2012 Volvo S60 R-Design - Drive Time Review with Steve Hammes

[Digs259]

can somebody tell me what the big deal is with paddle shifters on cars, why do auto reviewers whine when a sports car doesn't have them?

[deathisnighfools]

This shit is nice volvo is coming up.

[pear928]

What the hell is the point of having a smart key system if the key needs to be inserted to start the car? Where are the pedal shifters? Fundamentals....fundamentals..­..

[brucec43]

@pear928 It doesn't have to be inserted. It can be, however. The non-smartkey version has to be inserted.

[r503av92h34]

Wow this is faster than a TL, G37, and a 335....im actually pretty impressed, Volvo needed to do something right to get back into the segment.

[pillowsnake94]

Pretty sweet. At first I didn't really like the nontraditional styling but it grew on me.

[kalargyi]

new body, old interior (to me)

[lCluBZeDl]

hey steve can you do a review of the 2012 vw golf r

[skoshy]

How Swede it is! Absolutely love this car, would definitely pick over the competition.

[chicoloco341]

@skoshy Same here.

[skoshy]

@chicoloco341 High five!

[chicoloco341]

@skoshy Right back at u!

[davewhodavedunn]

Kyle saab but older lol?

[itsTiLER]

no foglights? in a car that nice?

[stevehammes]

@itsTiLER It does have them actually, but they are integrated into the headlamp cluster.

[tcbecht88]

My friend had a XC60, and tried to show me the "city safety" feature and drove it into a tree...lol I absolutely HATE the intelligent key (or whatever it's called).

[stevehammes]

@tcbecht88 That is hilarious! 

[MikeeePR22]

@tcbecht88 Your friend aparently doesnt know how the system works because city safety is to prevent a crash under 20 mph and to minimize the crash after 20 mph the system is designed to detect CARS not TREES since your not gona find a tree in the middle of the street when driving, then the system was not built to detect trees but just cars , ive tested the system and it honestly works flawlesly , sorry to hear about your friends XC60 lol

[76carmel]

@tcbecht88

Whoops!  Does your friend still have that XC60? If not, what vehicle does your friend have now?

[AdrianC12345]

@tcbecht88 I guess he must not have known that in the XC60 CitySafety only works on cars.... (-_-) In the S60 however, it works on cars and people and children.

[iservworldwide]

How is this worth 10k more than a Infiniti G37x ?

[StangBang35]

Idk this or a Ford SHO

[maseratiquattroport]

im really surprised that it was made by the chinese... sort of.

[brucec43]

@maseratiquattroport "owned by" is nothing like "made by". Besides, the design was done before they sold the company.

[miami428]

Wow, Steve is very tall. I think this car is overpriced but a good looker.

[neptoon08]

Does this car have cooled seats?

[stevehammes]

@neptoon08 Negative.

[neptoon08]

@stevehammes wow the kia optima sx fully loaded has heated driver, passenger, and rear seats and it also has cooled driver and passenger seat. and it is alot cheaper

[MikeeePR22]

@neptoon08 you cannot compare a kia optima to a Volvo S60 T6 R-Design , when you drive the Volvo and drive the Kia the answer of why will become obvious , the Kia is a veryy nice car i love the looks of it , but thats just about it , the car is disconected from the road , suspension is soft , and it torque steers like a pig since its FWD and some materials feel very cheap since it is a cheap car so they r two very diff cars in diff leagues.

[ThousanWhite]

Guys, you should all go out and test drive the S60 and stop acting like it's comparable to some other cars like a Mustang. That makes NO sense. It's a totally different car with a completely different function. It's not designed that those kinds of drivers. [face_plain]

[Logicsupremacy]

Gives me a bias because its now Chinese owned.

[seri267]

not bad!

[ms3bani]

volvo has always had awesome brakes...

[DevPack]

not worth 46 grand. There are better options for that price limit. A Toyota Camry v6 can hit 60 in 5.5 secs.

[camaroman101]

@DevPack yea but no matter how fast it it may be its still a camry

[DevPack]

@camaroman101 dude volvos are plain and boring.

[takesonetokillall]

@DevPack ...and camrys aren't?

[camaroman101]

@DevPack and camrys aren't?

[DevPack]

@camaroman101 im not talking about the camry i just made a reference there to speed. You can buy a mustang GT for 35 grand which is 10x more fun and exciting than the volvo.

[brucec43]

@DevPack The Mustang is "fun", but as you get older and richer you want more. Like real back seats, cargo capacity, comfort, a quieter ride, better materials inside, and overall refinement.

[boobs2323]

sorry... but is this AWD car?

[dewey173]

@boobs2323 yes it is it says in the video

[Charles2337]

Inline 6? Holy shit.

Pretty impressive car.

[techdude6693]

That's a Great Looking car. BTW Steve, I'm looking into Buying the Mazda 3 Hatchback with the New Skyactiv engine. Would you recommend it?

[movetoyou]

Why is that driver so aggressive? Anyway great vid as always.

[axlplayer14]

I just can't see this being better than it's competition.

[xxAO2012xx]

That's the best volvo I've seen before.

[FXSwissTrader]

The display screen looks very odd there. Is it at least positioned towards the driver?

[MrPackatrick]

Wow... GREAT REVIEW STEVE :D (Like always) lol