People seriously buy SUVs and just drive them alone to the store .... It makes no sense but welcome to the new market

@rugby86

13 күн бұрын

The SUV hype is just pathetic, in my opinion. Living in the U.K we also get our market overloaded with SUVs. It used to be Estate (station wagon for you guys across the pond). Saloon (sedan) cars are still very in demand, but SUVs just look so meh and pointless, not going into prices of them lol.

@manicoasis4200

13 күн бұрын

They all look too similar, provide no extra space over a sedan, provide a worse ride experience, and are never used to go off road. Why does everyone want one? I also dislike automatics so I may be in the minority here. Sedans and especially Coupes are my favored design choices, as I do get groceries on my own.

@rosestrohm7986

13 күн бұрын

Thank emission loopholes! SUVs can be classified as light trucks and skip a lot of strict emission standards

@arandomkaz

12 күн бұрын

that's because SUV's are not off-road vehicles, they are shit off road. Ppl who buy SUV's buy it as a status symbol, or for the extra leg room, that's it... kid thinks big car go brrr and think he's hot shit. :(

@player1GR

11 күн бұрын

Same thing in Russia. Streets are full of RAV4, Sportage, BMW X models. I hate it.

First generation of S40, S60, and S80 remain as some of my favorite sedan designs ever. That Volvo shoulder line is just perfection.

@alainprevost5374

22 күн бұрын

Time hasnt passed over those designs Fine as wine

@Pellepalt

14 күн бұрын

I agree, but I'm very biased since I have one of the S80's :D

@macieksz2829

11 күн бұрын

I think you mean the second gen s40. The first one had no shoulder line

@kerc

11 күн бұрын

@@macieksz2829 You're correct!

@Patrick76496

8 күн бұрын

@@macieksz2829 Not as much but it clearly had some. You can see it on the front fenders and also on the trunk area where the antenna sits.

Same situation in the UK. No more saloons, hatchbacks are disappearing left right and centre. Most cars you see out on the road now are crossovers

@conker6500

8 күн бұрын

Depends where you are in the uk. In the North-West, hatchbacks outnumber Cross-overs/SUV’s

@Anotherslowclio

8 күн бұрын

@@conker6500 I’m in the northwest (Manchester) most of the time I it’s just crossovers. Quashais, Jukes, Q3s, CHRs, Tiguans, T-Rocs, X1s etc etc

@adifferentangle7064

4 күн бұрын

I love it. I drive mine and feel completely unique. Mine is so good it looks like a 16:1 scale of a 1:16 model car.😂😂

@NJ-qx3vb

3 күн бұрын

⁠@@AnotherslowclioI’m in the East Midlands and majority of the cars like you said are SUVs. Though my area still gets many hatchbacks too. I still see many fiestas, focuses, astras and corsas, Vw golfs, Toyota yarises and even Suzuki Swifts. I went to Spain recently and they had the same crappy SUVs we have. So it seems whatever Europe gets we are more likely going to be fed that same crap in the UK.

The Volvo design team knows how to make driving masterpieces, and seeing this one go is so painful 😫

@buddy1155

23 күн бұрын

But for how long before the Chinese take over design? You have seen it with Mercedes after the Chinese (and Saudi) took over they made them .... well, Chinese. Stupid lights and chrome in all the wrong places all over the interior those Mercedeses look now like a rolling brothel.

@Carfan678

22 күн бұрын

@@buddy1155 Mercedes got the best interior in the game, and have u seen Chinese cars these days they look incredible

@buddy1155

22 күн бұрын

@@Carfan678 Are you blind or Chinese?

@shogunero3.6

22 күн бұрын

@@Carfan678 they look like cheap disposable appliances.

@Mlippy

22 күн бұрын

No, no they don't

My last child moved out three weeks ago. One week later I bought a 2021 S60 t8 loaded with options except the panoramic roof. Been driving SUV’s and MPV’s for over 20 years due to children and caravans. Finally I can drive a real car again😊 The best looking car I ever have owned.

Another painful day😢 Why are iconic cars been killed off What a car!

@onsokumaru4663

22 күн бұрын

Blame the bulky, ugly, boring SUVs

@andras.89

22 күн бұрын

Because nobody buys them :(

@arkhalis3682

22 күн бұрын

Because SUVs and crossovers 😭

@andras.89

22 күн бұрын

The option to buy these are there for everyone. People choose to buy SUVs, not like there isnt option to buy these beauties instead.

@jaymum23

22 күн бұрын

Because Americans have horrible taste.

Very sad to see this beautiful car go. Something about the confident stance has always reminded me of the elegant, purposeful-looking BMWs of the early 2000s.

