Volvo S60R car review - Top Gear - BBC

[soul516]

Haha DCCD, CRAP !!

[khasperg]

Will Volvo ever take a shot at a real sports sedan? Give us 400 hp, all wheel drive. I always root for Volvos because I love the sleeper factor and have owned one myself, and I'm always disappointed by their supposed M3 competitors.

[aaronciviris]

right XD.. weights a little more than m3 and has 43 less horses.. so 3.8 seconds behind is logical.. besides, at altitude.. i.e. the alps, or anywhere else in the world that is above sea level, the m3 losses power fast ¡¡ while the R keeps it.. for exemple, at denver colorado, which is 5000+ feet high, the m3 has about 285 hp, while the R the same 300 hundred, Just at the coast the M3 would beat it... Sad but true, I cant believe no body has realized it yet..

[mrbogdan441]

This car weighs 1552 kg,if it was a little bit lighter it will match the m3's time (match not beat)

[101stParatroop]

music that starts at 3:08 is Plaid - Miami Vice

[GiveMeThatMango]

Some say he had his ears cut off by a chainsaw, or that he really wants to be fired. All we know is, he's the sound editor!

[MrLitleRAY]

I would like haw one of thous R . and ciptined it :D

[MrsBrownsBoysFeck]

"It's not that fast either...it still ONLY develops 300BHP..."

300BHP will do me, mate.

Probably doesn't feel that fast because Clarkson is a fat tosser.

[mrsalty75]

@MrsBrownsBoysFeck 0-60 in 6.1 sucks. There are a lot or cars that do better with the same or less

[tg72211]

@mrsalty75 The manual does 5.4.

[Airay552]

Black Stig? Bollocks!

[lionrampant31]

Some say these jokes are getting tired, and that if he was doing them Jeremy would be more amusing... all we know is, the sound editor is still useless.

[flacjacket]

anyone else notice James list CRAP in the acronym list?

[IceProjectable]

And james may said the acronyms...DSTC stands for Dual System Traction Control. What does CRAP stand for?

[zombiesurfer1]

@IceProjectable Collision and Runaway Airplane Protection

[tg72211]

@IceProjectable Actually DSTC stands for Dynamic Stability and Traction Control. CRAP was a joke.

[willemwilco1]

A toilet commercial in front of a top top gear video! What is this world comming to? I crap on their!.... no wait... that's what they want...

[mchandler2112]

Faster than a Ferrari 575 (in the rain)

[RandomnessRICKY]

notice at 3:51 he drove into the wrong way of a one way road.

[frostyjamesfrosty]

@RandomnessRICKY He did it on purpose jesus christ to depict the average driver of a volvo (old and unaware of the road signs) Note the wrong indicator as well...

[RandomnessRICKY]

@frostyjamesfrosty i was just saying. don't get to pissed off.

[MultiTopgearfan]

wanna know what is more difficult than turning the traction control off in the S60R? turning off the one in a Mclaren MP4-12C

[9SLR2]

Buy an audi S4 :DD

[Tarvisse]

So, it's a very nice luxury car, that smashes just about everything you'd find on the road. Nice.

[whatismyusername2882]

the sound editor needs to be fired....

[blackopsps3user]

Well m3 runs on v8s and v6s but that Volvo runs on a straight 5!!!

[mrsalty75]

@blackopsps3user straight 5 and a turbo and it's still slow.

[VOLKSN8R]

Buy an AUDI S4!

[bobbyberosinill]

so many people know bmw's to the point that they forget what a volvo is. then you see the classic look on their face get their ass kicked by a 850 T5-r or a S60R. not to mention an S60R is half the price of these beamers.

[tsx700r]

got me this beast s60r

[dickcheese663]

whenever i drive an S60R, i keep wanting to believe it is AWD, technically it is.....but damn its sooo front wheel bias and heavy in front....better traction and easier to drive than a high boost S60 FWD..but yes, very understeery. The 3 active chassis control buttons are freakin awesome though, you can feel the difference. The seats are like true racing seats, with a thick Volvo XC70 soft twist. Basically, way better on the highway than a track because of the weight distribution, and tarction

[Lovisa92]

Wasn't it the Polish who cracked the enigma code? Not Sweden... Love Volvo though, I am a free human being and I am entitled to like whatever I want. So no hard feelings for all the Volvohaters out there.

