2021 Volvo S60 T5 Review: The Last of Us
Auto123 reviews the 2021 Volvo S60 T5.
This particular T5 edition of the Volvo S60 sedan is a bit of a rare beast these days, and one that may be soon going the way of that rarest of beasts, the dodo. Like that beautiful extinct bird, the S60 in this T5 form is not long for this world, for the simple reason that it has not been blessed with any form of electrification. There’s no 48V mild hybridity, no plug-in port, no battery under the floor. It’s a red-blooded (and, in my case, red-painted), sports sedan that needs gas and gas only to get it going. And already, if you visit Volvo Canada’s website, it is no longer there, nor is the T6, other non-electrified variant of the model.
2025 or bust
Simply, it does not fit into the “full electrification by xxxx” rules that Volvo and pretty much every other manufacturer is committing to these days. And since Volvo has claimed full electrification by 2025, they’re on a schedule that’s tighter than most.
For this year, though, the S60 in T5 form is still there, and it serves as the entry-level model in the S60 lineup, starting at $54,168 (MSRP) for the FWD Momentum model. My AWD R-Design version, however, stands a level up from that in the T5 lineup, clocking in at $62,120.
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