My mom had a red, 2003 Volvo V70 with tan interior and man seeing the interior of that S60 takes me back because of how similar it is. She drove that thing for 20 years and just traded it in last year for a XC40, which just doesn't have the same character or personality

SUV market is in high demand. I’m tired of these sedans and coupes being discontinued with the current market buyers wanting a suv and not a traditional car like a sedan/coupe. Bring back the wagons please. I want to throw up every time I see a suv 🚙 everywhere.

@carlosandleon

22 күн бұрын

Cry harder.

@rootypoots

22 күн бұрын

I’d love a Chrysler 300 Wagon

@bartosztomasz

22 күн бұрын

@@carlosandleonI disagree. Modern cars are getting more and more expensive so people choose sth more practical and spacious but let’s be honest, how often do you put so much luggage into your car that you need it to be as big as possible? Practicality chooses with mind but if we never choose with heart, we will end up surrounded by brutalist architecture and mundane cars.

@Nakkisampyla

22 күн бұрын

Why people buy Tesla Model Y instead of Model 3 ? Model 3 is similarly size as BMW E39 which was "big" car in 1990s atleast outside USA

@jtwigg23

18 күн бұрын

SUVs are fine... crossovers however super gheyyy

Not only the sedan: the estate V60 and V90 versions are even more beautiful

@atlas5459

16 күн бұрын

the estate v90 is the best estate ever

@ilmelangolo

16 күн бұрын

@@atlas5459 true

@MJ-fc1nx

6 күн бұрын

​@@atlas5459We own a blue V90 D4 R Design

Always hate to see sedans get discontinued. Last time I've been so sad it was when they discontinued the mazda6

We had a black S60 from new which we kept for 13 years. It had the larger Tethis wheels & space ball gear lever. Loved that you appreciated the rear lights & strong shoulder design & the rear C pillar as much as I did.

My neighbour has an S60 and it's so beautiful. In person the front part of the car looks sporty but not BMW like aggressive, clean but not simple like a Tesla. It's just perfect and mature.

i just purchased 2019 S60 R, with Polestar Engineering. Black on black. Easily the best looking most overlooked sedan. Such a shame to see it go.

@rufusKSMA

22 күн бұрын

Black on black is boring though

@Mlippy

22 күн бұрын

Best looking is such a far stretch 😂

@SM-wr4nn

22 күн бұрын

@@rufusKSMA not in my opinion

@SM-wr4nn

22 күн бұрын

@@Mlippy Not at all.

@rufusKSMA

22 күн бұрын

@@SM-wr4nn well, you must be boring then ^^

They should've thrown a proper engine in it. Nobody wants to pay premium for a 4-banger.

I live in Japan and rarely see the sedans. I LOVE Volvo design but honestly always find the sedans to be quite pedestrian. The estates are gorgeous and the XC90 is so stately. No surprise they are cancelling in the USA.

Those wheels are the Polestar wheels, exclusive to the Polestar S60

It will probably only come a an electric car here since it was technically do for a refresh and sales were low. It probably didn't make sense to keep around as the capacity would be better served by products with a higher price point. I do hope it comes back though

I really like those Pontiac sketches. The cleaning lines of this Volvo makes it a favourite one.

When I was young, I used to like a lot the design of the SAABs and wanted to have one.

Well sad to see this one go. At least we will still have the v60 here, though people just don’t buy it. I see less V60 and V90 than 911s on the road, so my guess it’s they won’t be here for long as well…

@ghostwrench2292

11 күн бұрын

I’ve seen more McLaren’s and Lamborghini’s on the road than V90. To see a V90 in the wild is a real treat!

We need to buy more sedans!!!!!!!

5:17 My parents bought me an '07 S60 in silver for my first car and I still love it's design way more than most cars I see. Also the interior of it is so well designed. If you don't know what it looks like, look it up

Yup, Thomas Ingenlath's timeless design - as also seen in the same generation's V60, S90, V90, XC60 and XC90. One of the best aged car designs ever. I've got a 2021 S60 B4 Inscription and I love it to bits.

Owner of a 1st gen manual T5 here- one of the greatest looking cars ever.

They did sell the manual t5 in the states and ive been looking for the wagon. Almost impossible, they must be extremely rare and if they do come up its got 300k on the odometer. Maybe the sedan is easier but be prepared to look for a while

I like Volvo as a company but I hate the direction the company is going. I like the boxy wagons they made in the 80’s and 90’s and I own a 2000 V70R myself but these days Volvo makes weird electric things and a bunch of crossovers. I miss the was Volvo use to be. Sucks we lost another sedan to the SUVs.