[simplejack64]

@Lovisa92 actually no one cracked it they just took an enigma code straight out of a u-boot and learned about it through all the papers and reverse engineering

[honeylamburden]

Edward Cullen? O.o Ugh!!

[jacobo650]

Volvo sucks

[johnnyo032003]

@jacobo650 You do realize that Volvo has been beating Corvettes and Vipers in road course racing in America for years now right?

[akirayutto]

i love volvo soooo mucchhh

[HachiZenki]

Volvo thinks it can make a competitor to the M3? Riight. B-school a-holes drive M3's while their trophy wives drive Volvos. Their mistresses drive Z4's.

[Tadixlife]

Sound Editor is an idiot.

[mathrobert1]

the color is so ugly

[ringapowa9000]

i dont know why, but i thoght it had a v10

[PRC1972]

hardcore tire roll

[hunghuge12]

Nothing wrong with the car but everything wrong with the marketing. It's no M3 rival. It's a different kind of car. It is more of a rival for an Audi S4 avant, saab HOT or similar but it doesn't look like it was ever designed to put lap times in.

Sack the marketing men. It's just a nice car with a bit more power.

[MuscleCarFreak1994]

Ferraris are well overrated, and you just want one, cuase you can´t have one!

[disengagejam]

damn whats the problem with the audio in ALL of these Top Gear videos ... you can barely hear Clarkson talking over the background music !!!!

[volvo145]

V70R looks much better. S60 is a small ugly sedan, S80 looks ok, that larger overhang is al lgood.

[abdi862]

same engine that they put in the new Focus RS :O

[pardeepbhachu]

@abdi862 Same engine but the parts in the Focus RS engine are different. Cams, Inlet, liners and Turbo. The Turbo on this S60R is a KKK24 were the Focus RS uses a Borg Warner Turbo.

[TheAnToOo9]

I own a volvo s60 and I have to say it is one of the best I've driven, the turbo is great, and its very comfortable on long trips.

[LaCorvette]

Rival for the BMW M3 ? Not really...

[philbegas]

WHAT IS THIS DAMN SONG?

[mrbones102]

Tell me they weren't testing an automatic... I couldn't tell

[ringlol]

@mrbones102 5:16 stig shifting. And 6:25 jeremy makes perfect sense for once :)

[EricAlveal18]

song at the beginning anyone?

[gdanijel2]

@EricAlveal18 LFO - Millionaire dogs. Longer version on my channel.

[sliderboyyz]

6:07 focus rs fail...



[numperpickel]

Some say...that he does the audio mixing for TopGears Youtube videos,all we know is:He is called the Stig

[Jaahve12]

Volvo voitti Ferrarin!

[TheShenmoki]

for the people who want the song type in LFO - Millionaire dogs

cool song

[FRALF93]

i miss the black stig <3

[DarkerDemons]

It's got DCC, Wheel-hop control, DSTC, C-R-A-P XD

[dj98348]

worst color combo ever

[97I30T]

Call me crazy but I think the atacama interior (that's the orange one you see here) is absolutely beautiful.

[Ryantravisaol]

@97I30T Agreed but in conjunction with this exterior, it's just plain horrible!

[swe021]

The uploader who put in that music can kiss my ass

[cosmosm]

so what i would do is buy an audi s4

[Addikall]

what annoys me is the music is too damn loud! you can barely hear jeremy speak :O

[Yora21]

So there are stereotypes about drivers wearing hats in Brittain as well?

[douro20]

When this came out it was the most advanced sports car in the world.

[ganson851]

which season and episode?

[Murderizer212]

BLaCK STiG ! ?!?!

