The Volvo Estate..

[dinny_g]

Yup...

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/suvs/v ... nd-estates

(and also, Volvo Saloons)

[Zonda_]

They must know there own sales figures and see there is no UK demand.

[Delphi]

Public want tall SUVs. As a former Volvo estate owner, I'm slightly sad at this news - although I did dwap my Volvo estate for a Volvo SUV, so maybe I'm partly to blame! In my defence, the new V60 hadn't come out and if it was available, I'd definitely have got one.

[nuttinnew]

Well, we didn't hire an EV in the end. We opted for the fairly vanilla choice of a V60 at £280 for 8 (I think) days. Nearly upped it to a V90 as rates were so cheap but glad we didn't as the roads near the house we rented were fairly tight.

Was well impressed with the Volvo I have to say - it was a diesel model with 45,000km on the clocks and yet it was like new. I've never driven one before and it genuinely surprised me just how good it was and how much I liked driving it. Had a solidity and heft to the controls and ride that reminded me of the E91 actually. And far superior to any F series BMW I've driven or any offerings from the VW group stable. I think if I was in the market for a family car (i.e. if the wife didn't want to keep her Superb) one of these would definitely be considered.

@Swervin_Mervin Might be a good time to buy one Mike - seems Volvo are binning everything but SUVs
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new- ... -cars-axed

I seemed to see as many non suvs as suvs, maybe I subconsciously deemed the non noteworthy and that skewed perception

[Delphi]

I still maintain that Volvo interiors are far better than the equivalent BMW, Audi etc.

[Jobbo]

I'm really sad about this despite not missing my V90 Cross Country. The fact that they had only 4-cylinder engines in the current generation - and not a particularly distinguished 4-cyl at that - is their only real downfall. Really nice to look at and sit in, easy to live with as you'd expect, and massively more appealing than the XC60 and XC90.

[Swervin_Mervin]

I'm oddly sad about this, despite Volvo having never really been on my radar. The recent hire experience above really opened my eyes to how good they are, so it seems a real shame to cut them loose. I'm particularly surprised at them not sticking with the mid-size estate though, as I see plenty of V60s about. The rest maybe not so much.

[Rich B]

I still maintain that Volvo interiors are far better than the equivalent BMW, Audi etc.

the last Volvo I drove was a 2016 ish S60 and the interior was dogshit. Might as well have been a Vauxhall Corsa - especially around the centre screen. Our 2013 3 series is massively nicer.

[Swervin_Mervin]

I still maintain that Volvo interiors are far better than the equivalent BMW, Audi etc.

the last Volvo I drove was a 2016 ish S60 and the interior was dogshit. Might as well have been a Vauxhall Corsa - especially around the centre screen. Our 2013 3 series is massively nicer.

Whereas the one I drove last week was leagues ahead of any F-series BMW I've driven, be it F20 1-series, F30 3-series or F10 5 series.

[Jobbo]

2016 ish S60

That was launched in 2010. The generation which followed were far nicer.

The F30 3-series has a pretty nasty interior, IMO.

[Rich B]

I still maintain that Volvo interiors are far better than the equivalent BMW, Audi etc.

the last Volvo I drove was a 2016 ish S60 and the interior was dogshit. Might as well have been a Vauxhall Corsa - especially around the centre screen. Our 2013 3 series is massively nicer.

Whereas the one I drove last week was leagues ahead of any F-series BMW I've driven, be it F20 1-series, F30 3-series or F10 5 series.

well name the model - it's not as though you/we won't know which model it is.

[Mito Man]

Are BMWs that bad now? I wasn't impressed with the Polestar 3 I sat in, lower plastics all hard rubbish material that is pretty ubiquitous now. Centre console lots of shiny plastic which starches easily. The upper plastics/fabric dash material were clearly trying to be eco friendly and thus were obviously recycled plastic but it feels out of place in a premium car. Like going to a fancy restaurant and being given a brown recycled napkin.

[Swervin_Mervin]

the last Volvo I drove was a 2016 ish S60 and the interior was dogshit. Might as well have been a Vauxhall Corsa - especially around the centre screen. Our 2013 3 series is massively nicer.

Whereas the one I drove last week was leagues ahead of any F-series BMW I've driven, be it F20 1-series, F30 3-series or F10 5 series.

well name the model - it's not as though you/we won't know which model it is.

Huh? It's quoted there above - a V60. Had 45,000km on it.

[Jimmy Choo]

distinghuished

That is literally the first time I've seen @Jobbo make a speeling mistake! He really is upset. @Delphi , you had better apologise for upsetting Jobbo.

[Rich B]

Whereas the one I drove last week was leagues ahead of any F-series BMW I've driven, be it F20 1-series, F30 3-series or F10 5 series.

well name the model - it's not as though you/we won't know which model it is.

Huh? It's quoted there above - a V60. Had 45,000km on it.

ah yes!

[Jobbo]

distinghuished

That is literally the first time I've seen @Jobbo make a speeling mistake! He really is upset. @Delphi , you had better apologise for upsetting Jobbo.

No idea what you're talking about... Fat gingers...

That one was not deliberate but I liked it so I left it.

[Gavin]

I looked for a V90 or V60 this time round with a decent engine and decent miles but most seemed to be D3s around the £20k mark and very few petrol ones at all. A real shame, have had a fair few hatches, saloons and estates over the years and really loved them.

[Jimmy Choo]

distinghuished

That is literally the first time I've seen @Jobbo make a speeling mistake! He really is upset. @Delphi , you had better apologise for upsetting Jobbo.

No idea what you're talking about... Fat gingers...

That one was not deliberate but I liked it so I left it.

[dinny_g]

I had an old V40 for 6 years and 150k miles and loved it. By some margin, the most comfortable car I have ever owned.

My sister had a new SC60 hybrid and it is a nice but wouldn’t be my first choice

[Ascender]

They must know there own sales figures and see there is no UK demand.

You only have to look around to see that everyone wants an SUV of some description or at the very least, a car which has a higher-than-traditional driving position which is why the vast majority of cars on the road now seem to be an actual SUV or a jacked-up SUV wannabe. Pretty depressing.