Volvo S60 2010-2018 prices & specs

The Volvo S60 is offered with an impressive new D4 diesel engine

The upper grille is wider and cleaner-looking than before

Headlight styling is supposed to make the car "more determined looking"

The gently curved rear pillars and oversized tail-lights are unchanged

The front seats in the standard SE models are large, comfortable and adjustable

There's an unobtrusive storage cubby behind the centre stack; the heating and ventilation controls are excellent

The driving position isn't as high as Volvo's usual mark

The sat-nav system works well but a touchscreen would make it easier to programme

The amount of room in the back of the S60 is only average for the class

The boot is just under 400 litres with the rear seats up. Folding rear seats make it easy to carry larger loads

Volvo offers the S60 with a range of four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines

The D4 diesel puts out 178bhp and 295lb ft, and is claimed to average an impressive 74.3mpg

The S60 performs in a tidy fashion when driven hard

An S60 D4's forte is making long-haul driving stress-free

Brakes resisted fade for just under three laps of our test track, so should be fine on the road

Outstanding powerplant lifts this competent and capable junior exec