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Great choice for AWD sedan but...
Unique like everyone else, 06/22/2017
updated 12/27/2019
2015 Volvo S60 T5 4dr Sedan AWD (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 6A)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
OVERALL: A nice car to drive, safe and solid, performs well, but Volvo charges more than many other brands and provides less in some key areas, like rear seat and trunk space, spare tire, GPS traffic guidance, etc. GOOD: Great styling (my opinion), excellent handling and brakes, excellent (Volvo!) safety ratings, very comfortable front seating, AWD is very sure-footed and even helps with powered turns on dry pavement. Sound system is very good quality ('tho the antenna is not very good compared to most other cars). Excellent interior materials. Dealer support is excellent. NOT SO GOOD: 5-cyl "T5" engine has decent power, especially at lower speeds where it is very torquey, but unimpressive at highway speeds. Some noticeable wind noise, fair amount of odd or annoying noises from the many electronics. Volvo GPS navigation is okay but slow, very slow, really sloooooooow, sometimes gives direction after you've passed the place to do it, and entering destinations can be VERY frustrating or even impossible, but does make good calls on traffic conditions. BAD: [UPDATE: Traffic guidance expired, to get it back requires a complicated process of Internet subscription, traffic reports subscription, etc., all at extra monthly costs. A $150 Garmin can have LIFETIME traffic and map updates, so I guess "Swedish luxury" is cheapo and not so good??] No "cubbies", so no open or casual storage for driver stuff beyond the glove box and console box, both of which are okay but awkward to reach while driving. The alleged "city traffic" automatic braking feature has never worked when tested (??). NO SPARE TIRE INCLUDED; The standard gel tire repair system may serve for most punctures, but if a large puncture or tear, it's useless, and it can potentially ruin wheel balance and/or the TPMS sensor so add cost and trouble to your follow-up repair woes. Adding a spare tire is in my opinion the right thing to do but it's not cheap and the trunk then goes from "small but okay" to almost useless. So much for this being an expensive luxury car! Things going in and out of the trunk will chip the rear bumper paint, no rubber bumper guard like on most other cars, even low-priced ones. Rear seat room is honestly a cruel joke unless midgets are in the front seats so front seats are pulled all the way up to provide (sigh) minimal leg and foot room in back, and even then the roof downslope makes it claustrophobic. There was and I think still is a "stretched" version of the S60 with more rear seat room that I think is the only way to buy an S60, significantly more expensive and still not great but at least acceptable and useable. Trunk is okay if you do not add an (optional!!) spare tire, but not having a spare tire is, to me, foolish. Update, end of 2019: The media/info screen system is tedious, unsafe to use while driving. Buttons and dials must be looked at by the driver to tell one from the other, no tactile differentiation. Still like the car but obviously the designers just looked at things on their CAD screens and never drove the car. Okay but not a real driver's car. Still fun to drive, still exceptionally safe if/when needed, solid, but so many unnecessary and unexpected annoyances, so flawed.
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Total Lemon
TiggerEsqOC, 07/28/2017
updated 07/30/2018
2015 Volvo S60 T5 Drive-E 4dr Sedan w/Prod. End 6/14 (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
17 of 22 people found this review helpful
I leased this car brand new in 2015, I had multiple problems with it. First, the airbag sensor in the passenger seat had to be replaced - twice, which consisted of taking out the entire seat. My car was out of service for 6 weeks. I had multiple problems with the oil sensor. The car blew two, not one, but two engines. I had all of the maintenance completed on time at the dealership.
