Car and Driver USA - March 2020
Car and Driver USA - March 2020
Car and Driver USA - March 2020
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C O M PA R I S O N T E S T F E AT U R E INSTRUMENTED TEST 2019 Volvo XC60 T6
!!! What Can Flame Job 2020 Toyota R-Design AWD
2019 Chevy Camaro Do for You? Camry TRD We put Volvo’s reborn
ZL1 1LE vs. 2019 Dodge A decrepit Mitsubishi, Toyota attempts lineup to the test
Challenger SRT Hellcat a phone full of gig to make America’s with 40,000 miles in
Redeye vs. 2020 Ford delivery apps, and a favorite family car a China-built SUV.
Mustang Shelby GT500. quest to make a buck. into a sports sedan. By Drew Dorian
By Daniel Pund By Eric Tingwall By Jared Gall
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MARCH 2020
UPFRONT
12. Reveal: 2021 Cadillac
Escalade
Escala’d up.
16. Baja Fresh
Classic 911s hit the dirt.
18. Death Metal
Even death has an upside.
20. Won’t Catch Me Rollin’
Benz’s E-Active Body Control
helps SUVs corner flat.
22. Wind Shield
McLaren’s latest aero trick.
COLUMNISTS
32. Daniel Pund
Porsche is listening. The joyful noise of the commentariat,
34. Ezra Dyer
Repairs by Randy.
rebutted sporadically by Ed.
T H E R U N D OW N
67. 2020 Toyota C TO THE EIGHT nized ballet of throttle, shift perhaps then C/D will not
Highlander V-6 I took one look at the Decem- lever, and left-foot coor- be blind to this incredible
No sudden moves. ber cover of the new Cor- dination in a sports car. performance bargain,
69. 2020 Genesis vette and tore it open to find —John the Builder unmatched by any other
G90 3.3T Premium the answer to the question University Place, WA vehicle today. It’s the only
Our review is on the nose. “New, but improved?” I read one the low-rent crowd at
70. 2020 Audi RS Q8 the first line of the road test I may not live to see the usual C/D has any hope of buying.
What’s in a name? and Rich Ceppos lost me Corvette derision replaced —Martin V. Lavin
71. 2021 Kia Optima [“The Big Question”]. “High by a meaningful report Burlington, VT
Once again a looker. expectations”? Okay. With on Chevy’s obvious home Neat—Ed.
72. 2020 Mazda CX-30 you so far. But then “Adele’s run. “New, but improved?”
Premium AWD next album”? Really? What You know the answer. As it turns out, Chevrolet
It’s all about the lift. planet is this? I almost Smear with faint praise. wasn’t the only team to
74. 2020 Mercedes-Benz chucked the whole issue. Chevy needs to increase knock it out of the park.
GLS580 4Matic —Scott Slivka the price three to five times; Holy crap, did you guys amp
13 mpg, LOL. Liberty Township, OH
76. 2020 Lamborghini Hello from the other
Aventador SVJ Roadster side—Ed.
The fat lady sings.
76. 2021 Aston Martin DBX No manual shifter in the
Hope rides in an SUV. new Vette? Having a manual
78. 2020 Dodge Charger shifter is not about believing
SRT Hellcat Widebody that it will enable the driver
Academic burnout. to outperform the paddles.
80. 2020 Nissan Sentra It is about the pure and
SR Premium simple joy of shifting. After
Finally worth a look. all, paddle-controlled acceler-
ation makes a minuscule
ETC. difference in performance
5. Backfires and will rarely, if ever, be
Rolling in the deep. used on the roads anyway.
84. Car and Driver Whoop-de-doo. I’d trade We’re so into the idea of a C8 Corvette with a
Porsche 917K the few fractions of a manual transmission that we mocked one up.
and Armin Burger. second for the synchro-
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Backfires READER POLL
Seeing the 11 interior shots in the December issue allowed me to cross off
eight of them for not having screens incorporated into the dashboard.
—Mike Selznick, Chattanooga, TN
Let me guess: You like televisions inside wooden furniture—Ed.
up my favorite magazine!
To quote you, “High expec- The Screen Test: Which design do you prefer?
tations are a bitch.” When
Sharon Silke Carty said
previously that the changes
would give the stories room
to breathe, I had no idea she
meant this. I would love to
list all the improvements,
but they are far too numer-
ous, my favorite being the
full-page, beautifully col-
ored, perfectly formatted,
easy-to-understand, and
totally complete road-test Integrated Nonintegrated
information. Brilliant. Would you prefer to have Or do you like the modern
—LeRoy Johnson screens integrated look of a tablet
Menomonee Falls, WI into the center stack? sticking out of the dash?
