With the 2024 Volvo V60, largely unchanged from the previous year’s model, the Swedish carmaker continues its long-standing reputation. It makes a modern-day station wagon, solidly built and stoic on the road. The poorer the weather, the better its performance.
All of the manufacturers who make wagons pay some reverence to the originals. But gone are the trundle suitcases stacked to the tops of the automotive workhorses and tied together with rope. Wagons’ heydays are more than a half-century ago.
But the 2024 Volvo V60 Cross Country does everything about a wagon right. The V60 was updated in 2023 with a mild-hybrid standard and a new powertrain, the B5. It’s the same for 2024.
It has 247 horsepower, slightly less than 2022 miles. It comes standard with an eight-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive. The mild hybrid uses the electrical system to power the auxiliary functions of the car.
Technology and convenience features have also been improved. Google stuff — maps, play and voice assistant — are standard and over-the-air updates are now also available. The exterior also has a more modern front grille and rear bumper.
Once a one-trim-only wagon, Volvo now offers the Plus and Ultimate. Superior additions highlight the Ultimate trim included 19-inch wheels and scuff plates. But it’s the interior that showcases the upscale model at its best.
Station wagons in their 25-year reign leading into the early 1970s had comfort, space and large vehicle safety for .