Volvo does not build many cars like the Volvo S60: a 4-door saloon with Petrol engine, built from 2000 to 2013 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids.
How it came about
The Volvo S60 is a compact executive car manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars since 2000. Introduced as the successor to the Volvo S70, the model has been produced in three generations. The first generation was introduced in 2000 and is based on the Volvo P2 platform. Its estate counterpart is the Volvo V70. A high-performance variant, the S60 R, was introduced in 2002.
The second generation was introduced in 2010; its estate counterpart is the Volvo V60. The third generation was introduced in 2018 on Volvo's Scalable Product Architecture platform. It became the first Volvo model produced in the United States, at the company's plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina. The United States briefly became the sole global source of the S60 sedan after production in China was temporarily halted in early 2019. Production for North America and Europe ended in 2024, while production in China continued for the Chinese and select Asia-Pacific markets.
The hardware
Under the skin sits Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1475 -. The gearbox is a 5-speed Volvo M56 manual transmission / manual / 5-speed Volvo M58 manual / 6-speed Volvo M66 manual / 5-speed Aisin AF33 transmission / Aisin AW55-50/51SN automatic transmission /. The wheelbase is 2713 mm (2001–2002) / 2715 mm (2003–2009). These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Volvo's history is not in doubt: the Volvo S70 came before it; it was built at Torslanda. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Hyundai Santa Fe, the Toyota Yaris, the Honda Fit. Its Volvo stablemates include the Volvo 144 and the Volvo 264 TE.
The money
On the used market today a Volvo S60 typically changes hands for $13,300–$46,600, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $3,485–$6,284 a year. Insurance sits around $1,490–$3,010 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.