dates, then sport mode for urself (reminds me of BMW driving experience) and finally switch it to advanced mode for the jagoffs revving their “sports” cars and generally being able to beat them from my exp. 3 cars in one. Love my R. New 2011 s60 looks great tho, dammit.