Sure, but how do you
feel about Adele?—Ed. Send your vote to: editors@caranddriver.com
car on the tires specifically the lens, he’s shot on How about this: I missed lowing the logic of her Ford
homologated for it—Ed. every continent the bus today . . . I really Escape review, if you can get
except Antarctica. He shouldn’t be this sentimen- through it [“Orange Is the
FAMILY GUYS lives in England with tal about public transit—Ed. New Car,” December 2019].
I drive a fabulous 2016 Mazda his wife and daughter. I’m worried for the future
6. I am wondering why Car Pajo’s work appears You said your intent was of my favorite magazine. The
and Driver blackballed this on pages 16 and 36. to test all the models with wit, the pithiness, the careful
car from the comparo [“Mass their entry powertrains. Did progression of the features—
Transit,” December 2019]. It Hyundai not have available all gone. Please tell me you
EXPLAINED
Do engines that feature cylinder deactivation system on the mar- Cylinder Deactivation
deactivation always shut down the ket, General Motors’ Dynamic
same cylinders? If so, I’m wondering 3bRY:N[NTRZR[aaUNaμ`¼aaRQa\ ACTIVE
about the wear and tear on the cyl- some of its V-8s, has 17 possible
inders that are always activated ¼_V[T\_QR_`NYY\dV[TaURR[TV[R
versus those that shut down. a\cN_fdUVPUPfYV[QR_`¼_RN[Q
—John Bolduc, Hubbardston, MA which don’t. GM also employs a
simpler system that’s similar to
The term “cylinder deactivation” the VW Group’s setup, and Joe
is a bit misleading because none Folk, GM’s assistant chief engi-
of the pistons stop moving. What neer for small-blocks, tells us:
I LLU ST RAT IO N BY P E TE S U CH ES K I
HEARST AUTOS, INC. Chief Executive Officer Matt Sanchez President & Chief Revenue
LETTERMEN Officer Nick Matarazzo Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
Debi Chirichella Chief Brand Officer Eddie Alterman Chief Marketing Officer Michelle Panzer
I read “10 Minutes with Executive Director of Finance Paul Neumaier Executive Assistant Erika Nuñez Secretary
Catherine A. Bostron • PUBLISHING CONSULTANTS Gilbert C. Maurer, Mark F. Miller
Tobias Moers” in the Decem- INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS Brazil, China, Greece, Spain
ber Backfires in six minutes.
Do I win something?
—Russell Myers
Grants Pass, OR Two letters mocking those often casts differing opin-
L E TTE R OF of us who prefer manuals. ions from the editors.)
Two Nirvana references T H E M ONT H I’ll assume neither of those —John Williamson
and one Metallica. More readers has ever driven a Ellijay, GA
Metallica, please. Hey, I recently stick. So they’ll lap the ’Ring a
—Greg Charles heard that half-second quicker than me. You publish individual gear
Ypsilanti, MI Disney has Maybe Mommy will put the ratios? Awesome! It’s been
How about one more trophy on the mantel. They a heavy few months for
Adele reference?—Ed.
finally done will not have as much fun. us Autoweek subscribers,
something for —Jack DeLessio but after reading your
Ed.’s response to a letter us car types. Tail of the Dragon, TN December issue, I know
about speedometer error It’s actually You realize we don’t write we’re in good hands.
implies that increased tire the letters, right?—Ed. —Ryan McGovern
diameter yields errone-
making a Durham, NC
ously high speedometer series about AUTOFORTNIGHTLY
readings. I believe that a car guy! Thank you for offering CHASING PAVEMENTS
the opposite is true: As I’ve heard to replace my unexpired I’m not sure if I’m just
tire diameter increases, Autoweek subscription with lightening up as I mature,
speedometer readings will
that it’s called Car and Driver. I particularly but I’m laughing more and
underreport actual speed. The Man: like your letters-to-the-editor more when I read your mag.
