Having spent last week piloting an XC90 around rural Norfolk lanes and up and down Britain’s motorways, it was certainly going to be interesting stepping straight into an XC60. The XC90 has been around since 2003 whereas its little brother the XC60 is relatively new, having debuted in 2008. I was keen to put this 2012 AWD model with its tweaked D3 engine through its paces to see what it’s made of.

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The Volvo XC60 is the XC90’s slightly smaller crossover SUV sibling, 180mm shorter in length and 71mm shorter in height. The width of the two vehicles is more or less the same, give or take a few millimetres. Launched five years into the XC90’s life, the XC60 sought to take on premium mid-sized SUVs like the Audi Q5, BMW X3 and Land Rover Freelander 2, which it actually shares its platform with. Friends and family of mine thought that the XC60 Continue reading →