Overview & Reviews

The S60 is Volvo's new sedan that takes the place of the discontinued S70 Sedan. Smaller than the S80 but bigger than the S40, Volvo has designed the S60 to be sporty as well as safe.

• Long list of standard safety features, comfortable interior, powerful turbocharged engine in the T5 model.

• Steering and handling lack the precision needed for a true sport sedan, expensive optional equipment.

User Reviews:

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  Great and Sporty (responsible) Car - 2001 Volvo S60
  By Chad - September 20 - 7:30 pm

  I test drove a Volvo S40 back in 2001, bought a Caddilac instead. I recently purchased an S60 T5 and dont know what I was thinking back in 2001. I really enjoy driving the S60 T5. Power is great, the most fun I have had driving a car.

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  Great Car - 2001 Volvo S60
  By das2ski - September 15 - 2:00 am

  I have been very happy with the performance and reliability of this car! Very comfertable for long drives and sporty enough for fun on the back roads. I always get two positive comments from passengers. "These seats are amazing" and "this thing takes off!!!"

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  Great Car - 2001 Volvo S60
  By E H White - August 16 - 7:06 am

  With over 50,000 miles, the car is still tight, quiet, good looking, and trouble free. The most comfortable front seats ever placed in a car, and oodles of power throughout the powerband. You just have to count to two and hold on. Handling is very good, but even better with Toyo Proxes 4 tires, rather than the stock Pirellis. The Toyo tires are much noisier, however. I am amused by the owners (and magazine writers) who havent read the manual. The gas cap DOES lock, There ARE separate bass and treble controls on the (great) radio, which I personally think has very intelligent and intuitive controls , and you CAN open the trunk without the key or a fob. Great car.

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  Volvo Rocks! - 2001 Volvo S60
  By vovlomona - August 8 - 6:36 am

  What a fantastic car. Best I ever owned. The ad speaks volumes. VOLVO FOR LIFE!

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  Try Building Something Competitive - 2001 Volvo S60
  By Darrin Johnson - July 6 - 10:00 am

  If you dont want a close relationship with the dealer service team, think twice about buying a Volvo S60. I found myself at the service center on a regular basis for the following: slipping transmission, sun roof replacement, radio seek button wouldnt quit seeking, headlights/talelights burning out, gas cover fallin off, key stuck in ignition, and the list goes on. The Volvo service team acted like this was standard, no big deal. It seems that Ford has stripped Volvo and is selling the name plate, thats unfortanate.

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  couldnt be happier! - 2001 Volvo S60
  By peterson - June 16 - 10:00 am

  When it finally came down to choosing between the Volvo S60 or the Audi A4, Driving the car really made the difference. And the view of the front end. I chose black. And it still has an awesome shine today even though I park it outdoors. Too many people are still expecting the interior to be similar to the older Volvos. And every time my friends get in, theyre totally shocked. It defines clean lines and style. Now, I feel I have a much better car then the competing BMW as well. Plus, theres more hidden features the dealer doeasnt tell you about that makes the car a way better deal than anything else I could find under $50k.

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  Dont get a Volvo! - 2001 Volvo S60
  By alex - April 18 - 3:26 am

  Owning this car made me realize what kind of company Volvo is. First of all all Volvo dealers are franchased independant shops, that means Volvo has NO control over them. I had bad experience with Bay Ridge Volvo - American Inc located in Brooklyn NY. My s60 was fine until 110k miles. I started having engine idling problems. This BayRidgeVolvo dealer told me, first we will change all 6 injectors $1600 then maybe catalytic $1000+ but didnt promise that this problem will go away. I went to another shop who changed PCV valve for $150. Before they tried to shut off the check engine light 4 times, charging me each time for something new. I had to fight to get my $ back, but did not get all of it.

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  My Volvo - 2001 Volvo S60
  By 82airborne - March 23 - 3:11 pm

  I have to be honest I read some reviews and was quite in disbelief of the what people said. I just bought a used Volvo that has 217,854 miles on it and it runs perfect. Basically what it boils down to is that my car had 1 owner who bought the car in 2001. If you dont take care of your car it wont run 217,000 miles..period!. i want to hear stuff like the light bulbs are easy to fix but the housing is brittle so be careful. I dont want to hear "this transmission sucks i bought the car in 2001 owned it for 4 years and never changed the oil in it and it blew up..Worst engine Ever!" because then you sound dumb and I learn nothing....so thanks and no i dont work for volvo im in the army i work

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  very good car - 2001 Volvo S60
  By anwar - December 22 - 11:23 am

  i bought my volvo s60 for the safety features and looks,so far so good.

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  Love Hate Relationship - 2001 Volvo S60
  By Dennis - November 20 - 8:03 am

  If only the car was out of the shop long enough to enjoy driving it. I have owned this car for 5 years. Very high maintenance costs and major repair bills. Volvo seems now just like daddy Ford - hide the design flaws and fix only when the lawsuits and/or government finally steps in and forces the issue. I would love this car were it not for problems with the very heart of its performance-the electronic throttle module. Almost guaranteed to break - so much so that they have now agreed to warrant the darn thing up to 200,000 miles - and theyll replace it only after making you spend thousands in diagnostics and pre-repairs. Then, they replace with the same defective designed part! Unbelievable