I must have just crawled out from under a rock. I'm guessing this is only sold overseas? I didn't know it was available anywhere. Volvo Car Group Global Media Newsroom .
That cannot be the expression you want, lol. Maybe try "I must have just awoken from an extended coma", or other? Purely editorial comment
Long ago before we even met, my wife (to be) used to have a 300D MB. I guess it wasn't a great experience. When I asked if she'd consider giving up her Lexus RX-400h for the Volvo ... all I got was the stink eye.
Volvo is struggling to keep up with demand for this car in Europe alone. Volvo says it is increasing production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid by 90 percent to keep up with the demand, originating mainly from Holland, Belgium and Italy. This means that production at Volvo Cars’ Torslanda plant in Sweden will be boosted from 150 to 282 units per week. For the entire 2013, Volvo Cars will produce 7,600 plug-in hybrids, with the 2014 target being 10,000 units. Volvo Almost Doubles Production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid to Keep Up with Demand - Carscoops This raises the question as to whether production would be implemented in Volvo's new plant(s) in China to generate sufficient volume should the V60 Plug-in Hybrid be introduced into North America. What about the U.S.? While the car described and pictured above is impressive, it achieves its numbers with the help of a diesel engine, something not typically fawned over in the U.S. market. To address that, Volvo is reportedly working on another form of the V60 Plug-In Hybrid, albeit with a gas- burning engined swapped into the equation in the place of the diesel found in the Europe- bound model. Swedespeed Forums - V60 Hybrid News
OUCH ! ! I finally found an article about possible U.S. sales. It looks like it'll be way out of my price range, untill the used ones start showing up: Volvo starts production of V60 diesel plug-in hybrid | Elon Musk Founder of Tesla .
I would love a diesel hybrid vehicle! The last time I heard of one was a 200k BMW awhile ago - obviously out of almost everybody's price range.
