Too far Volvo, too far

Tabnabs · 13-01-2015 10:57am #1

The new S60 Cross Country. Hideous...

christy02 · 13-01-2015 11:16am

Looks great IMO

iano.p · 13-01-2015 11:18am

That's not that bad. One of the better looking volvos

Slicemeister · 13-01-2015 11:19am

Looks like one of those wind up cars I had when I was a young fella:-)

Oafley Jones · 13-01-2015 11:19am

It's rotten alright. Looks like it's on stilts ffs. V40 cross country is a really nice looking car, so I was really surprised when I saw how they mangled the v60.

keithclancy · 13-01-2015 11:27am

Cross Country ... the ground clearance at the rear wheels looks terrible.

_Kaiser_ · 13-01-2015 11:37am

Hmm..

Take standard car...

- Jack up suspension.. check
- Add cheap looking plastic trim around the wheel arches and along the bottom of the doors.. check

Done! :rolleyes:

Personally I think it looks as bad as people who fit ridiculously big alloys to the car and/or lower them so it looks as if the arches are eating them, but each to their own I suppose!

goz83 · 13-01-2015 11:46am

If they removed the plastic arch trims and lowered her, it would look great.

Special Circumstances · 13-01-2015 11:52am

goz83 wrote: »

If they removed the plastic arch trims and lowered her, it would look great.

The irish version of making a car more suitable for our roads. Lower her til the sump scrapes lad!

Sobanek · 13-01-2015 12:01pm

goz83 wrote: »

If they removed the plastic arch trims and lowered her, it would look great.

Good news! They're supposedly gonna make a model like that. The S60!

Dr.Teeth · 13-01-2015 12:05pm

Did someone leave the car jack under the back if it?
Under that lighting its not great, in the flesh I'd say its terrible.

13-01-2015 12:21pm

I don't understand why they didn't colour code the plastic on the wheel arches.. is it supposed to be a visual thing that the tyres look bigger or something by adding black to their radius?

Either way, I don't love it or hate it. Mud flaps would have probably helped add to an aggressive off-road look. I like the way the rear is higher off the ground than the front (I've always liked that 'looking down' kinda pose on cars).

Overall i think it's nice.

listermint · 13-01-2015 12:23pm

That car is awful, anyone that likes it should feel about about themselves that or go to specsavers.

Looks like a oversized childs toy. There is nothing that is cohesive about that side profile.

Awful.

colm_mcm · 13-01-2015 12:28pm

Toyota Ireland got there years ago with the Avensis!

R.O.R · 13-01-2015 12:35pm

I'm a big Volvo fan, but I just don't get this. They are filling a niche that's not there. I suppose it's the cheapest way to produce a "new" model.

The V60 CC is bad enough - why there is any requirement for a model in between the V60 and the XC60, I don't know, but the S60 CC is a step too far.

Take a great car (which the S60 is), jack it up so it doesn't handle as well as the standard car does, and if the V40 / V40 CC is anything to go by, it will have worse fuel economy as well.

If they do a reasonably priced 4x4 version, then maybe, but if it's just FWD - no thanks.

pete4130 · 13-01-2015 1:30pm

It's not made for the Irish market so don't worry about it. It's like the early Rav 4's, Audi all roads, Subaru Foresters, Holden Adventra's etc..

It doesn't make sense if the car is never going to see anything but black top.
Some markets like Australia, this car would go down well. Seen as a premium European brand, the ability to have some small off road capability in a country where 80% of their roads are dirt roads.

Supergurrier · 13-01-2015 2:14pm

Leave the rugged stuff to the Estate models

bazz26 · 13-01-2015 3:22pm

Looks like the A-Team got their hands on it.

colm_mcm · 13-01-2015 4:07pm

They're wrong about it being the world's first crossover saloon. The suzuki x90 was a 2 door crossover saloon 20 years ago.

ba_barabus · 13-01-2015 8:35pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

They're wrong about it being the world's first crossover saloon. The suzuki x90 was a 2 door crossover saloon 20 years ago.

The AMC Eagle saloon got there first in 1980, it sold well and all.

ninty9er · 13-01-2015 8:51pm

Jaysus:eek:

colm_mcm · 13-01-2015 9:08pm

Unlike BMW investing massive money in creating niches, this smacks of Rover Streetwise to me.

That said, if there's people that'll buy em...

mailforkev · 13-01-2015 11:30pm

I'm a Volvo guy too but that does look a bit odd. I'll reserve judgement until I see one in the flesh.

Kinda like those old school 80's low riders the Hispanic car guys in LA like so much. Like a crappy old Caprice on stilts and rolling on 22s.

The Aussies get (or got, I'm not sure) a jacked up Legacy saloon too. Basically a saloon Outback; called the Liberty X if memory serves me correctly.

JohnBoy26 · 13-01-2015 11:58pm

I'd take that AMC eagle from the "tough americans" any day over it :pac:

Too far Volvo, too far

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