Volvo XC60

Volvo XC60: generations and years

The five windows in the file, in the order they appear, are not a single timeline you can stack without overlap:

The five windows in the file, in the order they appear, are not a single timeline you can stack without overlap:

• 2 generation — 2017-03-01 to 2022-02-28. Catalogue count 20 modifications; 12 rows with specs. Ground clearance 216 mm. Tank 71 L on every listed row.
• 1 generation, restyling — 2013-05-01 to 2017-02-28. Catalogue count 28; 12 rows. Clearance 230 mm. Tank 70 L.
• 1 generation — 2008-07-01 to 2013-04-30. Catalogue count 26; 12 rows. Clearance 230 mm. Tank 70 L.
• 2 generation, restyling — 2021-03-01 to 2025-01-31. Catalogue count 12; 12 rows. Clearance 216 mm. Tank 71 L on mild-hybrid rows, 70 L on Plug-in rows.
• 2 generation, restyling 2 — from 2025-02-01, stop not measured. Catalogue count 4; 4 rows. Clearance 216 mm. Tank listed as 7 L on all four.

1 generation and 1 generation, restyling keep 230 mm of clearance and a 70 L tank. From 2 generation onward clearance is 216 mm (−14 mm). 2 generation, restyling overlaps 2 generation from 2021-03-01 to 2022-02-28: same body type, same 1969 cm³ Inline 4 Turbo Front, transverse layout, but the restyle caps listed top speed at 180 km/h on every row, against 190–230 km/h on 2 generation. 2 generation, restyling 2 is Plug-in plus one Gasoline 2.0 B5 AWD AT; it is not a new body class.

Engines and specs

Every later 1969 cm³ unit is Inline 4, Turbo, Front, transverse, 4 valves per cylinder. Older 1984 cm³ and 2400 cm³ units are Inline 5, Turbo, Front, transverse. Gearboxes in the file are Automatic or Manual; drive is FWD or AWD. Fuel labels are Gasoline, Diesel, or Plug-in. Boost is Turbo on every row.

2 generation (2017-03-01 — 2022-02-28)

Direct injection (direct) is listed on the Gasoline and Plug-in rows; Diesel feed system is not measured. Compression is 10.3 on 310 / T8 / 318 / 320 hp, 10.8 on 249 hp and T4, 15.8 on the diesels. Bore × stroke 82 × 93.2 mm throughout.

1 generation, restyling (2013-05-01 — 2017-02-28)

All Diesel, Turbo, Inline. 2.0 rows are 1969 cm³ Inline 4 except three 1984 cm³ Inline 5 rows (136 hp Automatic, 136 hp Manual, 163 hp Automatic, 163 hp Manual). 2.4 AT / 2.4 MT are 2400 cm³ Inline 5.

1 generation (2008-07-01 — 2013-04-30)

All Diesel. Eco class Euro 5 where measured; not measured on 2.4 MT 175 hp, 2.4 MT 185 hp, 2.4 AT 175 hp.

Direct injection (direct) is measured only on 2.4 MT 185 hp. Compression 16.5 on most 1984 / 2400 rows; 17.3 on 2.4 MT 185 hp and 2.4 MT 181 hp; not measured on both 181 hp 1969 cm³ rows.

2 generation, restyling (2021-03-01 — 2025-01-31)

All Automatic 8, Inline 4, 1969 cm³, Turbo, Front, transverse, Direct injection (direct), Euro 6, 95 or Diesel.

Compression and bore × stroke are not measured except 2.0 T6 PHEV 253 hp AWD Geartronic (82 x 93.2).

2 generation, restyling 2 (from 2025-02-01)

Nm is not measured on three of four rows. Suspension Independent, spring front and rear and Ventilated disc / Disc ventilated brakes are the labels on earlier generations where chassis is filled; restyling-2 chassis fields beyond clearance are thin.

Performance and economy

Fastest 0–100 km/h in the file: 2.0 T8 PHEV AWD Geartronic 455 hp on 2 generation, restyling and again on 2 generation, restyling 2 — 4.9 s. That is 6.3 s quicker than the slowest rows: 2.0 AT / 2.0 MT 136 hp on 1 generation at 11.2 s (the restyle 2.0 AT 136 hp is also 11.2 s).

