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off-roading if the occasion demands? Don’t
fancy an SUV? Volvo would like to usher you
into the plush cabin of this new, raised-up
variant of their mid-sized V60 estate. Same
engines and interior as the regular car but a
60-millimetre ride-height increase, a more
comfort-orientated suspension set-up and
all-wheel drive (regular V60s are front-drive), and Hill Descent
Control fitted as standard.
The Cross Country wears extra body cladding in charcoal-
coloured hard-wearing plastic for a more macho, outdoorsy
image. It looks the part against the snowy backdrop of rural
Sweden where this test took place.
That snow means it’s difficult to arrive at definite conclusions
about the CC’s driving dynamics but they’re largely as you’d
expect — like a normal V60 with an extra dose of body-roll.
Which doesn’t matter in the least, as the regular V60 has never
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for sportiness, but succeeds by going big on comfort and the
feel-good factor instead.
There’s one engine available for now: the 190-PS D4 2.0-litre
diesel with a usefully chunky 400 Nm of torque. A 250-PS 2.0
T5 petrol is due later in the year, which will be a little cheaper, a
bit faster, and a bit less torquey.
Automatic ’boxes are standard across the range, which starts
from £38,270 (Rs 34.50 lakh) for the D4; £3,000 (Rs 2.70 lakh)
more than a regular V60.
The most natural rival would be the Audi A4 Allroad, but
that’s now off sale; a new one may follow after the regular A4
gets a facelift in the summer but has not been confirmed.
Mercedes’ E 400 d All-Terrain is excellent but a size, and price,
class above. Škoda’s marginally smaller Octavia Scout is far
cheaper, but feels it. Which leaves the V60 Cross Country in its
own, rather comfy, little niche.Function meets
form, and a lot
of techPrice:£38,270(Rs34.45lakh)
Engine:1,969-cc, in-line four, twin-turbo, diesel
Transmission:Eight-speed auto, all-wheel drive
Suspension:Double wishbone front, transverse composite leaf-spring rear
Performance:8.2 seconds 0-100 km/h, 210 km/h, 15.15 km/l (WLTP)
Weight: 1,867 kgVOLVO V60 CROSS COUNTRY D4 AWDhttp://www.carindia.in May 2019 CAR INDIA 41
Volvo V60 Cross Country First Drive