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First Volvo
SE, 05/18/2016
updated 06/21/2022
2015 Volvo S60 T5 Drive-E 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
9 of 11 people found this review helpful
After multiple Japanese and American cars, this is our first venture in a European based car. So far we are very pleased with our choice. Getting to consider the Volvo was due primarily to the very positive experience we had with the dealer group (Fields Automotive) while we owned our 2005 Infiniti G35 sedan. That was a great car, but we were not enthused about staying with Infiniti (great driving experience, but expensive operating and maintenance costs). Same group had a Volvo store and decided to check it out. First impressions: clean design, interior and exterior (typical Euro/Scandinavian functionalistic, without being cold); good driving experience: totally surprised by throttle response from the T5 engine, handling; visibility, and comfort. Also appreciated that the tech interface was not the centerpiece of the dashboard like most new cars. Good combination of actual buttons and knobs with screen controls. Has a screen saver option, so the display goes dark after 20 seconds, instead of staring at you. Looked at an Acura TLX 2.0 4-cyl (poor engine response, dash is way too busy) and a Lexus ES (nice car, still a Camry, and pricey). So we went with the S60 (thought about the V60, but didn't need the extra room, and the sedan was a bit quieter). We've only had it 4 months, but still very pleased. Good on the highway: plenty of power even at speed, quiet: some road noise, but not obtrusive. City driving is relaxed. Auto Stop/Start is a little weird at first, but you get used to it. BLIS is great. Back seat (which has been described as tight) has been totally comfortable for 2 adults. Trunk has also been adequate for our needs. Great gas mileage: 25/35 (which is tremendous coming from about 16 mpg on a good day). Only issue was the electric defrost built into the windshield, which comes with the Climate package. Was very distracting: Volvo replaced at N/C with standard windshield. Update: Have had for about a year now. Still very pleased. Tires showing some early wear, but that seems to be the norm for the factory installed Continentals. Update 12/21/18. Now have about 57000 miles. Just switched tires to Michelin Pilot A/S 4's (great tires!). Car continues to provide great ride, handling and economy. Just regular maintenance. Update 6/21/22 Still feels like new. Just regular maintenance.
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SOLD A MERCEDES BENZ, BOUGHT A CADILLAC CT4
Allan Cimino, 05/21/2018
updated 11/30/2022
2015 Volvo S60 T6 Drive-E 4dr Sedan w/Prod. End 6/14 (2.0L 4cyl Twincharger 8A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Car handles very good, steering responsive, on road great, information station great, lots to look forward to, the only thing is the low ride tires, u have to watch for every pot hole and sewer recess, because of possible rim damage or tire damage, but luckily u can buy the insurance, for tire replacement and rim replacement if rim cannot be repaired. This is my second S 60, also had the XC 90.
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New slogan: "Volvo? Not all it's cracked up to be"
It's Kansas Toto, 05/19/2018
2015 Volvo S60 T5 Drive-E 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
11 of 14 people found this review helpful
Though I am a baby boomer, I never aspired to own a muscle car. I was always more intrigued by the European cars with classic lines and implied quality. Beemers were trendy but cars like Saab and Volvo were something to aspire to. With one of those, you had quality and class. Right? Not anymore. Sadly, they've killed Saab. Ive now leased my Volvo just over 3 years and it's time to turn over the keys. There's nothing about this car I will miss. Not the random way the e-drive would kill the engine just as the light turned green (reminiscent really of learning to drive my first stick shift car and popping the clutch to a lurch and dead engine). I won't miss the eay bluetooth would randomly go on strike. Or the way the warning beeps that so steadfastly warn when the car is too close to a curb or wall or another car... until it doesn't. Or just for fun starts randomly beeping when you are certifiably in the middle of nowhere with no obstacles for 20 feet in any direction. I could go on but why. This car was a disappointment. My local dealer (the ONLY Volvo dealer in a metropolitan area of over 2 million!) Over promises and under delivers and features a service department who specialize in mansplaining. I especially loved the way I would schedule service with a confirmed loaner car for the day only to be told there were no S60s available that day. Fine, I said... give me something else. You would have thought I'd asked for the shirt odd his back. Turns out they had a caste system for loaner cars. I drive a lowly S60 and an S60 is all the loaner car I'm entitled to. God forbid a lowly S60 owner sully the steering wheel of the XC90. After standing my ground and waiting for the snootysnark of a service advisor to go to the service manager I was allowed to drive a loaner car (THAT I HAD RESERVED) waaaay above my station in life. Save yourself the disappointment. Go get yourself a 1974 Ford Pinto instead of this Volvo. At least you'll know up front what you're getting and you'd be throwing away about 42,000 fewer dollars.
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