[hejjagedu]

@Murderizer212 racist

[red33m23]

@3:56 He is going the other way :S

[hejjagedu]

@red33m23 AND a one-way street o_O

[red33m23]

@hejjagedu also @3:50 the flash is lighting the other way !

[mitchellongwei]

Volvo says its a rival for the BMW M3 when it could barely own the 330i

[thestonecoldandy]

@mitchellongwei yes but it's far cheaper and it's the interior is far better (this is the new one) where as the 3 series interior feels about six years old with out i drive

[KPKaccountt]

the M3 is is less comfortable,whats the point of buying a luxury coupe if its not comfy ?

[swecias]

buy audi S4 :DDDDDDDDDDD



[TheSRalston]

Nice car. Love Volvos, had an 850 glt from 1993 which was great, unfortunately not well kept and serviced by the former owner. Costs in repairs: Sky high, sad since I loved the car. I would drive this and be happy, but I´ll stick to the germans, as someone says the europeans are the only ones who know what they are doing in cars...and above all the germans...

[saab93driver]

European cars are the best! Asian/American cars are constantly trying to make their cars the same, Euro cars are always trying to differentiate themselves from each other

[gasmanswag96]

@saab93driver Then why is it that the average person can't tell the difference between an audi a bmw and a mercedes nowadays?

[ymsugar]

yay, the drunken sound mixer.

[jated1]

thumb up if your not a pussy and would rather have a Ferrari than a Volvo

[badabumbadabing1]

@jated1

i wouldn't. insurance company would eat me alive...same with volvo really, my licence is far from clean at the age of 21

[beersvanbas]

does anyone know the name of the song at 0.32 ???????

[hurpaderpp]

my father has an s60r, its quite fast, and corners beautifully. but it makes really wide turns.

[what13521]

the color made me vomit

[XHikotheproX]

3:53.. right indicator for a left turn :P hahahaha

[1QwkSC]

Glad I have an Audi S4.

[alexc3589]

jesus what a terrible color scheme

[BuddyLIM]

@alexc3589 i have to agree with you man lol

[RickinHK]

C.R.A.P. ... can you turn it off? - Good one May

[charliebad]

Luxury cruiser that can overtake anything safely, with a bit of press, what more do you need? I'll swap my S80 for this.

[shobin05]

do you realize you can never hate a volvo? sure, there are better cars out there, but their all cars always looks so pleasant and harmless...a bit like saab...

[fredrik999z]

@shobin05 True, and that's their key to success. It's hard to find any weak points on a Volvo other than it is so well made and easy to drive it is boring. Just like Sweden itself I guess.. 

[dalluc]

@shobin05 feminists can hate it, just look at the logo.

[SupaGreenCat]

@shobin05 or like a VW

[DarkFire9889]

The guy who re-masters the audio for the Top Gear YouTube videos deserves to be shot.

[MuscleCarFreak1994]

Thumb up if you rather have a Volvo then e ferrari!

[tariqmghazi]

@MuscleCarFreak1994

ya but can i change the colour to black

[coolgames14]

@MuscleCarFreak1994 volvo 850 turbo ;)

[counterclockwise123]

@MuscleCarFreak1994 haha loser

[MuscleCarFreak1994]

@counterclockwise123

Well, do you even have a car?

[counterclockwise123]

@MuscleCarFreak1994 Yes, but what does that have to do with anything?

[MuscleCarFreak1994]

@counterclockwise123 Cuase i work on cars everyday, this fucking 5 cylinder turbo engien has more potential then a ferrari has!

[counterclockwise123]

@MuscleCarFreak1994 Ferrari is still cooler than a Volvo. Even if the Ferrari had no engine in it at all, I would still rather have the Ferrari.

I like the S60 R. I think it's great, but in terms of coolness, heritage, and pedigree it doesn't even come close to any Ferrari.

[MuscleCarFreak1994]

@counterclockwise123 Ferrari is fucking overrated, i have nothing against it, but ferrari to me is just a badge that cost alot of money, and they dont even give you the right amount of power for that kind of money!