—John Baguley DeLorean. section, which shows a Do you think y’all are just
Spring, TX variety of feedback from becoming funnier? Wait,
—Nathan Elkins
We got it backward, which your readers. (The first you’re getting older, too! We
Wildomar, CA
might have something to thing I read in the Wall may be onto something.
do with grass being legal Street Journal is also the —Mike Dersch
in Michigan now—Ed. letters section, which Kinnelon, NJ
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Wind Shield
SHE GOES
McLaren is determined to maximize minimalism in the coming $1.7 million 804-hp BY ELVA
Elva. In that pursuit, it has removed a windshield from its list of standard equip- —
ment. This poses an issue familiar to anyone who has ridden a motorcycle without a McLaren didn’t
full-face helmet: Wind is cold and insects hurt when you hit them going fast. pull this name
So the company came up with a clever solution that provides both the open-air out of thin air. It’s
feel of a glassless car as well as some protection from small bugs and windburn. It’s a nod to defunct
called the Active Air Management System (AAMS). It’s not a pithy name—Ferrari British carmaker
nabbed Virtual Wind Shield for its Monza SP1 and SP2—but bad branding doesn’t Elva, which
stop McLaren’s system from doing its job. produced the
We rode in an Elva mule with a prototype version of the AAMS on the Snetterton Bruce McLaren–
Circuit in England. With the system disabled on a bracing 45-degree day, a 30-mph pace designed M1A
was uncomfortable and a 70-mph one bordered on painful. The AAMS worked well: At [above], M1B, and
30 mph, it felt as though the Elva had a windshield. At 50, we could still talk normally M1C race cars in
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relatively calm air around the cockpit and the full slipstream, just like sticking your hand Nichols derived
above the windshield in a convertible. his company’s
McLaren is developing a glass windshield for Elva name from the
Air enters the lower ObfR_`dU\]_RSR_`\YVQ]_\aRPaV\[S_\Z½fV[TT_NcRY French phrase
intake through a channel or for those who live in parts of the world that man- “elle va,” which
that rotates it by 130 date one. But the purest form of the car will have a translates to
degrees. The intake channel windshield made of nothing but air. —Mike Duff “she goes.”
narrows as it goes,
increasing the air’s velocity
by about 5 percent.
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The Porsche 911 gets a pair of acoustic sensors just as its
drivers are likely to have stopped using their own.
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anymore. I have beep fatigue. Every morning as I utes later: BONG! “Caution. Please adapt driving style.” This
back out of my driveway, I am greeted by a chorus of happened at least three more times as I tried to make a very
beeps, buzzes, and bongs because whatever vehicle I important appointment with a Panera Bread up the road.
happen to be in goes into full panic mode. Sure, the 3V[NYYf6a\\XQRPV`VcRNPaV\[6aReaRQ=\_`PUR]bOYVP_RYN-
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role of the orange cones are a free-standing basket- a wet road. I assumed the car must have recognized that I had
ball hoop; ankle-high bricks surrounding an orna- aURdV[Q`UVRYQdV]R_`\[/badNVa@V[PRa_N¦PdN`YVTUaN[Q
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to mind the occasional swipe from a side mirror. Pund. “Yeah, how would he know?” Pund said.
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dling along on a stretch of I-75 that had earlier been the warning. Switch the vehicle into Wet mode, as instructed,
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In the competition Why, just last month, we estimated chassis and tough-guy looks with increasingly outra-
of semi-ridiculous Car and Driver’s carbon footprint. geous editions. Here we have the most outrageous,
stickers, we prefer the
Chevy’s black hood If you didn’t catch that piece, know most capable version currently available, with nearly
appliqué to the Ford’s that it’s sasquatch large. So instead, %U\_`R]\dR_N[QaNPXRQ\[SR[QR_½N_R`a\P\cR_Va`
white stripes and the we’re starting this 2207-hp com- fat tires. Our test car came with optional summer-only
Dodge’s weird fake-
carbon-fiber ones. paro by noting that the 797-hp Pirelli P Zero PZ4 rubber ($695) and a shorter, 3.09:1
Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat rear axle ($1095). Otherwise, the options—which take
Redeye Widebody is saddled with the Challenger’s as-tested price to $92,785—are all com-
the lowest gas-guzzler tax of the three cars, at $1700. The fort and convenience items.