2 generation petrol/plug-in sprint ladder (AWD unless noted): 2.0 AT 318 hp Plug-in 5.4 s; T8 5.5 s; 2.0 AT 310 hp and 2.0 AT 320 hp both 5.9 s; 2.0 AT 249 hp 6.8 s; T4 FWD 7.9 s. Diesel ladder on the same generation: 2.0 AT 235 hp 7.2 s; 2.0 AT 190 hp (FWD and AWD) 8.4 s; 2.0 MT 190 hp (FWD and AWD) 8.8 s; 2.0 MT 150 hp 10.2 s.

AWD does not buy a shorter 0–100 on the 190 hp diesels: Automatic stays 8.4 s, Manual stays 8.8 s. The extra mass (see weight) is not offset in the sprint figure.

2 generation, restyling mild hybrids: 2.0 B6 MHEV AWD Geartronic 6.2 s; 2.0 B5 MHEV AWD Geartronic 6.9 s; 2.0 B5 MHEV Geartronic FWD 7.0 s (+0.1 s versus AWD B5); diesel B5 AWD 7.1 s; B4 petrol FWD 8.1 s; both diesel B4 8.3 s. Plug-in: 455 hp 4.9 s; 405 hp 5.4 s; 392 hp 5.5 s; 398 hp 5.7 s; 341 hp 5.9 s. 2 generation, restyling 2: 455 hp still 4.9 s; 350 hp and 310 hp both 5.9 s; 2.0 B5 AWD AT 0–100 not measured.

Top speed: 2 generation gasoline 310 / 320 / T8 / 318 hp Plug-in — 230 km/h; diesel 235 hp and gasoline 249 hp — 220; diesel 190 hp and T4 — 205; 2.0 MT 150 hp — 190. 1 generation, restyling peaks at 210 km/h (2.4 AT 220 hp and the 181 / 190 hp 2.0 rows). 1 generation also peaks at 210 km/h (both 181 hp 2.0 rows). Every 2 generation, restyling and restyling 2 row that lists a figure is 180 km/h — 50 km/h below the 230 km/h 2 generation petrols. 2.0 B5 AWD AT top speed is not measured.

Fuel consumption (L/100 km) where measured; otherwise not measured.

On 2 generation, city / highway / mixed exist for: 2.0 AT 235 hp 6.4 / 4.9 / 5.4; 2.0 MT 150 hp 5.9 / 4.4 / 5; 2.0 MT 190 hp FWD 5.8 / 4.4 / 4.9; 2.0 AT 190 hp FWD 5.6 / 4.5 / 4.9; T4 8.9 / 6.1 / 7.1. All 310 / 320 / 249 / T8 / 318 Plug-in / diesel 190 AWD Automatic / diesel 190 AWD Manual: city, highway and mixed not measured. CO2 on those still exists: T8 48 g/km, 318 hp Plug-in 56, diesel 190 AWD AT 144, diesel 190 AWD MT 139, 310 hp 177, 320 hp 176, 249 hp 167.

T4 (Gasoline 190 hp FWD) versus 2.0 AT 190 hp Diesel FWD on the same generation: mixed 7.1 versus 4.9 (+2.2 L/100 km), CO2 165 versus 129 (+36 g/km), 0–100 7.9 versus 8.4 s (−0.5 s for petrol), torque 306 versus 400 Nm (−94 Nm).

1 generation, restyling Euro 6 2.0 diesels cluster at mixed 4.5–4.7 L/100 km (Manual 4.5, Automatic 4.7). 2.4 AT 220 hp mixed 5.7. Older 1984 / 2400 Euro 4/5 rows: mixed 5.3–7.5; 2.4 MT 163 hp is the thirstiest listed mixed at 7.5.

1 generation: mixed from 4.5 (2.0 MT 181 hp) to 7.5 (2.4 MT 185 hp). 2.0 MT 136 hp mixed 5.3 with CO2 139; 2.0 AT 136 hp mixed 6.8 with CO2 178 — Automatic costs +1.5 L/100 km mixed and +39 g/km versus the same-power Manual.

