Officially Unveiled: Volvo XC60

Before its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show in early March, details have been released about the new Volvo XC60 crossover vehicle.

Buyers will be able to choose between three engines, including the turbocharged T6, which produces 281 horsepower. Other options include two different D5 turbodiesels, rated at 163 and 185 horsepower. The 163 hp 2.4-liter diesel is the only Euro5 compliant of the three.

Production of the compact premium SUV includes intelligent safety systems like City Safety, meant to assist the driver in avoiding low-speed impacts. The car automatically brakes if the driver does not react when closing in on a vehicle, at the very least reducing the effect of impact. This feature comes standard on the XC60, something Volvo claims is a first.

Volvo expects to sell 50,000 XC60s per year, with sales being heaviest in the US, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, and China. Being built in Ghent, Belgium, sales will begin in Europe during Fall 2008, with North American sales starting early next year.

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More Volvo XC60 Pictures

We showed you yesterday the first leaked images of the Volvo XC60 SUV, which will debut next month at the Geneva Motor Show. Today some new images of the SUV leaked onto internet.

Carscoop, who found the images around the internet today, claims to know a few more details about the XC60, including that it will get a turbocharged 3.0L V6 in Europe producing 285 horsepower, as well as a 2.4L turbo-diesel making either 163 hp or 185 hp.

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Leaked: Volvo XC60 SUV Images

We have previously reported that Volvo will be revealing the production version of its XC60 SUV at Geneva Motor Show next month. It was highly rumored that Volvo will be releasing the official images and press release of the SUV on February 20th, but it appears that the images have found their ways onto internet.

The Volvo XC60 Concept was first shown at the 2007 Detroit Motor Show, and in the past months various test mules were caught which gave us a good preview of the production version. The leaked images reveal that Volvo's new SUV stays as close as possible true to the concept, except for some missing curves on the side profile. No technical details were found anywhere, but BMW X3 rival is planned to go on sale during the second half of 2008.

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Geneva 2008 Preview: Volvo XC60 World Premiere

Volvo has officially announced that their brand new Volvo XC60 crossover will make its world premiere at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show on March 4.

The Volvo XC60 Concept was first shown at the 2007 Detroit Motor Show (Jan 2007) and spotted a few times since then.

Spy Shots: Volvo XC60

The Volvo XC60 snapped by the spies while winter testing. The exciting new compact SUV will go on sale later in 2008. The car will likely make its official debut in Geneva.

Despite the heavy disguise it's clear to see that the car carries similar design cues to XC60 concept revealed at last year's Detroit show. The changes are pretty minor, the door handles change, the roofline appears to be a little higher, though still with the same profile.

We'll able to buy the car in early 2009.

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