@ghostwrench2292

11 күн бұрын

Every car manufacturer has done the same thing. 25 years ago, who would have imagined that Porsche, Rolls Royce, Lamborghini and Ferrari would have SUV’s?

@govinlock8568

11 күн бұрын

Because they partially owned by Chinese company

@antcantcook960

10 күн бұрын

I guess you miss crack and AIDS too? Stop romanticizing a boring automotive era that gave us minivans, awful American K cars and cab forward designs and mediocre European luxury products. Malaise era fan😂

I have a 2005 S60 2.5T in the "Magic Blue Metallic" with the little R lip on the back, and wheels from a 2006 Jaguar S-type R and I love it

I still love the S80. I still love Volvos. I miss Saab

@mauricemiller2107

18 күн бұрын

Saab is definitely missed

@n00blamer

8 күн бұрын

@@mauricemiller2107 Oh yes, the old "cockrocket", you always saw them in rear mirror and one eye blink later you saw the tail-lights. =_D

I have a 2005 S60 T5 in Magic Blue colour. The design of the facelift models have aged like fine wine in my opinion. I have had it for 8 years and 80 000km

@piotrekblue

7 күн бұрын

Nice, 80k km in 8 years. I did in mine that much in about 1,5 year. Sadly amount of work and time to replace parts is too bothersome.

@Tumppiasd

5 күн бұрын

@@piotrekblue I have had a diesel volvo as a daily since 2019 so it has been a secondary car. I haven't had any big or expensive problems with it. It sits at 312 000km currently

I absolutely love my S60 MY22, it's the last before the facelift and new trim levels, so it still has the visible dual exhaust which makes it look even better than the facelift in my opinion. One of the most beautiful sedan ever made, every detail goes seamlessly together, it's a pleasure to look at it every time I need to drive somewhere.

Fun fact: The old one did not sold well in Chinese-speaking region compare to other places because the cool taillights looks like traditional-style casket.

I hate car companies and buyers nowadays. We in Australia have already gone through this with the Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore (check those out!), and it's just tragic that companies have no faith in cars with artistic and mechanical integrity. Except for Toyota/Lexus, they're all right.

Absolutely love the Volvo’s designs, hoping to get either an S60R or a C30. Pretty much whichever I can find in manual first. I’d love to see you make a video on the C30

In the UK Volvo stopped selling estate cars (wagons). Thankfully they have had a change of heart. I drive a Passat estate and can't understand why people want crossover cars. I will definitely have a Volvo on the shortest when changing it in five years.

I love this video! It’s like I used to see the S60 in black and white and since I saw this video I finally see it in color! I would love to see what you think about the Volvo V70 MY2008 (that I have)!

This is just how things are now, everyone wants SUVs or pickup trucks. In the UK Volvo doesn't sell any sedans anymore either sadly.

@jermainec2462

22 күн бұрын

not everyone ...

I was at World of Volvo in Sweden this past week. Volvo design are so so beautiful, elegant while still mantaining sportiness. I saw a few mint new S60 and I was a happy person! So stunning!

Always wanted one of the S60's, used ones here in the UK are for sale at bargain prices, very tempted but got to convince the wife 😄

You can buy the s60 R manual, I love this car although my uncle had a couple D4 in black

Happily the Polestar 2 is even more beautiful. I have no clue if it’s available in the USA though. One thing I don’t like in the S60 is the triangular window in the rear door, in my world the bottom line of it should not kick up, but just follow the shoulder line. Greetings from Denmark

Had a 2007 s40t5 and that thing was sick. love that 5 cylinder power

Volvo is one of the few companys which ALL models looks just spot on. Beautiful design, and yes i agree the S60 is the best looking Sedan. Too bad its going away ☹️

So what it looked good. It's like a kitchen appliance to interact with and you can barely see out of the windshield. Nothing to hear, smell or touch to make you feel delighted as a user.

Its sad. On Volvo's website locally here, there are only a few hybrid and electric SUVs. They stopped selling the V40 here years ago, which I don't understand, because it was as good as any other hatchback, and very competitively priced.

Saloon age is dead. Started way back, peaked in the 90s and 00s and now dying/dead. Will keep mine on the road if I can

Only excuse to buy a crossover suv is if you’re actually doing some off-roading (most on the market aren’t even built with this in mind anymore) or if you’re mobility is limited and you need something very easy to get in and out of. I simply don’t understand the obsession with the egg cars.

