Used Volvo XC60 Safety Features

The XC60 debuted for the used Volvo XC60 2010 model year. The used Volvo XC60 is the Swedish manufacturer’s latest entry. Seating five, the used Volvo XC60 competes in the growing small luxury crossover segment. Being that it’s a Volvo, you might assume that the used Volvo XC60 has safety going for it, and you’d be right.

There’s even a trick City Safety system that automatically breaks the used Volvo XC60 to prevent or mitigate low-speed collisions. But the used Volvo XC60 is also a stylish and functional vehicle, and it handles unusually well for a crossover, let alone one with a Volvo badge on the front. The used Volvo XC60 belongs on your short list if you’re shopping for a vehicle of this sort.

Initially, there were just the 3.2 and T6 trim levels in the used Volvo XC60 2010, the former having 235 hp and the latter with 281 hp. The used Volvo XC60 2011 model year brought increased output for both engines (to 240 and 300 hp, respectively) as well as the debut of the sporty “R-Design” variants of each, for a total of four trim levels. The term crossover vehicle can be hard to pin down, but the used Volvo XC60 fits the bill whatever the definition.

There’s decent space inside the used Volvo XC60 for a family of five, and the boot will swallow 655 litres of luggage. The used Volvo XC60 is now refined and quiet, with little wind or road noise to disturb, while those in the back have a great view of the road ahead thanks to a slightly raised rear seat.

Safety Features Used Volvo XC60

Think Volvo and you automatically think of safety-conscious motoring and the company asserts that the used Volvo XC60 cars is their safest model yet. And, with so many features to keep its occupants safe, we could spend the rest of this report on that subject alone, so here are a few of the used Volvo XC60 highlights. Let’s start with the used Volvo XC60 City Safety technology, which is a ‘World first’.

According to Volvo’s surveys, 75 per cent of collisions take place at speeds of up to 19mph and in half of those cases, the driver was distracted and failed to brake. Even at slower speeds, minor prangs can cause whiplash injuries, so Volvo has developed the used Volvo XC60 City Safety to prevent or mitigate the impact.

There are three other new safety systems that are seen for the first time in the Volvo XC60: PRS, Pre-Prepared Restraints, which again uses laser sensors to detect imminent accidents and adjust the seatbelts and airbags according to the expected severity of the collision.

Dynamic Stability and Traction Control (DSTC) is self-explanatory but has undergone further development to detect roll rate and increase stability, and last but not least is Trailer Stability Assist (TSA) for better control when the used Volvo XC60 do the towing. Incidentally, the used Volvo XC60 price came with the optional £469, detachable tow bar and Load Compensating Suspension, which adds a further £500.

The used Volvo XC60 standard safety features are a bewildering array of initials, some of which will be familiar to Volvo owners, such as SIPS and WHIPS. Of course, there are the usual suspects: ABS with EBD but in the case of the used Volvo XC60 these are joined by Fading Brake Support (FBS), Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA), Ready Alert Brakes (RAB), Emergency Brake Assist (EBA). Evidently, braking is big on the used Volvo XC60 agenda and the combined systems work very well, indeed.