We heard last October that the company was planning
a V60 diesel hybrid, but a vehicle that can be all three?
Not exact matches
This
hybrid is likely to remain a China - only proposition, as Volvo already sells a
V60 Plug - in
diesel hybrid in Europe and will be bringing a Volvo XC60 plug - in
hybrid to the U.S. sometime within the next few years.
It may be some time before any hard information about the
V60 PHEV's U.S. availability comes out, but we'll learn more about the
diesel - electric
hybrid bound for Europe at the Geneva Motor Show this March.
A pre-production version of the Volvo
V60 diesel - electric transmission plug - in
hybrid was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2011.
When the 2019 Volvo
V60 goes on sale, European customers will have two gasoline engines, two
diesel engines, and two plug - in
hybrid powertrains to choose from.
The
V60 Plug in
Hybrid features a six speed automatic transmission and the front wheels are driven by a five - cylinder 2.4 litre D5 turbo
diesel, which produces 215 hp and maximum torque of 440 Nm.
«We were the first car maker to develop and produce a
diesel - based plug - in
hybrid powertrain with the launch of the
V60 D6 in 2012.
While the European market
V60 will use a
diesel - electric
hybrid system, the United States will get a gasoline - powered variant.
Unfortunately, the
V60 Plug - in
Hybrid that U.S. customers will be offered will have a gasoline engine, because Volvo's
diesel isn't clean enough to meet U.S. standards.
The Q7 e-Tron is the second plug - in
hybrid diesel offered in Europe — Volvo has been selling the
V60 plug - in since the start of 2014, and has sold more than 10,000 units of the vehicle.
Volvo will unveil a plug - in
diesel - electric
hybrid version of its
V60 station wagon at the Geneva auto show in March.
The gasoline engine for the
V60 hybrid develops 238 hp and the
diesel engines can provide up to ~ 230 hp (we do not know which version Volvo will choose).
Series - production plug - in
hybrid electric vehicles equipped with diesel engines are already available in the market or planned for the future (e.g., Volvo V60, Audi Q7 e-tron quattro, Peugeot 508 RXH Hybrid4, Range Rover SDV6 Hybrid Di
hybrid electric vehicles equipped with
diesel engines are already available in the market or planned for the future (e.g., Volvo
V60, Audi Q7 e-tron quattro, Peugeot 508 RXH
Hybrid4, Range Rover SDV6 Hybrid Di
Hybrid4, Range Rover SDV6
Hybrid Di
Hybrid Diesel).
On top of introducing more efficient
diesels across the range, it's ventured into plug - in
hybrids — first with the
diesel - electric
V60 Plug - In estate, and now with this: the XC90 T8 Twin Engine.
Volvo Cars was the first carmaker to develop and produce a
diesel - based plug - in
hybrid powertrain with the launch of the
V60 D6 Twin Engine in 2012.
In Europe, the Volvo
V60 Plug - In
Hybrid makes use of a 2.4 - liter, five - cylinder turbodiesel engine and a single electric motor, with the
diesel unit providing the front wheels with 215 horsepower and the battery - powered mill dumping 70 horses to the rear.
The S60L PPHEV will use the same electrification technology as the turbo -
diesel Volvo
V60 Plug - in
Hybrid already on sale in selected European markets.
Volvo's
V60 station wagon will be displayed with a plug - in
diesel - electric
hybrid powertrain.
The Volvo
V60 Plug - in is already doing good business for Volvo — despite a price tag of # 50k — but the
V60 plug - in is a
diesel hybrid which doesn't suit -LSB-...]