I got a 2005 model year S60R It's so awesome man :D

My daily driver is a 2001 s60 T5 that I purchased used in August 2004. Just hit 451000kms(280000 miles). Original engine, transmission and turbo. The first generation P2 platform Volvo cars are the most under rated vehicles ever produced!

Agree!!! The best design. I own one. 2021 and LOVE IT! Insane. Ridiculous. I see so many on the streets in the San Diego area, yet it's discontinued... Stupid

Literally just talked to a dealer about picking up a 2021 S60 Recharge they’re trying to get rid of. Now I’m not sure I want it if parts are going to be hard to come by…

Can you review Lexus IS300h between 2013-2017 models? I love that car and its design.

I totally agree, I've always had sedans (a Lexus GS450 (300 hp) at the moment, comparable to a 5-ceries, A6 or Merc-E, though not in reliability when I read and hear about all the problems people have with performance BMW, Audi's and even Mercs). But they're also getting more and more sparse here in the Netherlands (and yes everybody is replacing them with - usually cross-over - SUV's, even Lexus has dumped de IS- and GS-models (the "3- and 5-series") and replaced it with the ES, and quite a few new SUV-models are going in. About 15 years ago an older man lived right across the street from me and he was driving a beautiful Saab 9-5 (sedan) Aero, the fastest and most luxurious version and he looked so proud in it. Then one day I saw him getting into a ...X3 (not even the 6-cylinder) and when I met him on the street I said I was sorry to see that the beautiful Saab had disappeared. He said he actually felt the same but his wife said it was time to buy another car (as Saab had gone bankrupt, so the wise thing is to immediately sell your Saab, no matter how nice or in what condition it is) and he should buy a car with a higher seat, because it's easier to get in and out. He never had that proud look behind the wheel (maybe I'm biased, but other people who were not as "car keen" as I felt the same.

this new car market will be so boring in the coming years ... too many crossovers and suvs that a lot of ppl can barely park right at walmart 😂

@derfdessert773

15 күн бұрын

You’re at Walmart. What do you expect?

Before I watch this video, wow, thanks for finally making a video on this masterpiece. I own a 2019 S60. Sad to see it go..

The Volvo XC90 and S90 / V90 are one of the best looking cars on the (European) market. Unfortunately the S- and V90 Platform is front wheel drive and no rear wheel like a proper luxury sedan / estate like BMW or Merceders, and there are no 6 cylinder (diesel) engines anymore. Big mistake in the dashboard is to have the display vertical oriented instead of horizontal because as you drive your visual sight is mainly based on horizontal focusing. It also makes the interior look narrower. Small changes can make them a player in the executive market as they have a more accepted name than the azian brands trying to compete here. But Volvo wants to switch to electrical only so they are out of that segment anyway.

What are your all-time favorite sedans under 50k if you were going to purchase today for road tripping ?

@corwingarber

14 күн бұрын

Or maybe better to ask, your all time favorite designs?

S60 reminds me of the Acura TLX in the front.

The 2019 and above s60 is one of the sexiest sedans made. However it does have an interesting flaw which it has had from the previous modell years. When it rains and you open the trunk. Some of the collected water on top will drip down into the cargo compartment on the sides because the rubber seals and metal chassi bends downward, letting water sip down from the back window into the cargo area. Interesting miss and flaw imo.

That's sad. It's a really beautiful car!!!

I always have loved Volvo because I grew up for 9 years with a Volvo s60 d5 it was the first car I remember I sat and got driven in it was a lovely car. Sad to see these cars slowly disappearing iff you want a family hauler buy a station not all these suv’s. Going to miss the s60 and s90.

Wow... Did Volvo use red indicators/blinker/flasher in the US? :o Not the same part as the brake light i hope?

Volvo were going to stop selling station wagons in England, but such a fuss was made that they relented. Not everyone wants a SUV. But the article in The Times celebrating this climbdown showed photos of the classic 245, so I thought they were bringing it back just for us Brits. No such luck. It might have been a brick but it was my brick

2:12 2019 is 6 year ago? Cmon, don't give me heart attack

I think volvo S60 is between BMW 3 and 5 series or Mercedes C and E class, S60 is between them, and S90 is between 5 and 7 series or E and S class

Silhouette practically identical to BMW.

@servicerifle16

9 күн бұрын

I honestly thought the first gen looked like a BMW E46 lol.

I love my old 2007 s80, I work at bmw and it makes me happy that my car is handsome by comparison 🤷‍♂️

@point4894

22 күн бұрын

s80 looks better than new chinese Volvo. Ex90 is the shame... And new geely bus with Volvo logos... If speak about beautiful: XC90 1 GEN after restyling > 2 gen XC90 > EX90

@sidlazzar1002

20 күн бұрын

Nice! I have an 03 s80 and I love it so much 😭

Loved the s60 and the larger s80

The design is ❤

Manufacturers make their respective versions for product segments that buyers are spending their $$$ on. Sedans aren't a popular segment these days for the typical consumer, no matter how much we enthusiasts gripe and groan. It is what it is.

