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[Chadders]

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Hopefully my new car isn’t far away (time wise) and I’m going for the XC60 can’t afford a new one want a B5 diesel if possible but there’s only 26 currently on sale on auto trader a good indicator of availability.

 

[Beachball]

We did a search on auto trader for my wife car and found one at a Volkswagen dealer one owner from new so i would agree it good way of looking

 

[borderbilly]

Jumping the gun a bit, best tow car 2025? Thought this was 2024.

 

[Banus]

I've just bought a 5 year old 2019 (69 reg) XC60 T5 (petrol) Inscription with only 23k on the clock from Volvo Poole with 250 bhp and well over 300 Nm torque. Decided against a diesel as we do very short daily mileages and was concenred about / warned about expensive DPF issues. We tow a Swift 480 Challenger with a MIRO of 1282 kg and a MTPLM of 1400 kg so its hard to tell were towing as fully loaded we're about 1350 kg. Great towing / every day vehicle. Great choice. You wont regret it.

 

[Devonisheaven]

Don’t forget chaps, this car is a new XC60 PHEV, 346hp, AWD. A different beast……..Just saying. 👍

 

[otherclive]

Looks almost like a near clean sweep by VAG motors. I’ve not read the article in depth but am eagerly anticipating the posts from Forum members wrt the awards to electric or hybrid vehicles. Who will be the first to step forward ?

 

[otherclive]

I've just bought a 5 year old 2019 (69 reg) XC60 T5 (petrol) Inscription with only 23k on the clock from Volvo Poole with 250 bhp and well over 300 Nm torque. Decided against a diesel as we do very short daily mileages and was concenred about / warned about expensive DPF issues. We tow a Swift 480 Challenger with a MIRO of 1282 kg and a MTPLM of 1400 kg so its hard to tell were towing as fully loaded we're about 1350 kg. Great towing / every day vehicle. Great choice. You wont regret it.

I had a Subaru Forester XT 2 litre that had similar engine output figures of 240ps and 350 nm torque. Made for effortless driving solo or towing. Just as good as any diesel but not that great on mpg.

 

[Dustydog]

I know nothing of these Volvo engines. Is the rating inclusive of the PHEV electric motor? When that stops and it is just the ice what then!
All I know is my VW Touareg , a powerful beast can go all day, tug nearly two tons all day, return 23 mpg average tugging, and give a very very firm foot print.
H Powell BHP and even more torque.

DPF issues? What are those ?Never in decades had that problem.

 

[otherclive]

I know nothing of these Volvo engines. Is the rating inclusive of the PHEV electric motor? When that stops and it is just the ice what then!
All I know is my VW Touareg , a powerful beast can go all day, tug nearly two tons all day, return 23 mpg average tugging, and give a very very firm foot print.
H Powell BHP and even more torque.

DPF issues? What are those ?Never in decades had that problem.

It is the T8 model that is the hybrid. T5 is petrol.