feds have decided that buyers of the automatic-equipped The last two generations of the Camaro also had a
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE need to pay $2100 because of bit of retro at their core, but with this one, Chevy has
its thirst. Choose the new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 and turned its classic pony car into a modern sports car. For
you’ll need to pony up $2600. In our driving, the trio aver- this test, we opted to include the 650-hp ZL1 model and
aged less than 14 mpg. And that’s not including the tanks of spec’d the $7500 track-focused 1LE package, which adds
fuel these vehicles mainlined during performance testing a road-racing-style wing and front dive planes to the
and hot lapping at a racetrack. Goodness gracious. increasingly futuristic-looking Camaro. We also speci-
These cars live in an alternate universe where downsized ¼RQaUR`]RRQa_N[`ZV``V\["&"a\ORaaR_ZNaPU
engines and hybrid this and that simply do not exist. Hell, the automatic-only competitors.
two of the three engines in this comparison test have push- The star of this particular show, the new Mustang
rod valvetrains (incidentally, those two delivered slightly Shelby GT500, is Ford’s bid to dominate the class. Its
better fuel economy than the smaller-displacement DOHC 760-hp supercharged DOHC 5.2-liter V-8, which is
engine). Instead of turbochargers, they all compress air with bolted exclusively to a Tremec-sourced seven-speed
superchargers, a type of performance enhancer nearly as old dual-clutch automatic, has certainly raised a few eye-
as gas-powered engines. And they are, it must be said, glori- O_\d` V[ aUV` _N_R¼RQ `RTZR[a /ba dRμcR `RR[ OVT
ous and garish in equal measure. horsepower from GT500s before. What we haven’t seen
Leading the old-school charge is the Hellcat Redeye is a balance of power and handling. Ford promises that
Widebody. It’s not just the look that’s old school; the chas- Vaμ`QVßR_R[aaUV`aVZRA\Obaa_R``aUNaPYNVZaURP\Z-
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TEST RESULTS
Acceleration 23.6 19.6 18.1
160
1/4-MILE
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1/4-MILE 128
124
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The Challenger is a line-
backer in a game of
running backs. But
that’s okay; we like to
watch the big guys run.
If you listen closely, you
can probably hear the
blower whine from there.
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this car is old-school fun. Even on Willow Springs Inter- S\_N_RZN`aR_RQZb`PYRPN_/baaUR0UNYYR[TR_QR¼[R`Va`
national Raceway, where our expectations of the Dodge own unique measure of success and then nails it, knocks it
were low, it proved a hoot. The broad front rubber of the down, and does a lurid burnout on top of it. It couldn’t care
Widebody means that the Challenger actually turns less about any Mustang or Camaro.
pretty well and evidences balanced handling.
And the Redeye rules the highway. It settles nicely 2nd Place: The Ford
into a cruise, and its ride is downright comfy compared Down the front straight at Willow Springs, traveling at
with those of the track rats that make up the balance 150 mph, the GT500 broadcasts a wall of sound so dense,
of this test. The expressway serves as the Challenger’s menacing, and percussive that it would knock the wig right
ultimate arena. In an impromptu rolling drag race from \ßNa_RZOYV[T=UVY@]RPa\_
50 mph, it is nearly unbeatable. Just ask Oldham. At full revs, chugging high-test, the GT500 is an event, an
And with the Challenger Nba\Z\aVcRUN]]R[V[T/baVaμ`NYVZVaRQaVZR\ßR_ORPNb`R
SRT Redeye Widebody, Dodge with its mighty thirst and relatively small fuel tank, it seems
Opposite: For as good has tapped into the country’s to spend as much time at the pump as it does on the track.
as the GT500’s new
dual-clutch auto- YNaR[aZb`PYRPN_NßRPaV\[6a But fury takes energy. And the 760-hp supercharged
matic is, it seems is retro done right. Sure, the 5.2-liter V-8 is nothing if not furious. Unlike the two other
odd to control it seats are terrible, unsupport- cars here, it’s a revver. You dip into the throttle and think,
using a rotary knob
that you might find ive things. And $92,785 seems “Well now, that’s quite a lot of thrust.” But then you keep
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1. Chevrolet Camaro 9 6 3 9 7 6 7 0 20 67 20 4 10 8 9 51 20 10 8 10 5 53 24 195
2. Ford Mustang 8 8 4 3 9 9 8 0 15 64 20 4 9 9 10 52 19 8 9 9 8 53 24 193
3. Dodge Challenger 7 8 5 10 8 7 9 1 16 71 19 4 10 9 8 50 14 6 7 7 9 43 21 185
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Base/As Tested ............... $32,125/$33,050
Engine: DOHC 24-valve V-6, aluminum block
and heads, port and direct fuel injection
Displacement .......................... 211 in3, 3456 cm3
Power ...................................... 301 hp @ 6600 rpm
Torque ................................ 267 lb-ft @ 4700 rpm
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
Dimensions
• Wheelbase .................................................. 111.2 in
• L/W/H ..................................... 194.6/73.1/56.3 in
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After tracking every fill-up,
service, problem, complaint, dent,
and dog hair, car and driver
presents the 40,000-mile Evaluation.