2 generation, restyling diesel B4/B5 mixed 5.5–5.6; petrol B4 mixed 6.8; B5 FWD 6.5; B5 AWD 7.7 (AWD B5 petrol uses +1.2 L/100 km mixed versus FWD B5); B6 mixed 7.2. Plug-in mixed: 398 hp 1.3; 341 hp 1.9; 392 hp 2.4; 455 hp 2.8; 405 hp 3.3. City and highway on Plug-in rows: not measured. 2 generation, restyling 2: mixed 1.9 on 350 hp, 310 hp, and 2.0 B5 AWD AT; 2.8 on 455 hp. City/highway not measured.

CO2 extremes: 22 g/km (2.0 T8 PHEV AWD Geartronic 398 hp) and 23 g/km (455 hp restyle and restyling 2) versus 179 g/km on several 1 generation 2.4 rows. T8 on 2 generation is 48 g/km at 5.5 s — not the lowest CO2, but the lowest CO2 among rows that still list 230 km/h.

Dimensions and weight

Ground clearance: 230 mm on both 1 generation windows; 216 mm from 2 generation onward (−14 mm). Tank: 70 L on 1 generation and 1 generation, restyling; 71 L on 2 generation and on restyle mild hybrids; 70 L on restyle Plug-in; 7 L on every 2 generation, restyling 2 row (as listed). Wheel sizes: 1 generation and 1 generation, restyling list combinations of 235/65 R17, 235/60 R18, 235/55 R19, 255/45 R20 where filled; many rows not measured. 2 generation and both restyles: wheels not measured.

Kerb / gross (kg), selected:

Lightest in the file: 1 generation 2.0 AT 136 hp and 2.0 MT 136 hp — 1726 kg kerb, 2505 kg gross. Heaviest kerb: 2 generation 2.0 AT 318 hp Plug-in — 2215 kg (gross 2660). Gross 2660 kg is the ceiling on 2 generation AWD petrols, T8, Plug-in 318, diesel 190 AWD, and on restyle/restyling-2 Plug-ins.

2 generation kg per hp (kerb / hp): 2.0 AT 310 hp = 1766 / 310 = 5.70 kg/hp; 2.0 AT 320 hp = 2081 / 320 = 6.50; T8 = 2161 / 302 = 7.16; Plug-in 318 hp = 2215 / 318 = 6.97; 2.0 AT 249 hp = 2081 / 249 = 8.36; diesel 2.0 AT 235 hp = 1950 / 235 = 8.30; diesel 190 AWD AT = 2081 / 190 = 10.95; diesel 190 FWD AT = 1791 / 190 = 9.43; 2.0 MT 150 hp = 1764 / 150 = 11.76; T4 = 1771 / 190 = 9.32.

AWD tax on 2 generation 190 hp Diesel: Automatic FWD 1791 kg versus AWD 2081 kg (+290 kg); Manual FWD 1764 kg versus AWD 2081 kg (+317 kg). Gross 2390 versus 2660 (AT) and 2370 versus 2660 (MT). CO2 129 versus 144 g/km (AT) and 129 versus 139 (MT). Sprint unchanged.

2 generation, restyling kg/hp: B4 petrol 1794 / 197 = 9.11; B6 1874 / 299 = 6.27; diesel B4 AWD 1892 / 197 = 9.60; B5 petrol AWD 1840 / 250 = 7.36; Plug-in 398 hp 2094 / 398 = 5.26; 455 hp 2080 / 455 = 4.57 (lowest kg/hp in the file). 2 generation, restyling 2 455 hp repeats 2080 / 455 = 4.57; 350 and 310 hp share 2094 kg kerb; 2.0 B5 AWD AT kerb and gross not measured.

Power per litre (hp / (cm³/1000)): 2 generation 320 hp = 162.5 hp/L; 318 Plug-in = 161.5; 310 = 157.4; T8 153.4; restyle 455 hp = 231.1 hp/L; 405 = 205.7; 398 = 202.1; 341 = 173.2; B6 151.9; 1 generation, restyling 2.4 AT 220 hp = 91.7 hp/L; 136 hp / 1.984 L = 68.5 hp/L (the lowest specific output listed).

Which version to choose

There is no price field, so “extra money” here means extra power, extra mass, extra drive, extra gearbox ratios, extra CO2, or extra seconds — only quantities in the rows.