Think the polestar green is weird would like a silver polestar though 6:06

I love these cars, but I'm not sure if I'd let my '02 S40 2.0 go. I don't understand the obsession with the body colour bumper inlays/lips or plastic door protector, it gives the car a nice little contrast. Car makers should rather bring these back and let non-body colour roofs go, that looks so awful.

no mention of second gen?

The European Mk8 Civic has a similar looking shifter as the S60

Unpopular opinion, I actually prefer the pre-face lift P24 (P24 is the chassi code first gen S60).

I remember my first Volvo. An S40 2002 model . I was 27 years old. My boss was horrified. His comment was “ is just such a safe and boring choice for a young man” And I also remember the word dull being thrown around the office . 😀😀

sedans and wagons on top but wagons especially

Boxy volvos will always be good looking . Albo first S60 and S80 are timeless designs.

This Volvo S60 is bad, this is not on sale in Italy, the only Volvo was the 140 240 and the 760.

Need to make more AWD sedans. I live in upstate NY and AWD or 4x4 is so much nicer to have. That’s the reason so many Subies are up here.

@godwindracing6056

9 күн бұрын

More like more RWD sedans

I was hoping that EVs will make SUVs less popular as SUV’s poor aerodynamics (tall roof and big ground clearance) requires bigger batteries which add cost and weight (weight makes car perform worse). Intially this seemed to happen with Tesla S/3 and Polestar 1/2 and similar. But then Tesla Y was released and it outsold every other car. People quickly ditched sedans when a SUV/crossover with aggressive pricing was available.

Don’t worry that the s60 is gone. BMW just released it as the current 5 series

I got a cross over SUV because it's much more convenient for family and all the trash that comes when traveling with them.

The Swedish non-SUV cars are indeed so great, sedan and estate.

IDK if I'm that sad, pretty much anything majority owned by Geely has gone down in Quality over the last years

Honda Civic gen. 8 had a similar gear shift

You come from Sweden? Smh. At least you include the rest of Scandinavia I really love the V70, but I am absolutely biased because it's the only car we've had before our current, and we had it for 12 years after having another v70

*A beautiful car, yes. Except for its taillights. They're not hideous, but... bizarre. That's the only part of the vehicle I'm not a huge fan of.*

The Volvo V90 is the most beautifully proportioned wagon ever, IMO. I don't know how they've managed to make a wagon look that good!

I really dont get what people see on a suv... Ok, if you have babies the baby seats are easier to put in and out but appart from that, there isn't much.

Is it me or do I see a fast back roofline like the original CLS 2000s s60.

Isn't Volvo s Geely now?

I hate that in Sweden Volvo has removed the Cross country and mildhybrids models but its in sweden where the cross country models sell the best and now in Sweden you can only build your own car as an EV or plug in hybrid no normal petoles anymore in Sweden only for dealerships and retail.

@FayezButts

21 күн бұрын

Where is this?

For 34 years and 625,000 kilometers we had the ultimate Volvo, a 1990 240DL Estate 2.3 litre. The new ones are a joke in comparison. Even the V90 down on cargo room by a significant amount. They do not handle properly, either, because the weight distribution is all messed up. That the company is now owned by The People's Republic of China is one more reason not to buy one.

I don't want an SUV but it seems that quickly I'll have no choice but to get one. I hate the US market for cars so much. Especially with how everyone in the household needs a car in most places, most households need one big SUV/truck and everyone else can live perfectly fine with something like a Peugeot 208 but because these cars don't exist at all here, everyone has to have at l;east a compact SUV that isn't even spacious.

5:07 That looks like a Jaguar XF

no dacia sandero?

@AnItalianGuyOnYT

8 күн бұрын

top gear reference, if you didn't get it

I have a S40 from 1999. Still a beautiful car today, well think.

@markrozing

9 күн бұрын

I myself a S40 2005, last itteration before they went to this new model, I agree that that model is great, much better than most modern cars

Volvo was lost long time ago, when it was sold to the Chinese company Geely.

@ghostwrench2292

11 күн бұрын

Disagree. Geely let Volvo bring out the beautiful and modern SPA platform. Volvo truly stagnated under Ford ownership.

Dudes Speaking of killing of things: Always remember the PEN is mightier than the Sword... 😂 😉