Volvo Car Australia today announced the pricing for its All-New XC60 luxury SUV ahead of the official Australian launch in October.

The All-New XC60 will be available in three variants - Momentum, Inscription and the sporty and dynamic R-Design.

The new car replaces Volvo's highly successful original XC60, which in the nine years since its launch became the bestselling premium mid-sized SUV in Europe, with nearly a million units sold globally. The XC60 today represents around 30 per cent of Volvo's total global sales.

The All-New XC60 is fully loaded with new safety technology making it one of the safest cars on the road. Steer Assist has been added to the ground breaking City Safety system. A new safety system called Oncoming Lane Mitigation uses steer assist to help mitigate head-on collisions. The system works by alerting a driver who has unwittingly wandered out of a driving lane by providing automatic steering assistance, guiding them back into their own lane and out of the path of any oncoming vehicle. This system is active between 60-140 km/h.

Volvo's Blind Spot Indication System (BLIS) now uses Steer Assist functionality to reduce the risk of lane-changing collisions. Pilot Assist, Volvo's advanced semi-autonomous driver assistance system, which takes care of steering, acceleration and braking on wellmarked roads up to 130 km/h, is available in the All-New XC60.

Performance

The All-New XC60 comes in a wide range of powertrains. The diesel D4 engine offers 140kW and the D5 with Power Pulse technology delivers 173kW. The petrol-powered T5 delivers 187 kW and the T6, which with both turbo and superchargers attached, delivers 235kW and 400 Nm of torque.

Volvo's T8 Twin Engine petrol plug-in hybrid comes in at the top of the powertrain range, delivering a combined 300kW and acceleration from 0-100 Km in just 5.3 seconds.

All-New Volvo XC60 variants have the latest Drive-E engine technology.

However, it is not just under the hood that the All-New XC60 delivers healthy performance. The new Clean Zone four-zone climate system removes harmful pollutants and particles from outside the cabin to deliver Scandinavian-fresh air on the inside.

Volvo Cars' driver infotainment Sensus with smartphone integration with CarPlay and Android Auto is also available.

"Volvo has a strong heritage in designing stylish and dynamic SUVs that offer the latest in technology. The All-New XC60 is no exception, even by our already high standards", said Kevin McCann, Managing Director of Volvo Car Australia.

"The exterior has an athletic sculpture with a subtle, timeless quality. The interior is a masterful composition of well-resolved architecture, beautiful materials and the very latest technology - all perfectly blended together".

"It is the perfect car for an active Australian lifestyle, and it represents the next step in our transformation plan".

All-New XC60 Australian Pricing

Momentum
D4 $59,990
T5 $62,990

Inscription
D4 $66,990
T5 $69,990

R-Design
D5 $73,990
T6 $76,990
T8 Twin Engine Plug-in Hybrid $92,990

For more details about the All-New Volvo XC60 visit; http://www.volvocars.com/au/cars/new-models/all-new-xc60

Volvo Car Group in 2016

For the 2016 financial year, Volvo Car Group recorded an operating profit of 11,014 MSEK (6,620 MSEK in 2015). Revenue over the period amounted to 180,672 MSEK (164,043 MSEK). For the full year 2016, global sales reached a record 534,332 cars, an increase of 6.2 per cent versus 2015. The record sales and operating profit cleared the way for Volvo Car Group to continue investing in its global transformation plan.

About Volvo Car Group

Volvo has been in operation since 1927. Today, Volvo Cars is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world with sales of 534,332 cars in 2016 in about 100 countries. Volvo Cars has been under the ownership of the Zhejiang Geely Holding (Geely Holding) of China since 2010. It formed part of the Swedish Volvo Group until 1999, when the company was bought by Ford Motor Company of the US. In 2010, Volvo Cars was acquired by Geely Holding. As of December 2016, Volvo Cars had over 31,000 employees worldwide. Volvo Cars head office, product development, marketing and administration functions are mainly located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Cars head office for China is located in Shanghai. The company's main car production plants are located in Gothenburg (Sweden), Ghent (Belgium), Chengdu and Daqing (China), while engines are manufactured in Skövde (Sweden) and Zhangjiakou (China) and body components in Olofström (Sweden).