— 2019 —
VOLVO XC60 S ta r t in g f r e s h . by D r e w D o r i a n
Automakers use the phrase “all- We wanted to know if Volvo could build
new” with the same broad license new vehicles and assembly plants from
that Subway applies to “fresh.” the ground up while delivering modern reli-
True clean-sheet designs are rare in this ability. In November 2018, we took delivery
business, and there’s a reason engineers typ- of an all-wheel-drive 2019 XC60 built on
ically don’t rewrite the whole recipe. Change Volvo’s Scalable Product Architecture and
too many variables at once and you risk powered by the company’s T6 engine, a 316-
breaking something that wasn’t broken. But hp turbocharged and supercharged 2.0-liter
93-year-old Volvo has spent the last six years inline-four intended to go toe-to-toe with
cranking out new vehicles that are as fresh competitors’ six-cylinder models. When it
as anything made of plastic, steel, and glass N__VcRQNa\b_.[[._O\_\¦PRaURE0#
can be. Owned by Chinese automaker Geely had traveled some 7400 miles from where it
since 2010, Volvo has completely reinvented UNQ_\YYRQ\ßaURN``RZOYfYV[RV[0UR[TQb
its lineup with two modular architectures, a 0UV[N B[QR_ aU_RNa \S aN_Vß` \[ 0UV[N
four-cylinder-dominated engine range, and made vehicles, Volvo has since shifted the
new assembly plants around the globe. manufacturing of U.S.-bound XC60s to its
Arrival
November 2018
Departure
OCtober 2019
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2019 Volvo xc60 t6
r-design awd
Vehicle Type: front-engine, all-wheel-drive,
5-passenger, 4-door wagon
Base/As Tested ...................... $52,745/$60,840
Engine: turbocharged, supercharged, and
intercooled DOHC 16-valve inline-4, aluminum
block and head, direct fuel injection
Displacement .......................... 120 in3, 1969 cm3
Power ...................................... 316 hp @ 5700 rpm
Torque ................................ 295 lb-ft @ 2200 rpm
Transmission ....................... 8-speed automatic
Dimensions
• Wheelbase ................................................. 112.8 in
• L/W/H .................................... 184.6/75.4/65.3 in
• Curb Weight .............................................. 4281 lb
Warranty
4 years/50,000 miles bumper to bumper
Rants home in Gothenburg, Sweden. Our XC60 is the 12 years/unlimited miles corrosion protection
4 years/unlimited miles roadside assistance
¼_`aCar and Driver long-termer built in China.
and Volvo’s R-Design trim added $6850 to our
3 years/36,000 miles scheduled maintenance
Model Year Changes
Raves car’s price and brought seats upholstered in 2020: Power-folding rear seats are no longer
nappa leather and faux suede, aluminum mesh offered. The plug-in-hybrid T8 Polestar
The touchscreen interior accents, LED fog lamps, heated wiper Engineered model is now available.
Complementing that model’s 415 horses are
takes its sweet time blades with integrated washer jets, power- upgraded brakes, manually adjustable
booting up. Also, it’s folding mirrors, power-folding rear seats, dampers, 21-inch wheels, and gold-colored
maddening to try to OYV[Q`]\aZ\[Va\_V[T_RN_P_\``a_N¦PNYR_a seatbelts and brake calipers.
