VOLVO XC60 2016 CAR REVIEW

The mid-size XC60 T6 Drive-E is motivated by the more powerful of Volvo’s two 2.0-liter turbocharged fours (the XC60’s turbocharged inline five- and six-cylinder engines, still available on non-Drive-E variants, will be discontinued for 2017). With assistance from a belt-driven supercharger in addition to the turbo, the T6 version produces a stout 302 horsepower at 5700 rpm and 295 lb-ft of torque at 2100 rpm. Despite some coarseness at high revs, it’s a power-dense engine capable of moving even the larger, three-row XC90 with ease. There’s notably more thrust and better throttle response than there is in the 240-hp, turbo-only T5 Drive-E, which shares the smooth-shifting eight-speed automatic with this T6 version; lesser XC60s get by with a six-speed automatic.