2019 Volvo V60: Why It’s Time to Trade Your Crossover for a Wagon
Crossovers and SUVs now dominate the family-vehicle market. But Volvo’s V60 T6, a supercharged, turbocharged station wagon with great fuel efficiency and plenty of room, might be the brand’s best car. Dan Neil tells us why
I’M SUCH A VOLVO-wagon stereotype: white-collar professional, married city-dweller with kids and…oh my lord, a degree in literature? They might as well hand out Volvo wagons with membership to the Modern Language Association.
I don’t care. Our test car, the redesigned-for-2019 Volvo V60 T6 AWD, speaks to me, in the Elfish tongue of Scandinavian sport wagons. I mean, let’s just talk proportions: Any car design with the engine situated sideways under the hood is committed to a certain amount of front overhang, which is why...