The Volvo XC60 SUV has now surpassed 2.7 million global turnover, so it earned the title of the “best -selling Volvo ever” and caught up with the iconic Volvo 240 that made his debut in the 1970s.
Since the original debut in 2008, the XC60 has been a vehicle of countless achievements for the now Chinese Swedish brand-included the first global Volvo model produced in China, and winning 2018 World Car of the Year.
The current XC60 of the second generation was also a driving force behind Volvo’s plug-in hybrid push and was the best-selling PHEV in Europe in 2024.
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About 2,685.171 Volvo 240S were produced in a single generation between 1974 and 1993, in the factories of Gothenburg and Kalmar in the company in Sweden, as well as Ghent in Belgium.
The last example rolled on 5 May 1993, 15 years before the first Volvo XC60 first went into production.
Now the XC60 is assembled in the Torslanda factory in Gothenburg and Chengdu, China. The latter is where the XC60 for Australia has been around for a number of years.
Although the XC60 and 240 worlds are apart in terms of their design, both have safety for the mind (or chassis). The Volvo 240 was made for its time in offering front and rear bottleneck zones, as well as a reinforced passenger compartment.
It was also one of the first cars in the world that included improved protection against the Side impact, which later evolved into the patented side-impact protection system of the company. The children’s boost area of the 240 in 1978 was also a world-first innovation.
Tens of years later, the XC60 was the first car that standardizes autonomous emergency braking at low speed, something that is now commonplace in industry and all over the world.
The XC60 also introduced ‘opposing lane mitigation’ in 2017 that you send back to your lane when the vehicle floats in oncoming traffic.
“Growing up in Sweden in the 1980s, the Volvo 240 was the iconic family car – you could see one in almost every driveway,” said Susanne Hägglund, head of the worldwide offer at Volvo Cars.
“Today, the XC60 has taken over that position in two ways. Not only as the favorite of the family, but also our all time is, which in itself is the ultimate proof of a successful car.”
Last year, Volvo 1905 registered new XC60s in Australia, on 2023’s figure of 2542. Although the most popular Volvo of all time, the XC60 follows the XC40 on the annual sales cards of today – 3142 V 1905 in Australia in 2024.
For model year 2026, the Volvo XC60 has been given a facelift, with the head of the implementation of the newest user infotainment interface of the company, in addition to subtle design changes and new personalization options.
The prices in Australia have only risen slightly, with the reach that now starts from $ 74,990 before on-road cost, which is $ 1000 more than before.
A few mild-hybrid gasoline and two plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variants make-up the local line-up, all with standard four-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic transmission.
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