As with many competing systems, San Francisco’s steep hills gave it a scare approaching a grade with brio sent the warning system into full squawk. The Technology Package has Volvo’s collision warning system, which goes as far as to stop the XC60 if it senses an imminent situation. Platinum also includes rear seat head rests that can flip down remotely… The backup camera isn’t as insightful as Nissan‘s Around View Monitor, which gives a detailed bird’s eye view of the car’s surroundings, but Volvo‘s hash marks are handy. Platinum also includes a rear view camera and the Technology Package, with its adaptive cruise control. The tested T6 all-wheel drive had the $4,400 Platinum Package, with its terrific Harmon Kardon sound system and trademark center dash speaker. Part of the reason for going premium is the wider variety of available options, and the XC60 has a choice of many upgrades. “Premium compact crossover” is the XC60’s market, and with a base price of $36,400 for the front-wheel drive T5 Drive-E, the XC60 is still in reach of those choosing between entering the upscale market and buying a heavily optioned Honda CR-V or Ford Escape.
The freshening the XC60 got for 2014 helps keep it in the game those slit-like fog lights are particularly striking. US buyers first saw it as a 2010, and it’s still selling in decent volumes, with current sales running about half the Audi Q5 and nearly matching the BMW X3. The XC60 is in the autumn of its product cycle this generation hit European roads at the end of 2008 and is slated for a 2017 redesign. Premium compact crossovers are all the rage these days, and within that hot market, Volvo works to carve out a high-style niche for its XC60.
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