Hm so we're at about 1200km now. Some more familiarity with the car
-Really love this engine. The midrange is beastly even running on 87. Fuel economy seems to be improving with better weather and breaking in.
-We're at 12.8 L/100 lifetime now, with an average speed of only 37km/h (got to love traffic!)
-Part of me wishes I had gotten the RDesign. It would have been a bit more $$ and I'm not as much a fan of those wheels compared to the ones I got, but I do like the overall look and it would add some specialness (and probably resale) to the car. Also it would have been factory-Polestar tuned. Since I can always add Polestar to mine later, I'm not too bothered.
-Handling is safe, roll is well controlled, but the experience is anodyne compared to the TL. And this is with the sport suspension. The ride is considerably more comfortable though.
-The whole driving experience is relaxed. Fairly reminiscent of the CLK, just slightly harder edge to it. You roll around in comfort and every so often unleash some mad straight line speed. As it was in the CLK I feel content to loaf along at the speed limit in this car.
-The transmission is pretty good, very unobtrusive. Don't feel the shifts. Aisin box. Its only 6 speeds so its out of date but it is a good box for its time. Still geared too low in 6th though.
-The steering in any of three configurable weights is lifeless but accurate.
-The adaptive cruise has met and even slightly exceeded my expectations. It works very very well and takes the stress out of Toronto PM rush hour. I don't even have to use the closest follow distances.
-The built in distance warning thing (heads up display style flasher with progressive warning levels) is integrated with ACC so it tells you when the ACC may not be able to stop in time. Stopping power hasn't been an issue though, and the alarms haven't ever rang aside from one deliberate test I did.
-I love the wagon form factor so far. So much space! The V60 isn't huge but compared to what I'm used to I don't know what to do with all the room.
-Nav screen needs to be bigger but that's my only gripe with the system really. I love that 98% of the functions can be access via steering wheel controls.
-Build quality is really good. No rattles or buzzes or anything even on 19s over broken pavement.
-Lack of interior storage is annoying. I have nowhere to put my phone (don't like it in pocket when driving).
I might buy these as the door handles are open at the bottom:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/High-Quality-2pcs-door-storage-box-handle-box-glove-armrest-box-for-VOLVO-V40-V40CC-V60/32289569223.html-The door handle sensor pads that you touch to lock the car are slightly concerning. It might be irrational but I'd prefer a button. When washing the car the doors kept locking and unlocking as the soap/water must have triggered the sensor pad.
-Cabin produces very usable heat within minutes - lovely!
So far so good. Hopefully Volvo manages to turn its fortunes around - with the new XC90 it looks like they've got some great ideas but they need to translate that into sales.