If the job is the shortest 0–100 and the lowest kg/hp: 2.0 T8 PHEV AWD Geartronic 455 hp (2 generation, restyling or 2 generation, restyling 2). 4.9 s, 700 Nm, 4.57 kg/hp, mixed 2.8 L/100 km, CO2 23 g/km, top speed 180 km/h, tank 70 L then 7 L on restyling 2. Versus 2 generation 2.0 AT 310 hp: +145 hp, −1.0 s, −50 km/h top speed, CO2 23 versus 177. Versus the same-name 398 hp restyle row: +57 hp, +300 Nm, −0.8 s, mixed 2.8 versus 1.3, CO2 23 versus 22 — the 398 hp row is the CO2/mixed minimum (22 g/km, 1.3 L/100 km) and is 0.8 s slower.

If you need 230 km/h, which no restyle lists: stay on 2 generation. Among those, 2.0 AT 318 hp Plug-in is the fastest (5.4 s) and the second-lowest CO2 (56 g/km) but the heaviest kerb (2215 kg). T8 is 0.1 s slower, 48 g/km CO2 (better), 2161 kg. 2.0 AT 310 hp is the lightest quick petrol (1766 kg, 5.70 kg/hp, 5.9 s, 177 g/km) — 395 kg lighter than T8, 449 kg lighter than 318 hp Plug-in, same 5.9 s as 2.0 AT 320 hp which weighs 2081 kg (+315 kg for +10 hp). The 320 hp row does not buy a quicker sprint or a higher top speed than 310 hp; it buys +10 hp and +315 kg.

If you want Diesel Automatic without paying the AWD mass tax on 2 generation: 2.0 AT 190 hp FWD — 8.4 s, 205 km/h, mixed 4.9, CO2 129, 1791 kg. The AWD twin is the same 8.4 s and 205 km/h at 2081 kg and 144 g/km with mixed not measured. 2.0 AT 235 hp AWD is the diesel performance buy: 7.2 s (−1.2 s), 220 km/h (+15), 480 Nm versus 400, mixed 5.4 versus not measured on 190 AWD, kerb 1950 kg — actually 131 kg lighter than 190 AWD AT. That is the rare row where more power is not more kerb.

Manual Diesel on 2 generation: 2.0 MT 150 hp is the slowest new-generation row (10.2 s, 190 km/h) but mixed 5.0 and 1764 kg. Stepping to 2.0 MT 190 hp FWD is +40 hp, −1.4 s, +15 km/h, mixed 4.9 (−0.1), same 1764 kg. 2.0 MT 190 hp AWD is the same 8.8 s / 205 km/h as FWD at +317 kg; mixed not measured; CO2 139 versus 129. AWD here is a traction/gross (2660 vs 2370) purchase, not a sprint purchase.

Gasoline 190 hp versus Diesel 190 hp, same generation, FWD Automatic: T4 versus 2.0 AT 190 hp Diesel FWD. Petrol is 0.5 s quicker and 20 kg lighter, but mixed +2.2 L/100 km, CO2 +36 g/km, torque −94 Nm. Choose T4 only if the 0.5 s and Gasoline 95 matter more than 400 Nm and 4.9 L/100 km mixed.

Mild-hybrid restyle instead of 2 generation 249/250 hp petrol: 2.0 B5 MHEV AWD Geartronic 250 hp, 6.9 s, 180 km/h, mixed 7.7, 1840 kg versus 2 generation 2.0 AT 249 hp 6.8 s, 220 km/h, mixed not measured, 2081 kg. Restyle AWD B5 is 241 kg lighter and 0.1 s slower, with a 40 km/h lower top speed. FWD B5 restyle: 7.0 s, mixed 6.5 (−1.2 versus AWD B5), 1794 kg (−46 kg versus AWD B5). AWD on restyle B5 petrol costs +1.2 L/100 km mixed and −0.1 s. Diesel restyle 2.0d B5 MHEV AWD Geartronic matches 2 generation 235 hp diesel on torque (480 Nm) and almost on sprint (7.1 vs 7.2 s) but 180 vs 220 km/h and mixed 5.5 vs 5.4.

B6 versus B5 petrol restyle AWD: 2.0 B6 MHEV AWD Geartronic 299 hp / 420 Nm / 6.2 s versus B5 250 / 350 / 6.9 s. +49 hp, +70 Nm, −0.7 s, +34 kg, mixed 7.2 versus 7.7 (−0.5). Specific output 151.9 versus 127.0 hp/L. Top speed identical (180).

