Volvo XC60: Putting Volvo's mild hybrid to the test 

Drove my b4 like this one on a row hundred mile journey in summer with air con on motorway and single track, 53.7 mpg keeping to limits that is fantastic.

Always love Ms Rebecca’s reviews 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Great job on the video👍🏻

Would definitely have one of these great review

Had one on a four day test-drive recently. Was rather impressed by how smoothly it pulled away, and the MPG I got over the course of the week. It was only when I mentioned this to the man collecting the car that he pointed out it was the B4 not the D4. I hadn't even known, so it must make enough of a difference if even a non-petrol-head like me notices enough of an improvement to comment.

I have had the infotainment screen in my XC90, I’m on my 2nd and never had an issue, you can move the location of the different settings, so the ones I use I move to top row, but honestly how many times do I ever need them whilst driving, almost never, so don’t get put off by that, it’s just a nice place to be

Reviewer points out that the B4 AWD has about the same fuel economy as the D4 tested earlier which was "admittedly" FWD. So, she obviously knows that AWD makes a difference, the question is how much. The D4 FWD has 10% better fuel economy than the D4 AWD, which is far from "marginal to non-existent." It's clueless to expect a 48 volt mild hybrid system to improve fuel economy by much more.

You can tell when setting off from start/stop mode. It’s much smoother in the B5 and you don’t even notice the transition

Great video Rebecca 👍

Lovely Jubbly, I always find CarGurus give a fair review of whatever car their testing unlike others.

Beautiful car Rebecca another great review thanks! 😉💚

I've never seen Rebecca in sunglasses. That's some climate you have over there!

Fantastic car, with beautiful looks as well!

Fully agree with the review. I have a B4 since two months now and indeed fuel savings are not noticable. My old 2013 XC60 ( also 4WD) took 7 liters to 100 km ( 40 MPG) and this does the same except when I drive pure eco mode. Then when I am Lucky only 6 l per 100 km. ( 47 MPG) driving very careful !!! However it is great to ride. I bought it because it feels very smooth and luxureus. Also got it for a very good price compared to the competitors. End of last year these were pactically given away. I got a B4 not even asking for one. It was a free benefit. Main reason for buying it is that Volvo still has the best safety rating. Far better than even Lexus. So I feel comfortable in a safe car that is great to drive and reasonable fuel economy. By the way Lexus and Toyota fuel economy is also seriously overrated. They make electricity with petrol so what are they saving anyway? Now I am waiting for the new CO2 neutral diesel that will be available soon and then no more environmental nonsense. Oh yes. One more thing. Linking CO2 to global warming is the biggest fraud of the century. Hybrid technology so far is a joke anyway. Wait for the Hydrogen cell cars and then things will really change.

Great review.

Thanks for the vid! Is the b4 engine the same as the d4 plus electric motor? Thanks!

That’s a great color!

An amazing car

I love it 🥰

Can someone let me know how it has the new gear selector, b4 engine and seats while still being the pre-facelifted model with the old dials, old infotainment system without google and old front & rear bumper.

It's 14 HP and 40 Nm that are added by the electric motor.

The music can be too loud, and can’t hear what she was saying!

Why omit the maximum velocity data?

Did you do that whole review on the cars offroad height setting??

can the xc60 pull a horse box up to 3ton thank you

Great review. Just a fancy stop start system if you ask me. They shouldn't be classified as a hybrid

I'm so confused. Why did volvo call it a "B"? The "D" means diesel. That makes sense. They will soon make an XC40 P8 Recharge which means approx a 400hp pure electric set up. Then there is the T8 which means plug in hybrid with supercharged and turbocharged. Then there is the T6 which is the same but minus the "electrified" components. Then there is an XC40 T5 which they have in the US which is a 2.0 turbocharged 4 cylinder with approx 250hp. THEN they announced the T5 twin engine which is like the T8 but minus a cylinder and a turbocharger and a little less battery energy. NOW THEY HAVE THE B?!?!?! So a B means mild hybrid. With no distinction between diesel or gasoline?! T could mean turbocharged, turbocharged with a PHEV setup, super and turbocharged, super and turbocharged with a PHEV setup, D means diesel ONLY. P means electric FOR NOW, and B means diesel or mild hybrid. Alright it's only T, B, D, and P. I cannot imagine someone would get confused AT ALL with this vile nomenclature. What's next, a J?! How about an ø. Or a ķ? Or a ğ? Ə anyone?!

95% of all the items in the center screen menu, the once that are hard to navigate while driving, you're meant to use the voice commands for. That's a physical button on the steering wheel. Cant be much easier than that. It requires a small adjustment in the mindset, to get used to talk to the car, but when you get there, it's really easy and intuitive. Say "I'm cold" and the car raises the temperature for you, so on, and so forth. I imagine it's a bit to much when reviewing a lot of cars, not enough time to really get in to the owners perspective of the car. I been driving a V60 for ten months now, and I almost never touch the center screen anymore.

It’s very good for British roads and weather!

You may record the diesel engine sound? Thanks :)

Car? Can’t say i noticed one

I bought my XC 60 B4 front wheel drive diesel in March this year,(21). I am getting an average fuel consumption of 48.7 mpg. A large part of that driving is motorway. Given that it replaced an Audi A6 diesel which gave me 47 mpg I am well pleased.

All this tech stuff saves next to nothing in energy , but adds heaps to the cost and problems down the line . The motor industry is stuck between the Green Movement and Politicians looking out for their jobs . Where I live , most people are driving around by themselves in a two and a half ton vehicle ; economy is the last thing on their mind .

Nope .. but it is an improvement that should have been introduced years ago .. and the cost of replacing the 48v 🪫.. $2000-3000😮

Has the editor sped it up or does she talk that fast for real?

"cheeky"

I should have said that most of the time I’m in eco mode.

I like them white in colour... exterior only... interior cannot be white.🎉

Look, fellas. Rebecca isn't going to sleep with you, no matter how many creepy compliments you put in the comments. Dream on!

Massive fan of Volvo but am never goingbto buy a car which uses touch screen for 95% of it's systems, it's simply unsafe.

What was the deal with the pink umbrella with no rain. You remind me of my 4 year old granddaughter.

poor placement of the stop/start button and no separate buttons for Aircon - poor design

Out of interest, what real life MPG are XC60 B4 Diesel Mile Hybrid AWD drivers getting typically?

All volvo are limited to 180 only

The D4 in the XC40 is very rough. Not the smoothest of diesels

Rubbeca I love you 😘💋😍❤️

Ford needs to go back to owning Volvo. This was introduced back when Ford owned Volvo.

sounded like a tractor, Volvo or Geely are still far behind there German rivals and probably will drop off further as the switch to full BEV surges forward.

No it’s does not belong to electrified cars .

Gave up after 1 minute. WTF is she wearing??

The like to dislike ratio says it all

Being able to slap the name hybrid on cars like this should not be allowed

Cancelled my order last month. It’s just not progressive enough for the current climate. Holding the old one until there is a good BEV suv.

Conclusion: the mild hybrid tech on this car is simply pointless and not worth the complexity involved!