Volvo V60 Cross Country Review

Though not as cheap to run as its front-wheel drive counterpart with the same engine, the V60 Cross Country offers decent economy and acceptable emissions for a car of this type. Volvo quotes an average economy figure of 42.8-47.9mpg, measured on the latest WLTP test cycle that more accurately reflects real-world driving. The V60 Cross Country clearly beats its Subaru Outback rival in this department, whose 2.5-litre petrol engine only returns 33mpg on average (WLTP). Emissions are good for a four-wheel drive estate car, with an official NEDC equivalent figure of 135g/km quoted. Road tax is 拢205 in the first year, followed by the standard yearly payment of 拢140. Once you鈥檝e ticked a few options boxes you鈥檒l easily push your V60 Cross Country over the government鈥檚 拢40,000 threshold and incur a 拢310 surcharge on in years two to six of ownership, making for a total annual bill of 拢450. Rivals like the Insignia Country Tourer start around the 拢30,000 mark and so should avoid this.

The Volvo V60 Cross Country sits in insurance group 31 - considerably higher than the groups 17 to 20 of the Subaru Outback. The Vauxhall Insignia Country Tourer sits in group 20 or 24 depending on which engine is fitted. Currently discontinued but available through dealer stock, the Audi A4 Allroad sits in insurance groups 26 to 39 depending on engine and specification. All Volvo V60 models are fitted with an anti-theft alarm with an immobiliser, volume sensor and a level sensor. Volvo鈥檚 On Call system can also be used to track the vehicle if it is stolen. Our experts predict that the V60 Cross Country will hold onto a shade over 41% of its original value come trade-in time after three years and 36,000 miles. An equivalent Audi A4 Allroad is predicted to retain around 48-50% by contrast, though the Subaru Outback falls behind both with a predicted 39% after three years.

For those of you (like me) who remember the original Supra of the late 1970s, it wasn't a hard-edged sports car at all, like later versions would become. It was essentially a Grand Tourer, a somewhat larger and more plush version of the Celica sports-coupe. For those of you (like me) who remember the original Supra of the late 1970s, it wasn't a hard-edged sports car at all, like later versions would become. It was essentially a Grand Tourer, a somewhat larger and more plush version of the Celica sports-coupe. I think we might eventually see a ///M Supra, where all these fake vents are going to have a purpose. BMW said they wouldnt make the Z4 in the past but by working with a company to split the R&D there are now two cars that the world gets to enjoy that otherwise it would have had neither. Some encouraging reviews out this morning.

We're instructed not to switch stability control completely off, to trail-brake into the turns, and to roll judiciously onto the throttle. Indeed, all those driving-school techniques provoke textbook responses in the Supra sans drama or surprises. The steering is extremely precise and nicely weighted, though it lacks the intimate communication of the Cayman Toyota is gunning for. Stability intervention is pleasantly surreptitious. And the super-strong Brembo brakes survive lap after lap after lap without fade, even as we all learn to press deeper into each of the closely spaced corners. Then during a later afternoon session, when we've probably used up 280 of the tires' 300 tread-life rating, I even manage to string together a couple of very nice, controllable corner-to-corner drifts. I emerge, sweaty but smiling. Once the red mist subsides and we take to the country lanes surrounding Summit Point, the car's Sunday-drive demeanor proves equally delightful. So is this miracle of automotive husbandry worthy of the Supra name?

70,640 similarly equipped to the Launch Edition model). If it's not precisely what you had in mind, the aftermarket is gearing up to help you fix that. This Supra's rollout has been shrouded in a cloud of perceived compromise by internet philosophers since it was announced that it would share its platform with BMW's Z4 convertibles. The Supra loyal weren't shy in expressing their indignation about the union, claiming that a Supra without a manual transmission聴gasp! 聴could never be a true Supra and that a co-developed car was destined to be viewed by history as nothing more than badge engineering. They weren't completely wrong. Viewed with the knowledge that the Supra uses a BMW engine and that its transmission, dampers, and steering rack are shared with the Z4, Tada-san's claim that its fundamentals weren't just thrust upon Toyota is harder to believe. Still, BMW's B58, a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six, produces 335 horsepower and 365 lb-ft of torque and is undeniably well suited to the Supra, especially when paired with ZF's eight-speed automatic, the only available transmission.