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Volvo XC60 crowned‘ Best Premium SUV’ at Auto Express Awards
The Volvo XC60 has been voted ' Best Premium SUV ' at the Auto Express New Car Awards 2017.
T he new XC60 won praise for its interior quality, design, technology, spaciousness and comfort-oriented approach. Auto Express ' s expert testers also said the XC60 has " a level of safety, connectivity and autonomous technology that leads the sector " and that it " will be a very easy car to live with day-to-day ".
" Winning the Auto Express ' Best Premium SUV ' award is a fantastic testament to the quality and desirability of the new XC60”
Commenting on the award, Steve Fowler, Editor-in-chief of Auto Express, said: " Volvo has done it again with the XC60. The
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XC90 has been a serial winner at our Awards and now the XC60 wins at the first attempt. It ' s another super-stylish SUV from Volvo that offers a level of quality, comfort and technology that rivals can ' t – it really is the complete package."
This second-generation model has all of the advanced connectivity and safety equipment introduced in Volvo ' s awardwinning range of large premium cars. It also brings Volvo ' s latest elegant Scandinavian design to the mid-size SUV class, along with the brand ' s ground-breaking Sensus touchscreen control system.
The XC60 is available with a range of powerful yet efficient engines, including the innovative T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid. This combines a petrol engine with an electric motor, making it a nearsilent zero-emission city car one minute and a high-performance family SUV the next. With CO2 emissions of just 49 g / km, the T8 is also exceptionally tax-efficient. Jon Wakefield, Managing Director of Volvo Car UK, said: " Winning the Auto Express ' Best Premium SUV ' award is a fantastic testament to the quality and desirability of the new XC60. The XC60 brings all the style, sophistication and cutting-edge connectivity and safety features from our largest cars to our bestselling model, introducing the fruits of Volvo ' s transformation to even more owners."
The XC60 wasn ' t the only successful Volvo at the Auto Express Awards. The XC90 – a two-time winner of the ' Best Large SUV ' award – was also highly commended in the ' Best Large Premium SUV ' category this year, showcasing Volvo ' s expertise when it comes to SUVs.
For more information on the Volvo XC60 and XC90, please go to www. volvocars. com / uk
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