► Volvo updates its XC60… again
► Latest model year refresh announced
► New grille like XC90 and fresh tech
Volvo’s XC60 SUV has been given another refresh to keep it up to date. The perennial Swedish family SUV is the next car to be aligned with Volvo’s most recent technology and design.
Makes sense, then, that the only significant design detail is the new grille – the same one that’s on the latest version of the XC90. Volvo says new colours and new wheels are available, too, as well as darkened rear light clusters.
The biggest difference inside is a new screen, which now stretches out of the top of the dashboard compared to the old one. The upgraded 11.2-inch display remains portrait and includes the latest generation of Volvo’s Google-based infotainment system that’s being rolled out across its cars.
Volvo also claims ‘one of the best-sounding audio systems for a car’ is available with its latest Bowers and Wilkins optional system. When the music’s not turned up, Volvo also says this is the quietest XC60 yet with optional air suspension and laminated windows.
There aren’t any details on changes to what engines are available, so expect little deviation from the current line-up. The outgoing model was available with a ‘B5’ mild hybrid petrol with 247bhp, ‘T6’ plug-in hybrid powertrain developing 346bhp and claimed up to 50 miles of e-range or ‘T8’ plug-in hybrid with 449bhp and up to 49 miles of electric range. We’ll know more in March 2025.
Other than that, though, we’re grasping – and so is Volvo. The new model is designed to inject some extra life into a Volvo favourite and keep its hybrid versions going longer. This XC60 will be partnered with an EX60 model likely due in 2026, as Volvo rolls out more electric models beyond its baby EX30 and flagship EX90.