Volvo V60 Cross Country: Who Needs a Crossover?

Based, on the V60 wagon, the Cross Country rises 75 mm (nearly three inches) to offer better ground clearance for all your off-roading needs.

“With the new V60 Cross Country, we take our Swedish family estate from one natural habitat to another,” said Håkan Samuelsson, president of Volvo Cars. “We invented the Cross Country segment over 20 years ago and with this car, we reinforce our long-standing pedigree in safe, capable and versatile family cars.”

Functional and sexy are two words that almost never go hand in hand, but there are hardly two better words to describe the V60 Cross Country, whose return Volvo announced today.

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Based, on the V60 wagon, the Cross Country rises 75 mm (nearly three inches) to offer better ground clearance for all your off-roading needs.

“With the new V60 Cross Country, we take our Swedish family estate from one natural habitat to another,” said Håkan Samuelsson, president of Volvo Cars. “We invented the Cross Country segment over 20 years ago and with this car, we reinforce our long-standing pedigree in safe, capable and versatile family cars.”

From the launch it’ll be available with the 250 hp T5 AWD drivetrain that can also be found in the XC60. The D4 will also be available in markets where diesel is still a thing and Volvo expects to introduce a hybrid model soon.

For those interested in buying a V60 Cross Country, Volvo would like to suggest not buying, because you can also subscribe to the Cross Country through Care by Volvo. Pricing in either case hasn’t been announced.

A version of this story originally appeared on Swedespeed.