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IMAGES of the Volvo V60, Sweden’s new BMW 3 Series Touring fighter, have leaked online ahead of the car’s official reveal in Sweden next week.
The premium European car maker had planned to launch the new wagon – which moves to the brand’s new electrification-enhanced SPA architecture developed in conjunction with its Chinese owner, Geely – in Sweden on February 21. However, two images of the new estate were published overnight on a Bosnian website before being taken down, but not before they’d been archived.
There’s no image of what the V60 will look like inside, but given its close relationship with the XC60 you can expect the same vertical tablet-like touchscreen interface in between the front seats, and a similar dash layout in front of the driver.
The ties to the XC60 indicate that when the V60 arrives in Australia, it will use the same mix of turbocharged four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission, as well as an all-wheel-drive T8-badged plug-in petrol-electric hybrid option.
Volvo has already tried to pull the heartstrings of potential V60 buyers, showing a promotional video starting with grainy, Super 8-style footage of a couple enjoying a drive in a P1800 three-door shooting brake, a vehicle produced for only two years, and working through other wagon models to end with a distant shot of the new V60.
The 88th Geneva Motor Show starts on March 6. Visit wheelsmag.com.au for all the latest new car news and reveals as they happen.
