What is the curb weight of the 2021 Volvo S60?
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The curb weight of the 2021 Volvo S60 is 1620kg. Below is an introduction about Volvo: 1. Overview: It is a Nordic luxury mid-size sedan under Volvo Car Corporation, and the first Volvo model globally that does not offer diesel powertrain options. The all-new S60 is built on the SPA platform and adopts the latest family design language. 2. Design principles: Proportion, intelligent technology, and the Scandinavian interpretation of luxury. Large touchscreens replace cumbersome physical buttons, and the center console is wrapped in leather. The vertical screen combined with waterfall-style air vents gives the central control area a full appearance. 3. Features: The all-new S60 comes standard with a 9-inch central LCD touchscreen, which can interact with the 12.3-inch LCD intelligent digital instrument cluster and HUD head-up display system to show navigation and media interfaces, providing multiple human-machine interaction methods. The seats in the all-new S60 integrate Volvo's exclusive WHIPS (Whiplash Protection System) for front-seat head and neck protection, which helps prevent cervical spine injuries in rear-end collisions.
I've driven the 2021 S60 T4 version, and according to the specs, its curb weight was around 1,725 kg. There's quite a difference between powertrain variants—the T5 is slightly lighter at about 1,680 kg, while the plug-in hybrid T8 is significantly heavier, approaching 1.9 tons with the added battery and electric motor. Don't just focus on the empty vehicle weight; fully loaded with five passengers and luggage, the total weight can exceed 2.2 tons. For its class, it's moderately heavy, but Volvo uses a lot of boron steel to reinforce the body—I think trading weight for safety is worth it. Here's a fun fact: its front suspension uses aluminum alloy specifically to reduce unsprung mass and improve handling, a detail that shows thoughtful engineering.
