2022 Volvo S60 0-60 time, horsepower and power-to-weight

0-60 mph, quickest trim

4.1s

T8 Polestar Engineered AWD, 415 hp.
Tested.
0-60: top 25% of 90 sedans (2022).
Horsepower: top 29% of 90 sedans (2022).

90 sedans (2022). One dot per model: its quickest trim. Estimates included.

Every trim: 0-60 and power-to-weight

2022 Volvo S60: 0-60 and power-to-weight by trim
Trim	Engine	hp	Torque	Curb weight	hp per ton	lb per hp	0-60 and basis	Transmission	Drivetrain	MSRP
T8 Polestar Engineered AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	415 hp	317 lb-ft	4,468 lb	186	10.8	4.1 sTested	8-speed automatic	AWD	$64,800
Recharge Plug-In Hybrid T8 eAWD PHEV R-Design Expression Extended Range AWD	2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	455 hp	523 lb-ft	4,463 lb	204	9.8	4.3 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$47,650
T8 Recharge R-Design Expression AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	415 hp	317 lb-ft	4,447 lb	187	10.7	4.3 sTested	8-speed automatic	AWD	$47,650
Recharge Plug-In Hybrid T8 eAWD PHEV Inscription Extended Range AWD	2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	455 hp	523 lb-ft	4,463 lb	204	9.8	4.3 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$50,650
Recharge Plug-In Hybrid T8 eAWD PHEV R-Design Extended Range AWD	2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	455 hp	523 lb-ft	4,463 lb	204	9.8	4.3 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$50,650
T8 Recharge Inscription AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	415 hp	317 lb-ft	4,447 lb	187	10.7	4.3 sTested	8-speed automatic	AWD	$50,650
T8 Recharge R-Design AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	415 hp	317 lb-ft	4,447 lb	187	10.7	4.3 sTested	8-speed automatic	AWD	$50,650
Recharge Plug-In Hybrid T8 eAWD PHEV Black Edition R-Design Extended Range AWD	2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	455 hp	523 lb-ft	4,463 lb	204	9.8	4.3 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$52,000
T8 Recharge R-Design Black Edition Extended Range AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	415 hp	523 lb-ft	4,447 lb	187	10.7	4.3 sTested	8-speed automatic	AWD	$52,000
Recharge Plug-In Hybrid T8 eAWD PHEV Polestar Engineered Extended Range AWD	2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	455 hp	523 lb-ft	4,459 lb	204	9.8	4.3 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$64,800
Recharge Plug-In Hybrid T8 eAWD PHEV Polestar Engineered AWD	2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	415 hp	494 lb-ft	4,459 lb	186	10.7	4.6 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$64,800
T8 Recharge R-Design Expression Extended Range AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	415 hp	523 lb-ft	4,447 lb	187	10.7	4.7 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$47,650
T8 Recharge Inscription Extended Range AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	415 hp	523 lb-ft	4,447 lb	187	10.7	4.7 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$50,650
T8 Recharge R-Design Extended Range AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	415 hp	523 lb-ft	4,447 lb	187	10.7	4.7 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$50,650
T8 Polestar Engineered Extended Range AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	415 hp	523 lb-ft	4,468 lb	186	10.8	4.7 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$64,800
Recharge Plug-In Hybrid T8 eAWD PHEV R-Design Expression AWD	2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	400 hp	472 lb-ft	4,463 lb	179	11.2	4.8 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$47,650
Recharge Plug-In Hybrid T8 eAWD PHEV Inscription AWD	2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	400 hp	472 lb-ft	4,463 lb	179	11.2	4.8 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$50,650
Recharge Plug-In Hybrid T8 eAWD PHEV R-Design AWD	2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	400 hp	472 lb-ft	4,463 lb	179	11.2	4.8 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$50,650
B5 Momentum FWD	2.0L 4-cyl	247 hp	258 lb-ft	3,784 lb	131	15.3	6.2 sTested	8-speed automatic	FWD	$39,250
B5 Momentum Black Edition FWD	2.0L 4-cyl	247 hp	258 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.2 sTested	8-speed automatic	FWD	$39,950
B5 Inscription FWD	2.0L 4-cyl	247 hp	258 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.2 sTested	8-speed automatic	FWD	$42,250
B5 R-Design FWD	2.0L 4-cyl	247 hp	258 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.2 sTested	8-speed automatic	FWD	$42,250
B5 R-Design Black Edition FWD	2.0L 4-cyl	247 hp	258 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.2 sTested	8-speed automatic	FWD	$43,600
B5 AWD Momentum	2.0L 4-cyl	247 hp	258 lb-ft	4,013 lb	123	16.2	6.5 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$41,550
B5 AWD Black Edition Momentum	2.0L 4-cyl	247 hp	258 lb-ft	4,013 lb	123	16.2	6.5 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$42,900
B5 AWD Inscription	2.0L 4-cyl	247 hp	258 lb-ft	4,013 lb	123	16.2	6.5 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$44,550
B5 AWD R-Design	2.0L 4-cyl	247 hp	258 lb-ft	4,013 lb	123	16.2	6.5 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$44,550
B5 AWD Black Edition R-Design	2.0L 4-cyl	247 hp	258 lb-ft	4,013 lb	123	16.2	6.5 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$45,900
Hybrid Plug-In Recharge R-Design Expression eAWD	2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	N/A	N/A	4,463 lb	N/A	N/A	N/A	8-speed automatic	N/A	$47,650
Recharge R-Design Expression Extended Range eAWD	N/A	N/A	N/A	4,447 lb	N/A	N/A	N/A	8-speed automatic	N/A	$47,650
Hybrid Plug-in Recharge Inscription eAWD	2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	N/A	N/A	4,463 lb	N/A	N/A	N/A	8-speed automatic	N/A	$50,650
Hybrid Plug-in Recharge R-Design eAWD	2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	N/A	N/A	4,463 lb	N/A	N/A	N/A	8-speed automatic	N/A	$50,650
Recharge Inscription Extended Range eAWD	N/A	N/A	N/A	4,447 lb	N/A	N/A	N/A	8-speed automatic	N/A	$50,650
Recharge R-Design Extended Range eAWD	N/A	N/A	N/A	4,447 lb	N/A	N/A	N/A	8-speed automatic	N/A	$50,650
Hybrid Plug-in Recharge R-Design Black Edition eAWD	2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	N/A	N/A	4,463 lb	N/A	N/A	N/A	8-speed automatic	N/A	$52,695
Hybrid Plug-in T8 Polestar Engineered eAWD	2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	N/A	N/A	4,463 lb	N/A	N/A	N/A	8-speed automatic	N/A	$64,800

