Finally got to drive one

Re: Finally got to drive one (JRL)


How were the seats, Jim? I know that you and I generally share the same views on those, and to me, the Y20 platform seats I have sampled have been lacking (S80 3.2, XC70 3.2).

Man, is this going to be the replacement for my R? I started thinking this back when I first saw one in NY.

Kinda on the spendy side, and I'd really prefer the wagon instead of the SUV.

How's the Pod look, Jim?

I would imagine the nav screen would look stupid blacked out, too, although it's a perfect place to mount a Tom Tom or something Similar. If Volvo were smart, they'd make a mount that could be used to hard wire their Garmin there.

Bet it would ride nicely with a 315 HP IPD tune on it!!!

Re: (harderbeats)

I sat in one at the Toronto Auto Show in February and actually quite liked it. The seats were much better than the S80/V70, the pod didn't look obnoxious at all (although I prefer having the nav screen up higher, instead of having to look away from the road to see it, and I told the corporate reps that), and the car was surprisingly attractive both inside and outside in its design. I pretty much universally dislike SUVs, so I was surprised that I couldn't really dislike this one. The reps there wanted to call it a "crossover", but my attitude is that an SUV by any other name is still an SUV.

If they can make the next S60 a decent sedan version of this same platform, I think it'll do well and I'd buy it. I would also be interested in a V60 wagon based on this same platform - I would suggest such a new V60 might replace the current rather bulky and heavy V70 in many markets.

Re: Finally got to drive one (Needsdecaf)


There's a brushed aluminum bar spanning the area where the screen would be to break up the black color.

New addition, not seen in the early photos on this site.

Re: Finally got to drive one (1999_V70)


Yeah, saw that in person yesterday.

It's not just a bar, it's actually about a 1" lip which turns the "dead zone" into a useful storage area for your blackberry, gum, etc.

Makes that area look 100x better and actually useful! (it's still kinda weird).

BTW, the pod does NOT look bad at all. You don't even notice it after 5 minutes.

Re: Finally got to drive one (Needsdecaf)


Sounds like a mistake, a limited budget, rushing to market, and integration problems to me.

Oh well, the average person won't mind and this car is going to be a hit IMO.

So the nav display is as it was in previous Volvos, strictly navigation-only? My, that is a mistake. Especially since the XC60 no longer employs the pop-up screen.

Re: Finally got to drive one (1999_V70)


As far as I know, yes. I honestly haven't probed it in great detail yet. Nor do I have access to an owners manual which has Nav screen info in it.

In all honesty, aside from having possibly iPod info on the screen, the rest of it is kind of supurfulous.

My MDX has the info on the nav screen and the small infotainment screen, and I use the small screen mostly.