Bye-bye, good old diesel!
Volvo will unveil the all-new sedan to world in the upcoming weeks. It will be the first model of modern-day Volvo to come without a diesel engine. Volvo’s commitment to a long-term future that goes beyond traditional combustion engines is evident in this official decision.
The company’s Scalable Product Architecture will allow the S60 to be offered with a mixture of four-cylinder gasoline Drive E engines (T6 & T5 at launch) as well as two hybrid powertrains. The electrified variants will share the V60 wagon with the T6 Twin Engine AWD setup with 340 horsepower (253 Kilowatts) and the T8 Twin Engine AWD setup with 390 HP (290 kW) & 472 pound-feet (639 Newton meters) of torque. They will be joined next year by mild hybrid versions.
Hakan Samuelsson (CEO of Volvo), comments on the decision to scrap the diesel engine. As we move towards total electrification, we will gradually phase out cars that have an internal combustion engine. We will also offer petrol hybrid versions to help us transition. The next step is the new S60.
Samuelsson refers to Volvo’s ambitious plans for at least 50% of its new cars sales to be electric by 2025. This is what Samuelsson calls “the most comprehensive electrification strategy” in the car business. All new Volvos will be available from next year as a mild gasoline hybrid or plug-in gasoline hybrid.
The next-generation S60 will be made exclusively at the marque’s new manufacturing plant outside Charleston, South Carolina. The model will only be produced at this location, and will be exported from the United States.