Road TestCar reviews - Volvo - S60 - R sedanVolvo modelsOverviewVolvo's hottest ever model, the 220kW S60 R, employs all-wheel grip27 Jan 2004 THIS is the most powerful mid-size Volvo yet - a fact that just might cause some general, nervous, eye-widening. But before you start thinking about massive torque steer and insurmountable traction problems, take note of this: the Volvo S60 R feeds its impressive 220kW and 400Nm of torque not just to the front wheels, but also to the rear ones. Suddenly, all that power is completely useable - even if the road surface is not exactly perfect - and torque steer is a thing of the past. At last, a properly balanced Volvo performance car. Negatives? Well, the company still has lessons to learn in suspension control and, while torque steer may be a thing of the past, turbo lag unfortunately isn’t. Model release date: 1 November 2003 to 1 October 2005 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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