Swedish luxury car brand, Volvo recently introduced the facelift versions of S60 sedan and XC60 SUV in the Indian auto market. As the company is well known for pricing its cars at par with rivals, it has once again demonstrated this fact as the newly launched sedan of the company carries an ex-showroom price of Rs. 29.9 lakh in Delhi. Within this price range, the updated sedan of Volvo offers a direct competition to Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Industry experts are of a view that as the entry level sedans of German triplet carry similar price tags, Volvo S60 sedan will be facing a tough competition in the market.
Talking about the prices, Audi A4 is offered in an estimated ex-showroom price of Rs. 28.1 lakh for the base variant while BMW 3 Series is available from Rs. 29.90 lakh for the introductory trim whereas the top-spec one is offered at Rs. 39.50 lakh. On the other hand, Mercedes-Benz C-Class carries a price of Rs. 27.9 lakh that further rises till Rs. 32.71 lakh for the C200 CGI Avantgarde trim. As evident, Volvo S60 shall be competing against the likes of Audi A4, BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Taking A4 into account first, the car is offered in petrol and diesel options comprising of different engine options like 1.8-litre TFSI, 2.0-litre TFSI and 2.0-litre TDI.
BMW 3 Series, too, is offered in different engine options that include petrol and diesel. Whereas as things stand for Mercedes-Benz C-Class, the different engine options comprises 1.8-litre petrol and 2.2-litre diesel. Talking about Volvo, it has given the same engine configurations as seen in the outgoing model of S60. The base trim of S60 comes equipped with a 2.0-litre D4 diesel engine that produces 163 bhp of power alongside 400 Nm of torque while the top-spec variant gets 2.4-litre five-cylinder unit generating power output that equals to 215 bhp and 420 Nm of torque. A thing to note here is that Volvo S60 has been only offered in diesel powered engine options, whereas sedans of its rivals are available in both fuel options.
However, the car of Volvo boasts of several advanced safety and comfort features. One of the main highlights of S60 sedan include advanced safety mechanism that protects the passengers in case the car is doing speeds of 50 kmph and suddenly hits any object. The latest offering of Volvo will be offered in India through Completely Built Unit (CBU) route. The general view that is prevalent among the Industry experts is that Volvo will take time in order to establish its presence in the Indian car market as luxury car buyers are more inclined towards buying vehicles from the German triplet.