[rock3tcat]

@MuscleCarFreak1994

UMAD?

[PolishDork]

@MuscleCarFreak1994 wtf

[teslacarfan]

@MuscleCarFreak1994 why in the world would i rather have a volvo when i can sell the ferrari and buy 10 volvos?

[MuscleCarFreak1994]

@teslacarfan Well i thought of that to, and i realized. i dont want a ferrari on my "cars i have owned list"

[teslacarfan]

@MuscleCarFreak1994 haha

[MsMegabrick]

@MuscleCarFreak1994

190 dumb wankers

[innersilencedotcom]

@AsAngelsFall221 - Yes, you are right, here's an example /watch?v=6Zy78tFPQwQ - Here's another useless review of the 2008/9 fiesta which is a small mediocre hatchback and Clarkson talking how the 1.6 liter engine will easily do 70 mph and feels fabulous. Oh, i forgot. It's handy if a Corvette is chasing you in a mall (!) but then again, who the fuck drives a fiestas in malls? so about that Volvo S60 T6 AWD 3.0 Liter Turbo 300hp/440 Nm torque, you think it's worth 10 minutes of Clarkson's life?

[86kinky86]

Poland cracked the Enigma code, Jeremy. Sorry! :)

[UKGUYDOWN]

The question is when you chose betwen a Volvo S60 and an Audi s4. Are you look for a fast car or a safe car? I would go for the safe car which is the Volvo. Unless I'm only going to be driving on the autobahn.

[innersilencedotcom]

How is it that every time BMW or Audi adds new seats on their old models TopGear jumps in for a new pointless review, but there's been almost a year since the new S60 stepped in and all TopGear did was review the C30PCP? I mean come on. Why don't they test the bmw 1-series every time a new m5 is introduced? German cars are not the only good cars anymore, and I would choose the new S60 instead of the over-popular 3-series because it can provide something BMW won't ever be able to. Exclusivity.

[AsAngelsFall221]

@innersilencedotcom I hope you realize they only test performance cars. The S60 no longer has an "R" model, only an "R-Design" model, which is NOTHING like an "R". The C30PCP was the only true Volvo performance vehicle to come out in quite a long time, and they won't even put it in production. Everything else Volvo makes is just rather boring for the show.

[innersilencedotcom]

3:55 - He's so stupid that he signals right and turns left. I don't need this guy to tell me what Volvo means. Seriously.

[johnnyo032003]

@allenspedface32 Have you seen some of their other car reviews? These guys trash any car they want, you cant take Top Gear's opinion on a car's performance because they are very biased. The S60R is a very good sports sedan, it may not be able to quite keep up with an E46 M3 but trust me you will be glad you went with the volvo in the long run. I have an 850 T5 and I have driven E36s and I much prefer the volvo to a bmw, even to an E36 M3. My car would be right up the tailpipes of an E36 M3.

[olutop1]

I RACED MY VOLVO S60 R WITH A FRIENDS 2008 ACURA TL-S 6 SPEED. I WAS BEATEN BY HALF A CAR IN THE QUARTER MILE. WE DID IT SWITCHING DRIVERS AND STILL GOT SAME RESULT.

[momopeach95]

o-o whats the song at 0:23 1:12 and 3:49 lol

[mrbhirst]

c-r-a-p hahahaha



[Alexgeo4975]

I love my Volvo S60 2.4T! Definitely has some interesting Swedish quirks, but nonetheless a very, VERY good car.

[bmwlover0809]

the m3, first of all, in 2004 is deff not 5.2 seconds, its faster then 4.7 seconds bcuz the 02 m3 is a 4.7 sec 0-60, and 13.4 1/4 mile

[maggotball]

oh god here comes the segway

[sexocro]

volvo for girls

[fesen2]

@sexocro it's still faster than you'r crapy 15year old car.

[MrPlaystation95]

thumb up if you think the sound editor should DIE!!!!

[HeadSm4ck]

@MrPlaystation95

Removing his earplugs would do...