get it to do seat and in-dash navigation. Volvo’s Pilot Assist
heat and then nav driver-assistance tech, adaptive cruise control, test RESULTS
or any set of a 360-degree camera system, a head-up display, New 40,000
miles
multiple inputs. and adaptive LED headlamps came bundled in Rollout, 1 ft ................. 0.3 sec ........... 0.3 sec
—TONY QUIROGA the $2500 Advanced package. Heating for the 60 mph .......................... 5.4 sec ........... 5.6 sec
rear seats and steering wheel added $750 to 100 mph ........................ 14.0 sec .......... 15.0 sec
120 mph ........................ 22.0 sec ......... 24.1 sec
The XC60 R-Design the price, the 21-inch wheels cost $1000, and Rolling Start,
is all about style the $3200 Bowers and Wilkins audio system 5–60 mph ..................... 6.6 sec ........... 6.5 sec
and luxury. It’s turned the XC60’s cabin into a sound stage. As 1/4-Mile ........................ 14.0 sec @ ...... 14.2 sec @
100 mph 97 mph
supremely pleasing, equipped, our XC60 totaled $60,840. Braking, 70–0 mph ... 169 ft ............... 165 ft
and “pleasing” is At least the price was counterbalanced with Roadholding,
probably what most superb design details. “The design is amaz- 300-ft Skidpad ......... 0.88 g ............. 0.90 g
Top Speed (gov ltd) ............................... 129 mph
buyers in this ing inside and out, and it looks and feels far EPA Fuel Economy
segment are more expensive than it is, even at more than • Comb/City/Hwy ......................... 22/19/27 mpg
seeking. They will $60,000,” wrote senior editor Joey Capparella. C/D Fuel Economy
• Observed .................................................. 23 mpg
not be disappointed. The textured aluminum trim and white stitch-
—RICH CEPPOS ing on the upholstery helped brighten our SUV’s
black interior and gave it an upscale appearance.
The XC60 falls right Through 40,000 miles of highway commuting, its intended competition. The six-cylinder
in the sweet spot of family road trips, cargo-hauling errands, and BMW X3 M40i, for instance, delivers a brisk
my driving Venn lunch runs, the XC60’s cabin held up admirably, 4.3-second dash to 60.
diagram. Not the showing little wear and tear. The Volvo’s performance declined a bit
best at one thing, The Volvo’s dual-boosted four-banger proved with 40,000 miles on the odometer. At the
but it’s very strong durable, too, but it was an unconvincing replace- end of our loan, the XC60 posted slightly
as a package. ment for a well-tuned six-cylinder. Power slower 60-mph, 100-mph, and quarter-mile
—NATHAN SCHROEDER is doled out in lulls and spurts, with sludgy times, indicating the engine lost some
throttle tip-in followed by sudden surges. For- power after we had broken it in.
The design and tunately, gearchanges from the Aisin-supplied The four-cylinder engine did live up to
interior are artful. eight-speed automatic are smoother than the Va`OVYYV[TN`NZ\_RR¦PVR[aNYaR_[NaVcRa\
Hard to believe this engine’s power delivery. a six-cylinder, but by the thinnest margin.
is the company that When new, the XC60 managed a 5.4-second We averaged 23 mpg in mixed driving, beat-
got famous for 60-mph time and a 14.0-second quarter-mile ing the EPA’s combined estimate by 1 mpg.
making boxes on at 100 mph. That places the all-wheel-drive T6 This puts the XC60 ahead of our six-cylin-
wheels. powertrain closer in line with the four-cylin- der Mercedes-Benz E450 wagon and Honda
—RICH CEPPOS der Mercedes-Benz GLC300 and Audi Q5 than Passport long-term vehicles, which are cur-
rently averaging 22 and 20 mpg, respectively. other tall utility box, and it rides like a track-tuned sports car.
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QX50, which is managing just 22 mpg despite its assistance system, saying it isn’t great at keeping the XC60 centered
novel variable-compression inline-four engine. in its lane. Testing director Dave VanderWerp noted that the vehi-
The XC60’s suspension needs more polish. cle drifted too close to the center line, causing him some anxiety
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our car’s optional 21-inch wheels, but switch- Assist, saying it relieved fatigue over long journeys, and on at least
ing to 19-inchers and winter tires with taller one occasion, it made two hours of bumper-
sidewalls did little to soften the impacts. This Several staffers took a\ObZ]R_a_N¦PORN_NOYROfaNXV[T\[aUR
hard-riding character seems to have found its issue with the XC60’s monotony of stop-and-go driving.
way into many new Volvos, and yet this com- road manners, but “While the XC60 occasionally bounced
no one objected to its
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steady and made my several-hundred-mile
road trip much easier.”
By far, the most frequent complaints
pertained to the XC60’s infotainment stack.
Volvo was an early adopter of vertically ori-
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system in the XC90 all the way back in 2014.
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minimalism. But in the 11 months we spent
with the XC60, we found the system to be
consistently slow to respond, particularly
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the ignition knob on the center console.
