The Volvo XC60 SUV has now surpassed 2.7 million world gross sales, incomes it the title of the “best-selling Volvo ever” and overtaking the enduring Volvo 240 that debuted within the Seventies.
For the reason that unique debuted in 2008, the XC60 has been a automobile of quite a few achievements for the now Chinese language-owned Swedish model – together with changing into the primary world Volvo mannequin to be produced in China, and profitable 2018 World Automobile of the 12 months.
The present second-generation XC60 additionally was a driving power behind Volvo’s plug-in hybrid push, and was Europe’s best-selling PHEV in 2024.
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Some 2,685,171 Volvo 240s had been produced throughout a single era between 1974 and 1993, throughout the corporate’s Gothenburg and Kalmar factories in Sweden, in addition to Ghent in Belgium.
The ultimate instance rolled off the Gothenburg manufacturing line on 5 Could, 1993, 15 years earlier than the primary Volvo XC60 first went into manufacturing.
Now, the XC60 is assembled on the Torslanda plant in Gothenburg in addition to Chengdu, China. The latter is the place the XC60 for Australia has been sourced from for numerous years.
Whereas the XC60 and 240 are worlds aside when it comes to their design, each have had security entrance of thoughts (or chassis). The Volvo 240 was superior for its time in providing entrance and rear crumple zones, in addition to a strengthened passenger compartment.
It was additionally among the many first automobiles on this planet to include enhanced aspect impression safety, which later developed into the corporate’s patented Facet-Impression Safety system. The 240’s youngster booster cushion in 1978 was additionally a world-first innovation.
A long time later the XC60 was the primary automobile to standardise low-speed autonomous emergency braking, one thing that’s now commonplace throughout the trade and world wide.
The XC60 additionally launched ‘Oncoming Lane Mitigation’ in 2017 which steers you again into your lane if the automobile drifts into oncoming visitors.
“Rising up in Sweden within the Nineteen Eighties, the Volvo 240 was the enduring household automobile – you possibly can spot one in nearly each driveway,” stated Susanne Hägglund, head of International Provide at Volvo Vehicles.
“At this time the XC60 has taken over that place in two methods. Not solely because the household favorite, but additionally changing into our all-time top-seller, which in itself is the last word proof level of a profitable automobile.”
Final 12 months Volvo registered 1905 new XC60s in Australia, down on 2023’s determine of 2542. Whereas the preferred Volvo of all time, the XC60 trails the XC40 on at this time’s yearly gross sales charts – 3142 v 1905 in Australia in 2024.
For mannequin 12 months 2026 the Volvo XC60 has been given a facelift, headlined by the implementation of the corporate’s newest consumer infotainment interface, along with refined design modifications and new personalisation choices.
Costs in Australia have solely risen barely, with the vary now ranging from $74,990 earlier than on-road prices which is $1000 greater than earlier than.
A pair of mild-hybrid petrol in addition to two plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variants make-up the native lineup, all that includes normal all-wheel drive and an eight-speed computerized transmission.
To learn extra concerning the 2026 Volvo XC60 vary, click on right here.