First generation if clearance 230 mm is the requirement: that figure does not appear after 2017-02-28. The efficient pick inside 1 generation, restyling is 2.0 MT 190 hp: 8.1 s, 210 km/h, mixed 4.5, CO2 117, Euro 6 — 0.7 s faster than 2 generation 2.0 MT 190 hp FWD, mixed 0.4 L/100 km lower, CO2 12 g/km lower, but +90 kg kerb (1854 vs 1764) and 230 vs 216 mm clearance. Automatic twin 2.0 AT 190 hp: same 8.1 s, mixed 4.7 (+0.2 vs Manual), CO2 124. 2.0 MT 150 hp restyle is 10.0 s with mixed 4.5 — same mixed as 190 hp Manual, 1.9 s slower; the 40 hp step is almost pure sprint. Avoid 2.0 AT 136 hp restyle unless you accept 11.2 s, mixed 6.0, Euro 5: 2.0 AT 150 hp Euro 6 is +14 hp, −1.2 s, mixed 4.7 (−1.3), CO2 124 versus not comparable (159).

1 generation (pre-restyle) 2.0 MT 181 hp is the mixed-economy outlier: 4.5 L/100 km, 8.5 s, 210 km/h, 1854 kg, Euro 5, compression not measured. 2.4 MT 185 hp is the opposite AWD buy: 9.5 s, mixed 7.5, 1880 kg, Direct injection (direct) listed. 2.4 AT 163 hp: 10.9 s, mixed 6.8, AWD — slower than the 175 hp FWD Automatic (10.2 s, mixed 6.9). AWD on the 163 hp 2.4 pair is not a sprint upgrade versus FWD 175 hp.

Restyling 2 versus previous Plug-in: 455 hp row is a copy of the restyle 455 hp on sprint, mixed, CO2, kerb, gross, 180 km/h. 350 hp and 310 hp share 5.9 s, mixed 1.9, CO2 54, 2094 kg — same sprint as restyle 2.0 T6 PHEV 253 hp AWD Geartronic (341 hp, 5.9 s, mixed 1.9, CO2 54, 2094 kg). 2.0 B5 AWD AT 250 hp has 0–100, top speed, city, highway, kerb, gross, and Nm not measured; mixed 1.9 and CO2 54 with tank 7 L. Treat that row as incomplete for a buy decision.

Decision map in one pass

• 230 km/h + lightest quick petrol: 2 generation 2.0 AT 310 hp (5.9 s, 1766 kg).
• 230 km/h + lowest listed CO2: 2 generation T8 (5.5 s, 48 g/km).
• 230 km/h + shortest sprint: 2 generation 2.0 AT 318 hp Plug-in (5.4 s, 2215 kg).
• Shortest sprint in the whole file: 2.0 T8 PHEV AWD Geartronic 455 hp (4.9 s, 180 km/h).
• Lowest mixed / CO2: 2.0 T8 PHEV AWD Geartronic 398 hp (1.3 L/100 km, 22 g/km).
• Diesel Automatic without AWD mass: 2 generation 2.0 AT 190 hp FWD.
• Diesel that is faster and lighter than 190 AWD: 2 generation 2.0 AT 235 hp.
• Manual, light, Euro 6 diesel: 2 generation 2.0 MT 190 hp FWD (or 150 hp if 10.2 s is acceptable).
• 230 mm clearance + Euro 6 + 4.5 mixed: 1 generation, restyling 2.0 MT 190 hp.
• Restyle petrol daily AWD: 2.0 B5 MHEV AWD Geartronic unless the extra 49 hp of 2.0 B6 MHEV AWD Geartronic is the point of the car.
• Do not pick 2.0 AT 320 hp over 310 hp for sprint or top speed — the file gives the same 5.9 s and 230 km/h at +315 kg.
• Do not pick 190 hp Diesel AWD over FWD for 0–100 — the file gives identical seconds and a 290–317 kg penalty.

Problems and reliability are not in this dataset; they are not measured here. Chassis labels that are measured (Independent, spring; Ventilated disc; Disc ventilated; Euro 6 on the late rows) do not differ enough between same-generation versions to choose on. The choice is power, mass, drive, gearbox, the 216 versus 230 mm clearance step, and whether 180 km/h after 2021-03-01 is a limit you can live with.