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These 21-inch wheels
are a $1000 upgrade
over the R-Design’s
19-inchers. Our
XC60 rode harshly
on both sizes.
Editor-in-chief Sharon Silke Carty criticized Rants Concerns about the reliability of an all-
a quirk with the XC60’s seat-adjustment menu, new vehicle built in a new assembly plant in
which hijacks the entirety of the infotainment
and China proved meritless. Our maintenance
display anytime the driver or front-seat passen- Raves history was largely uneventful. At the
ger uses the lumbar or extension controls on the XC60’s 30,000-mile service, we requested
side of the seat cushion. “Not a big deal when you I like that the a four-wheel alignment, which set us back
don’t have a bored squiggly teenager sitting next SiriusXM interface $95. And we had to make one unscheduled
to you,” Carty wrote, “but it seemed like my shows the channel, stop at the dealer to replace two warped
teenager would adjust his seat every time I was artist, and song brake rotors and balance the wheels, which
about to change the radio station or look over currently playing as P\`ab`[\aUV[TAUR¼_`aaU_RR\VYPUN[TR`
to see what song was on. I would’ve duct taped you browse. Makes at 10,000-mile intervals, involved no out-
his hands to his sides, but I hear that’s illegal, so for very productive of-pocket expense thanks to Volvo’s three-
I just had to deal with it.” channel surfing. year/36,0000-mile scheduled maintenance
Despite our quibbles, the XC60 hit 40,000 —DAVE VANDERWERP program. But our fourth, at 39,863 miles,
miles sooner than most long-termers, as our provided a glimpse of costs to come: For an
`aNß S_R^bR[aYf _R^bR`aRQ Va S\_ Y\[TUNbY I’m not in love with oil change, a tire rotation, new engine and
road trips to faraway places such as Georgia, the ride or handling. PNOV[ NV_ ¼YaR_` N O_NXR½bVQ ½b`U N[Q N
New York, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Michi- It feels about 10 multipoint inspection, we had to shell out
gan’s Upper Peninsula. Along the way, what percent too $584 to the Volvo dealer.
impressed us most about the XC60—and what underdamped, and For those who see a “Made in China”
undoubtedly accelerated the accumulation of I expect a certain label and immediately assume the product
miles—was how well rounded the package is. sense of solidity is subpar, the Volvo XC60—much like the
The XC60 is stylish and easily accommodates from a Volvo. Apple iPhone—proves that quality is the
four people packed for an overnight trip. Most —JOEY CAPPARELLA product of rigorous engineering and disci-
of us found its seats to be plush and supportive, plined processes, not the country of manu-
among the best in any vehicle on sale today. The infotainment SNPab_RC\Yc\]bYYRQ\ßaURQV¦PbYaN`]RPa
²6a\\XaUV`a\0UVPNT\NSRdQVßR_R[aaVZR` system boots up of its transition to new ownership. The com-
and it is a great car for that type of trip,” wrote pretty darn slowly. pany engineered thousands of new parts
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four adults if you decide to drive to dinner but seconds before the stylish vehicles in plants around the world,
small enough that it’s easy to park in the city. main-menu tiles all without compromising quality. Fixing
Comfortable for the ride there and attractive went from loading the Volvo XC60’s biggest faults—the surly
enough to impress the people you’re visiting, to actually R[TV[RPNYVO_NaV\[aUR½V[af_VQRN[QaUR
Vaμ`\[R\SaURSRdP_\``\cR_`V[\b_½RRaaUNa6 displaying data. slothlike infotainment system—should be
was never disappointed to be assigned.” —AUSTIN IRWIN easy by comparison.
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high-voltage fuse to blow to protect the Tesla’s
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the numbers
Vehicle Type: front-engine, front- or
all-wheel-drive, 7- or 8-passenger, 4-door
wagon
Base ............................... $35,720–$37,320
Engine: DOHC 24-valve V-6, aluminum block
and heads, port and direct fuel injection
Displacement .......................... 211 in3, 3456 cm3
Power ..................................... 295 hp @ 6600 rpm
Torque ................................ 263 lb-ft @ 4700 rpm
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
Dimensions
• Wheelbase ................................................. 112.2 in
• L/W/H ...................................... 194.9/76.0/68.1 in
• Curb Weight ................................. 4200–4350 lb
Performance (C/D est)
• 60 mph ............................................... 6.8–7.2 sec
• 1/4-Mile ........................................... 15.3–15.5 sec
• Top Speed ................................................ 115 mph
EPA Fuel Economy
The SUV’s center • Comb/City/Hwy ..... 23–24/20–21/27–29 mpg
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Nosing In
Highs: Smooth operator, deeply
comfortable, feature rich.