[MrPlaystation95]

@HeadSm4ck lol

[flattoprulez]

lol totally used the wrong signal. 3:49

[immortal4942]

use adblock

[Pr0j3ctPat]

im still buying one. That color is horrible tho, eww

[yamahaevo]

I be t a do llar that the v70R would get the same time as the honda nsx! The combi is much better on the ring, why did thet not test it insted?

[vipcanadian]

I have to say, the colors in that car are terrible!

[danger2615]

Funny how the white stig is better than the old black one haha xD

[phantomloita]

Yay! Buy the Audi S4 ;)

[zwart3544]

Jeremy Clarkson is way better, just saying. Along with Top Gear in general

[11094DEREK]

so what i would do is buy a audi s4 lol

[CemetaryGatesML]

anybody else notice the S60R is right between a NSX and Ferrari 575 ?

LOL

[Vitoman808]

@CemetaryGatesML but the nsx an the ferrari 575 was times in wet conditions, hence the "W" beside the times.

[intheflesh714]

@CemetaryGatesML did you notice both of those cars times were wet?

[laz1c111]

@CemetaryGatesML

Yeah but the Ferrari and the Honda were in the wet, which makes a difference.

[BeeABaw]

@CemetaryGatesML haha ya and they are both 100,000+ and the volvo is about 40,000 XD what does that tell you.

[CemetaryGatesML]

@BeeABaw even funnyer is how a 100,000 viper acr runs faster around the nurburgring then a 1,000,000 dollar enzo, and from what i've seen, a 2,000,000 veyron lolololol

[BeeABaw]

@CemetaryGatesML yep =D what if find is that american cars are faster or just as fast as them euro cars given to the right driver. euro cars are fast but easy to drive fast. american cars are fast but you need to know your shit to be able to drive them fast.

[hejjagedu]

@BeeABaw that the other two were driven on a wet track, ya dunce >_>

[AudiFan66]

@CemetaryGatesML But the 575 and NSX are both rear drive, and both were driven on a wet track.

[AntiCamperV4]

@CemetaryGatesML Those were laps in the wet.....

[VWTDiMan99]

@CemetaryGatesML both wet times smartone

[CemetaryGatesML]

@VWTDiMan99 yea... and u are like the 15th person to tell me that... smartone.

[dj98348]

@CemetaryGatesML those were wet times

[Filastini94]

@CemetaryGatesML the NSX and Ferrari 575 times were recorded when the track was wet.....

[cnce145]

i like volvo safe cars

[MisterPeetBull]

the color scheme...yuck

[thegreatcb7]

great sleeper car in a sense

[cliffthelightning]

m3's are wankmobiles .. volvo's are cooler

[Jermainesmit21]

Also the old stig he is not that good i think as the white stigs:P

[Jermainesmit21]

he was way more impressed with the c30:p But i love this car also!

[xoquixxoqafxo]

Was that smoke coming from the engine or tires in the hammerhead turn? It sounded like stig was going to blow the motor up lol

[acueyes]

creepy music!

[StuntmanKnut]

BMW M3 - made for the track.

Volvo S60 - made for the...err world.

[Tyutyunnik]

haha the acronyms "d-c-c, d-s-t-c, C-R-A-P" did anyone else catch that?

[IvonoftheGWF]

I'll stick with my old school jet black 850, thanks. No ford-owned baby blue nonsense.

[InitialDAmine]

"what i do is buy an Audi S4" LOOL!

[Stormwern]

Why that color? Ugly as shit

[allankordas]

anybody noticed that at 3:52 he had his indicator for the right and turned left???

[eyetolduso]

Whoever mixes the sound for this show should be shot in the fucking head.

[TheOneNo20]

M3 rival? LMAO!!!

[TheSLSAMG]

james spelt crap at 4:28

[xxmiamiboy305xx]

best line in the whole video was the end when he says buy an audi S4

[rainbow7040]

hahahah... "its very, very good, so what i'd do is buy an audi s4"... sums it up perfectly.

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