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The Volvo V60 T5 has been awarded the “Best Performing Family Car” at the Allianz Asian Auto-VCA Industry Award 2012 held recently at The Saujana Kuala Lumpur. A total of 19 awards were given out this year, with Volvo competing against five other nominees.

The annual awards, which began in 2008, feature a panel of judges from the Asian Auto motoring magazine. The award evaluates and recognises the merits of vehicles in various categories. Judging criteria is based on a combination of design, comfort, safety, fuel efficiency, handling, performance, functionality, environmental requirements, driver satisfaction, after sales service and technical superiority.

Peter Johnson, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Volvo Car Asia said, “This award is testament to our “designed around you” philosophy, which is centered around understanding people and giving them a luxury experience that is a little more human-oriented, while at the same time anchored firmly on our heritage of building safe and dependable cars.”

The safety systems on the Volvo V60 T5 includes Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake while featuring Volvo’s award winning technology; City Safety feature that can reduce or entirely avoid a rear end impact when driving up to 30km/h and the world’s first Pedestrian Detection technology; the only system in the world that detects human silhouettes and triggers the brakes automatically if an accident is about to occur.

The Volvo V60 T5 also features the unique Corner Traction Control by Torque Vectoring which makes it possible for the driver to accelerate at a much higher speed while turning. Volvo is the only car brand outside the supercar segment with this offering.

Launched in Malaysia in January 2012 (read more about the launch here - 2012 Volvo V60 Launched in Malaysia), the V60 T5 engine has been designed for high performance without compromising on fuel consumption. This is made possible by Volvo’s cleverly designed gear system called Powershift.

The Volvo V60 T5 is available in five colours; Electric Silver, Ember Black, Ice White, Flamenco Red and Seashell. It is available nationwide and is priced at RM269,000.00. The Volvo V60 is also available in T4 engine variant, which retails at RM230,000.00.

Today, Volvo Car Malaysia launches the all-new 2012 Volvo V60 in Malaysia. There are 2 variants and both are also locally assembled, namely the T4 and the T5, which are priced at RM230,000 (V60 T4) and RM269,000 (V60 T5), both prices on-the-road without insurance. The V60 is fundamentally a station wagon version of the S60 sedan with extra space and flexibility.

The all-new 2012 Volvo V60 features a Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDi) engine which represents Volvo’s very latest direct injection technology on both T4 and T5 variants. The GTDi was developed to offer really low fuel consumption without compromising on performance or driving pleasure.

The Volvo V60 T5 comes with a 2.0-litre petrol engine with GTDi that pumps out a solid 240 hp @ 5,500rpm and 320 Nm of torque (from 1800rpm to 5000rpm). The T5 is capable to clock 0-100km/h in 7.7 seconds and a top speed of 230km/h.

On the other hand, the new T4 is a 1.6-litre petrol engine with GTDi that having 180hp @ 5,700rpm and a massive torque of 240 Nm from 1,600rpm to 5,000rpm. An on-demand overboost function further increases torque to a massive 270 Nm.  The T4 is capable to clock 0-100km/h in 9.2 seconds and a top speed of 220km/h. 

In Malaysia, both T4 and T5 engine are mated with a dual-clutch 6-speed Powershift automatic transmission for better local driving experience and fuel efficient. To be precise, the fuel consumption for the T4 is 7.5 litres per 100km and the T5 is slightly more which consumes 8.3 litres per 100km in combined driving cycle of cities and highways.

“This puts the T4 among the most powerful 1.6-litre engines in Malaysia currently,” said Mr. Peter Johnson, Volvo Car’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Asia Region, adding that “small, high-performance GTDi engines combined with our fuel efficient dual-clutch Powershift transmission are our bid to get more energy and efficiency out of smaller engines.”

The V60 is not left out with its world leading technology such as the Pedestrian Detection with full auto brake takes Volvo’s safety dedication yet another step towards the vision of building cars that do not get involved in accidents. 

In the field of comfort, there are features such as the optional Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), which automatically maintains a set gap to the vehicle in front. What is new is that the Adaptive Cruise Control operates at speeds below 30 km/h, all the way down to standstill.

The all-new Volvo V60 is being launched with a range of exterior colours selected with immense care to emphasize the model’s inspiring lines. Among the 5 colours available are the Electric Silver, Ember Black, Ice White, Seashell and Flamenco Red. 

Photo Gallery: 2012 Volvo V60 Malaysia

Photo Gallery: Volvo V60 Official Photos

This is Volvo’s S60 estate version,  named as Volvo V60 which Volvo claims that the V60 is the most dynamic model ever. Volvo markets the V60 as a sport wagon with a coupe-like rear roofline much like how Honda Malaysia markets their new Honda Stream. It is Volvo target mainly to their European customer who likes Wagon because of it’s extra space and flexibility but without compromise the S60 sporty design and driving pleasure.

Although the Volvo V60 430L boot space is smaller than BMW 3 Series Touring and Audi A4 Avant, Volvo claims that the V60 is design target to more sporty audiences. If space is in need at times, the rear seats of the V60 has a useful 40/20/40-split, and the front passenger seat are able to be folded flat.

The Volvo V60 are comparable to the S60. There will be 2 chassis set ups as option, one as the standard Europe dynamic type, the other is the touring chassis. With the touring version has a more softer thus a more comfortable ride. All Volvo V60 can also have an option to include the FOUR-C (Continuously Controlled Chassis Concept) active chassis to be included. There will be also All wheel drive  variants.

Like the Volvo S60, there will be a number of engine variant available as listed below. With the top of the range 304HP 3.0 Liter turbo engine, it will take the new Volvo V60 from 0-100km/h in just 6.6 seconds.

The new Volvo V60 will also include a safety feature as Advanced Stability Control and new Corner transaction control. The Volvo V50 2.0 is selling for RM185,950.00 . We would expect the with the similar horses of V60 goes over somewhere RM200k if it does comes into Malaysia market. The Volvo V60 will be it’s world official appearance in Paris Motor Show in 30th September with more details.

Enjoy the New Volvo V60 Rocking Commercial and Gallery below.