The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid car makes its entry onto the car market with its sights firmly set on giving the all-new S60 sedan model a tough match over the title of "The Most Dynamic Volvo Model Ever".
The automaker best known for its safety technologies is forging a new path its leadership of the green revolution with the new Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid. Revealed here at the Geneva Motor Show, the hybrid wagon is the first in its segment to combine a diesel engine with a plug-in rechargeable electric powertrain.
As we reported in the run-up to the show, the V60 Plug-In Hybrid offers its drivers a variety of propulsion options, alternating between two motors to adapt to conditions at the push of a button.
The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid car is powered by a five-cylinder 2.4-liter D5 turbodiesel, which produces 215 HP and 324 lb.-ft of torque combined with an ERAD (Electric Rear Axle Drive) in the form of an electric motor producing 70 HP. This engine combination will be mated to a six-speed automatic transmission.
