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What is it?

This is Volvo’s all-new ‘crossover SUV’. To all intents and purposes it’s the Swedish car-maker’s answer to the Land Rover Freelander, BMW X3 and Honda CRV, and a smaller sibling for the successful XC90.

But it’s also a more interesting and different car in its own right than that would suggest; a real breath of fresh air for anyone considering an upmarket, small soft-roader.

What’s it like?

To look at, it’s pretty – and pretty unusual....Read the full article

The 199 g/km figure is quoted as being something to be proud of - it's actually the equivalent of two Mk6 Golf Bluemotions, which offers similar internal room for passengers and luggage, and pretty similar performance.

Great comment. How about comparing like with like. That comparison was rather like saying that my missus is ugly, bacause she doesn't look like Kate Moss. The car needs comparing to other vehicles of its type, X3, Freelander, Q5 not a Golf Bluemotion. With accurate and insightful comments like that, i'd be suprised if you weren't a Daily Mail reading cretin, who supports the Green Party and thinks that the way to save the world is to live in the Outer Hebrides and eat raw fish. Sort it out.

You know, I stopped posting here on Autocar a little while ago (again) because you couldn't make a measured comment without receiving something like the online equivalent of road rage. And here we go again.

Rob, tell me, if you overhear someone in the pub saying something that you don't believe holds water as an argument, do you tap them on the shoulder and call them a "cretin"?

My argument is this - and it is not a stupid one - the XC60 and the Golf Bluemotion are both cars designed to carry four or five people and their luggage. The level of space, comfort, performance and general ambience they offer is likely to be very similar.

But, by opting to buy the car with afour wheel drivetrain that they are unlikely to ever use in any meaningful way, the XC60 owner will be doubling their carbon footprint. A g/km figure of 199 is just not good enough nowadays for pretty much any kind of passenger car. Things have moved on.

Incidentally, don't bother trying to turn this into a debate with me. I'm only interested in having dialogues with people who do not appear to have anger management issues.

As ever, i feel that the comment made against the XC60, is symptomatic of the 'anti 4x4' brigades repetetive view on the SUV market. To compare the XC60 D5 Manual with a Golf Bluemotion, again seems misguided. If the individual who buys the XC60, a fairly educated guess is that they have a family and a need for space, safety (City Safe anyone?) and security, probably wouldn't and couldn't consider a Golf Bluemotion, or any other similar cars for that matter, as it wouldn't be capable (105bhp enough to pull 5 and luggage?), certaintly wouldn't produce 99g/km with it fully laden, and if the Golf is driven for 25,000 miles a year (again a likely scenario, as you'd only pay more for a diesel over a petrol if you were doing the mileage, and facts prove you need to do 40,000 miles before recouping the extra spend on buying and fueling the car), and the XC60 is driven 12,0000 miles (again a fact that most SUV's aren't running the same mileages per year on average as Golf sized cars), you'd find similar levels of C02 emitted. As before, both myself and Autocar (the voice of the Professional?), have made comparisons with others cars of it's type, rather than going for a more obvious slight against this well designed and concieved vehicle.

I think it is entirely fair to compare it to the above mentioned Golf, and also to similar 4x4 competition. Both are valid comparisons. I like the look of the XC60, it looks like a potentially great car.

RobotBoogie:

You know, I stopped posting here on Autocar a little while ago (again) because you couldn't make a measured comment without receiving something like the online equivalent of road rage. And here we go again.

Here's something to consider. If the Golf Bluemotion sells 20,000 cars in the next 2yrs in the UK at least, and the XC60 10,000, and this is a likely ratio, who is pollutiing more? Not the XC60.

julianphillips:

Both are valid comparisons.

No they are not. Someone who is the market for a car costing £30k will not look at one costing £15k. Totally different type of car too. Volvo will be much bigger.

Bruce Wayne:

If you behave like a cretin then expect to be called one, ..your comments are ... ..of low intelligence and sheep-like in their mentality... i'd be suprised (sic) if you weren't a Daily Mail reading cretin, who supports the Green Party and thinks that the way to save the world is to.. ...eat raw fish..

 

I think it is wonderful how SUV supporters write like SUV drivers drive - with a total belief in the power and effectiveness of brute force and ignorance and the need to bludgeon ones way through life.

Bluster, misquoting, generalisations, resentment. Its all you 4x4 haters have. If someone wants to drive a car then what does it have to do with you ? Mind your own business !

Here we go again .Another intelligent discussion descends into the usual slanging match.

Someone bothers to post on here and all he gets is abuse.