Lows: Explaining what you bought
to the neighbors, that grille.
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the numbers
Vehicle Type: front-engine, all-wheel-
drive, 5-passenger, 4-door wagon
Base/As Tested ....... $30,645/$31,370
Engine: DOHC 16-valve inline-4,
aluminum block and head, direct fuel
injection
Displacement ............... 152 in3, 2488 cm3
Power ............................ 186 hp @ 6000 rpm
Torque ...................... 186 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm
Transmission: 6-speed automatic
Dimensions
• Wheelbase ..................................... 104.5 in
• L/W/H ............................ 173.0/70.7/61.7 in
• Curb Weight .................................... 3391 lb
test RESULTS
Rollout, 1 ft ....................................... 0.3 sec
60 mph ................................................. 7.5 sec
100 mph ............................................ 20.7 sec
120 mph ............................................ 38.8 sec
Rolling Start, 5–60 mph .............. 7.9 sec
2 02 0 M A Z DA C X-3 0 P R E M I U M AW D 1/4-Mile ......................... 15.8 sec @ 89 mph
~ BY T O N Y Q U I R O G A Top Speed (mfr’s claim) ............ 126 mph
Things We Love Braking, 70–0 mph ............................ 177 ft
About Mazdas Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad ..... 0.84 g
72 THE RUNDOWN PHOTOGRAPH BY JESSICA LYNN WALKER ~ MARCH 2020 ~ CAR AND DRIVER
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Vehicle Type: front-engine, all-wheel-drive,
7-passenger, 4-door wagon
Eight Is Enough Base/As Tested ............. $98,795/$126,785
Engine: twin-turbocharged and intercooled
DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and
Highs: Pulsing V-8, spacious interior, graceful ride quality. heads, direct fuel injection
Lows: Poor fuel economy, outrun by a BMW X7, S-class money. Displacement ......................... 243 in3, 3982 cm3
Power ..................................... 483 hp @ 5500 rpm
Torque ................................ 516 lb-ft @ 2000 rpm
Transmission: 9-speed automatic
Dimensions
• Wheelbase ................................................ 123.4 in
• L/W/H .................................... 205.2/79.9/71.8 in
• Curb Weight ............................................. 5973 lb
test RESULTS
Rollout, 1 ft ................................................. 0.3 sec
60 mph ........................................................... 4.7 sec
100 mph ........................................................ 11.7 sec
130 mph ....................................................... 21.8 sec
Rolling Start, 5–60 mph ......................... 5.1 sec
1/4-Mile ................................. 13.3 sec @ 106 mph
Top Speed (gov ltd) ............................... 130 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph ...................................... 166 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad ............... 0.90 g
EPA Fuel Economy
• Comb/City/Hwy .......................... 18/16/21 mpg
C/D Fuel Economy
• Observed ................................................... 13 mpg
• 75-mph Hwy Driving ............................. 18 mpg
74 THE RUNDOWN PH OTO GRA PHY BY MA RC U RBA NO ~ M A RCH 2020 ~ CAR AN D DR IVE R
Host DAN ABRAMS and analysts TOM MORRIS JR. and Sergeant SEAN ‘STICKS’ LARKIN
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the numbers
Vehicle Type: front-engine, rear-wheel-
drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
Base/As Tested ...... $73,240/$83,405
Engine: supercharged and intercooled
pushrod 16-valve V-8, iron block and
aluminum heads, port fuel injection
Displacement ................ 376 in3, 6166 cm3
Power ........................... 707 hp @ 6000 rpm
Torque ..................... 650 lb-ft @ 4800 rpm
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
Dimensions
• Wheelbase ..................................... 120.0 in
• L/W/H .......................... 201.0/78.3/57.6 in
• Curb Weight ................................... 4626 lb
test RESULTS
Rollout, 1 ft ....................................... 0.3 sec
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100 mph ............................................... 7.9 sec
130 mph .............................................. 13.1 sec
TREAD HEAVILY
To measure how much rubber was in the smoldering pile
behind the Charger, we weighed the wheel-and-tire assemblies
before and after our exercise. Here’s what we found:
Before (each), lb After (left), lb After (right), lb
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