Ton = 2,000 lb. Curb weight, no passengers.

Estimates: a fit on 7,236 tested times, using power and weight. Typical error 0.3 s.

Engines offered

6 engines offered.

Engines offered, cheapest trim of each
Engine	Trims	hp	Cheapest trim	MSRP	Price step	Fuel a year	Fuel vs base
2.0L 4-cyl	10	247 hp	B5 Momentum FWD	$39,250	Base	$1,280	Base
2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	3	400 hp	Recharge Plug-In Hybrid T8 eAWD PHEV R-Design Expression AWD	$47,650	+$8,400	N/A	N/A
2.0L 4-cyl	9	415 hp	T8 Recharge R-Design Expression AWD	$47,650	$0	$1,280	$0
2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	5	455 hp	Recharge Plug-In Hybrid T8 eAWD PHEV R-Design Expression Extended Range AWD	$47,650	$0	N/A	N/A
2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	5	N/A	Hybrid Plug-In Recharge R-Design Expression eAWD	$47,650	$0	N/A	N/A
2.0L 4-cyl plug-in hybrid	1	415 hp	Recharge Plug-In Hybrid T8 eAWD PHEV Polestar Engineered AWD	$64,800	+$17,150	N/A	N/A

12,000 miles a year. Gas $3.20. Electricity 17 cents per kWh. Plug-in hybrids: 50% electric miles.

Turbo: only when the engine or trim name says so.

Transmission

CVT: no.

Transmissions by trim
Transmission	Trims	Cheapest trim	MSRP	Quickest 0-60
8-speed automatic	36	B5 Momentum FWD	$39,250	4.1 s

Rivals with more hp and better mpg

Compared with the B5 Momentum FWD: 247 hp, 30 mpg, $39,250. Other makes, sedans, within 15% of the price.

No rival beats it on both.

S60 by year

Quickest 0-60 of any trim, seconds.

Most horsepower of any trim.

Which is faster?

Quickest trim of each car, unless you pick a trim.

2022 Volvo S60: 0.3 s quicker to 60. More hp per ton: 2022 Lexus IS.

Seconds to 60 mph. Shorter bar is quicker.

2022 Volvo S60 and 2022 Lexus IS
Measure	2022 Volvo S60	2022 Lexus IS
Trim	T8 Polestar Engineered AWD	500 F Sport Performance RWD
0-60	4.1 s	4.4 s
Basis	Tested	Tested
Horsepower	415 hp	472 hp
Curb weight	4,468 lb	3,891 lb
hp per ton	186	243
lb per hp	10.8	8.2
MSRP	$64,800	$56,850

What this cannot tell you

0-60 times vary by test. Estimates use power and weight only.

Fuel cost uses EPA combined ratings.

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