Faults:

Burnt out lamps behind climate control panel.

Occasionally difficult cold starting.

Intermittent noise from cabin heater fan.

In cold weather (on those -20'C mornings here in Toronto), the gear selector is extremely stiff in and out of each gate before 15-20 minutes of driving.

General Comments:

The car is equipped with premium/sport package and includes all features available except for navigation system.

The creature comforts leave nothing to be desired. The spacious, though supportive sport seats leave both driver and front passenger feeling no ill effects after a four to five hour trip.

All cabin appointments and functions deliver an expected sense of durability and fit with the exception of the access doors/panels to the centre console storage bins. These seem to be fragile and poised to fail at the hinges with normal use.

Plenty of torque at low to mid revs in every gear provides fantastic acceleration. (The excitement fades though once the Turbo bleeds off boost around 3000 RPM with nominal throttle).

Steering and road-handling are well balanced and responsive with cornering that's "not-quite-German" in character.

Braking is solid and consistently well-behaved.

Safety features are unbeatably Volvo - leaving no doubt to the right choice for the sport sedan lover with school-age children.

The delight for this former 850 owner though is the redesigned body. The lines of the S60 are unique - except for what one might interpret as a "distant-cousin" likeness to a V12 Vantage! - with both graceful and aggressive styling in all the right places, shaking-off the "boxy" heritage from this car.

Faults:

At 42,000 kilometers, because of my complaints about noise going over bumps, the dealer replaced four link rods under warranty.

The standard wheel studs were replaced 4 times under warranty because of rusting (which made them unsightly). In the end, I purchased a set of chrome nuts from Volvo at a cost of $90.

Light bulbs keep burning out.

General Comments:

Overall, I am very happy with this car and would certainly recommend it to others.

The PROS: overall finish (doors still close with a solid thump) ; seating comfort (front seats fit like a glove) ; power (I have the low pressure turbo) ; brakes (first class), safety features (they're everywhere), and; styling (I get lots of positive comments when my black S60 is freshly washed).

The CONS: back seating is a bit on the tight side (unless you move the front seats forward), and; ride can be on the hard side on rough city streets (although it rides wonderfully on the open highway).

Faults:

Only minor problems. The retractable cup holder has broken twice, and the exterior lights have a bad habit of dying prematurely.

General Comments:

An excellent car.

Only minor repairs have been required, though they are more frequent than I would like. Dealer took care of them under warranty with no problems.

Very comfortable and reliable car.

The turbo is great, though the car is so heavy it's still a little sluggish.

Faults:

CD player has stopped ejecting CDs correctly. CD only ejects 1/4 inch then you have to pull out yourself.

The LCD displays on the CD player/radio do not work well in extremely cold temperatures (-20 F and below).

The front stabilizers links were making a squeaking sound at about 8000 miles and were replaced under warranty.

General Comments:

A great car in general that has perhaps the best seats I have ever had the joy to sit in. Heated seats a great bonus in cold weather.

2.5L manual is sufficiently powerful for the average driver. Handling is not super sporty, but well above average.

Comfort and safety is the name of the game with Volvo and the S60 does not disappoint.

This car is rock solid and a great commuter and long distance trip car. I'd get an automatic 2.4T if I had to deal with daily traffic though.

General Comments:

Great car, I bought the car used, but you can hardly tell the difference, the dealer bent over backward to ease my mind of buying the vehicle used as my last car was brand new, the clincher was the certified used car warranty, basically I got the remainder of a 6 year or 100K warranty, so really got 5 years or 86K which was better than the Honda new car warranty.