VOLVO BRINGS THE NEW XC60

Volvo's been having a hard time introducing cars that offer the swagger of it's European counterparts but with the introduction of the new XC60 things are about to change.

Volvo will be debuting its new XC60 compact SUV at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show this March, following that with a North American first look at the New York Auto Show and the five-passenger BMW X3-fighter looks like it just might be a hit.

Initial reports had the XC60 being powered by a version of the 3.2-liter six that can currently be found in Volvo’s S80, but new findings now claim that the powerplant could end up being a transversely mounted inline-5. Look for the XC60 to have available all-wheel-drive (as the “x” would suggest), but to be equipped with front-wheel-drive as standard.

Source: Volvo