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martinbo · 11-10-2009, 09:32 AM

These are the first official pictures of Volvo's 2010 S60. Whilst there's not much of a surprise after the leak (posted here by Pekka) at least we can now have an official thread for it.

Additional details will be appended in this thread as they emerge...

Edit: Story according to Autocar here: http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...llCars/244755/

Quote:

The new car is very similar to the S60 Concept, retaining the low, coupe-style roof line. The front end, in particular, is nearly identical – only small changes to the shape of the lights and a higher bonnet line differentiate the production car.

Volvo hasn’t issued any pictures of the interior, but the car will use a productionised version of the concept’s cabin, with the same dashboard shape. The concept’s cantilevered rear-hinged rear doors have been replaced by conventional items.

Underneath the bodyshell the S60 is based on the Ford EUCD platform that is also used by the current Mondeo. Volvo is promising that the S60 will be the “sportiest and most dynamic Volvo ever,” and the project’s engineers are understood to have been working on the driveability of the S60 since the project’s inception.

A Volvo source said that the firm knew the previous car couldn't match the likes of the 3-series and the C-class, and that to successfully compete with these rivals driver appeal is crucial.

Unlike the previous S60, the new car is more conventionally sized to give Volvo a true rival for the likes of the BMW 3-series. The old car was awkwardly-sized between a 3-series and 5-series, and was based on a cut-down V70 platform, although it was a sales success in the first few years of the car’s life. There was no estate version, either, but expect the new S60 to get an estate variant in 2011.

The car will also be the first Volvo to be available with the firm’s new Pedestrian Detection technology, which can “see” pedestrians in the road and automatically apply the brakes to stop the car if the driver doesn’t react quickly enough.

Kowalski · 11-10-2009, 09:49 AM

Ugly, very, very ugly and the colour doesn't help.

aleks_16 · 11-10-2009, 10:07 AM

Man thatsy one ugly volvo whats up with volvo first this ugly facelift of the c30 and then that

PHYBENZ · 11-10-2009, 10:20 AM

Wow that looks pretty terrible, hopefully it looks better in person.

coolraoul · 11-10-2009, 10:52 AM

E-Class lights, A5 characterline, un-Volvoish ugliness.

I used to like Volvos very much, what happened to them recently with those horrible new designs? It's absolutely disgusting!

BMW Power · 11-10-2009, 10:54 AM

I think it looks kinda nice for a volvo...

bmwownage · 11-10-2009, 11:52 AM

omfg this looks ridiculous.. come on Volvo doesn't need all these fancy lines and weirdo lights! I think we are about or in the process of seeing the full extinction of what was meant to be Volvos.

ree · 11-10-2009, 12:03 PM

This one looks ten time better!!

What happens to great aggressive Volvo front of the older models…same with the C70 facelift…

siko · 11-10-2009, 01:20 PM

The proportions are really wrong... the term FUGLY comes to mind.

Centurion · 11-10-2009, 01:24 PM

Trying too hard to be BMW.
And I'm sure the driving dynamics will make the driver fall asleep, hence the excessive number of drivers aids.

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