Report: Volvo's Jacoby hints V60 wagon could come to U.S. as hybrid

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    North American Volvo enthusiasts are vocal station wagon supporters, though there's little to satiate their desires with the V70 out of showrooms in the U.S. Looking longingly at European offerings has taken on extra sting with the recent arrival of the sharp-looking V60 wagon - a five-door version of the new S60 - and would be just the thing many Volvo owners and intenders wish to park in their garage. According to Swedespeed, all may not be lost.

    Speaking with new Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby, the V60 may come stateside as a type of "enthusiast vehicle" sporting a unique selling point: a hybrid powertrain. "Enthusiast" in this case doesn't mean Rat Fink. Rather, Volvo may offer the wagon fans crave along with a hybrid powertrain to speak to the ecological consciousness of both the automaker and the buyer. A lot of the engineering work has already been done with supplier Vattenfall on the V70, which shares its EUCD platform with the S/V60, and it would keep Volvo loyalists out of the clutches of the Prius or Lexus HS250h.


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    I hope they do bring that here. I don't understand what makes a wagon so hard to sell, especially in this "green" movement, when people are offered everything most people need day-in/day-out in a normal, car-based station wagon.

    And not having a Volvo wagon is a sad thought. I didn't even realize they stopped offering it. That new one though, is a sharp car. I'd buy one of those without thinking too hard about it.

    I just wish it were an American car instead...

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    I sure like the older Volvo wagons, but I can hardly see how this new model is even classified as a wagon. It looks like its got about 12" of payload space between the rear seats and the tailgate. Wagon, no. Hatchback Sedan, yes.
     
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    I see and understand your point completely Steve, but remember, in today's market, style is far more important than actual utility unless you want an SU(CK)V!

    With that little bit of editorializing said, this looks to be an acceptable vehicle. Perhaps a bit more hatch-back than I'd like, too, but at least large enough to be of use.

    I just wish Chevy would do a Cruze wagon, Dodge an Avenger wagon in place of the Journey (not a bad vehicle mind you, just not quite what I'd like to buy,) and Ford would start selling the Focus wagon in the U.S. next year like they're supposed to instead of just the not-quite-big-enough-to-be-truly-useful hatchback Focus and the Fiesta is just tiny- an adult doesn't fit in the back seat with the seats all the way back. I know, I tried one on.

    I think a Fusion wagon would also be something of definite interest, too.

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