Volvo Considers Expanding Cross Country Range

The V60 and upcoming S60 Cross Country models won't be alone for too long, as Volvo plans to expand the Cross Country range.

Autocar reports Volvo's vice president of product strategy Lex Kerssemakers was taken aback by the interest in the S60 Cross Country that recently bowed in Detroit, noting the potential for additional models to gain a few inches in lift, but without the need to enter XC territory:

The XC models are clearly for people who want an SUV; Cross Country models offer some of the benefits and looks, without the same capability or price. So long as Cross Country models have some capability — all-wheel drive, hill descent control — then they are giving customers what they want, and that is enough for them to be considered authentic.

Kerssemakers also noted that when production of the S60 Cross Countrybegins in the next few months, it will have been eight months since the high-riding sedan was conceived. He cites the automaker's size and independence as factors in bringing the model to market as quickly as it did.

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