Volvo V60 review

There are two V60 trims available – Plus and Ultra, and each can be had with either a mild hybrid or a plug-in hybrid petrol. The cheapest V60 you can buy is the Plus model with the B4 mild hybrid engine at £41,940. Add £4k or so to upgrade to the posher Ultra trim at £45,890.

If you want the PHEV set-up, that starts at £49,310 for the T6 AWD plug-in hybrid powertrain, and the whole range tops out at £55,260 for the more powerful T8 AWD plug-in hybrid model.

What are the trims like?

The Plus models come extremely well equipped, with heated electrically adjustable front seats and heated outer rear seats, steering wheel and windscreen as standard, plus 19in alloys, 9in portrait touchscreen infotainment set-up with Google Maps, adaptive cruise, auto lights and wipers, front and rear parking sensors, powered tailgate, keyless go and Apple/Android connectivity.

The Ultra trim adds fancier headlights, tinted rear windows, 360-degree parking cameras, a panoramic sunroof, electrically adjustable passenger seat and an upgraded Harman Kardon sound system.

Which one should I go for? 

The top spec trim is very nice if you’ve got the spare room in your budget for it, but none of the things that it brings are essentials. Likewise we’d say go for the base petrol engine unless you’re on a company car scheme where the tax benefits make a PHEV a more sensible option and you’ve got somewhere to charge at home. If you went for the Plus model and the B4 petrol engine you wouldn’t be at all unhappy (especially when it’s £13k cheaper than the range topper).