Safety has been the hallmark of the Volvo brand for many years, not a bad quality for an automaker. But here and there little bouts of sporting madness have arisen in the Volvo lineup. Consider the Bertone-designed 262C, or the turbocharged 850 T5-R. It's as if Pelle Petterson, the designer of the P1800, sneaks into the plant occasionally to add his own model plans.But he probably didn't have much to do with the 2012 Volvo S60 R-Design. Although the R-Design label is inherited from the 850 T5-R, it doesn't turn the S60 into anything particularly special. Oh, sure, there are a few performance mods, but the S60 R-Design won't go down in history as a sleeper Volvo, surprising everyone at track days as it blows the doors off M3s and C63 AMGs.For the S60 R-Design, Volvo eked 25 more horsepower and 29 more pound-feet of torque out of the turbocharged 3-liter inline six-cylinder engine over the standard S60. That makes a total of 325 horsepower and 354 pound-feet of torque, the extra boost coming thanks to a reprogrammed engine control module.
| Model(4) | Mark | Price | Engine type | MPG | Compare | |
| 2.5 Liter | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Volvo S60 T5 4dr Front-wheel Drive Sedan | $31,150 | I-5 | 20 City / 30 Hwy | add to compare | ||
| 3.0 Liter | ||||||
| 2012 Volvo S60 T6 4dr All-wheel Drive Sedan | $37,900 | I-6 | 18 City / 26 Hwy | add to compare | ||
| 2012 Volvo S60 T6 R-Design 4dr All-wheel Drive Sedan | $42,500 | I-6 | 18 City / 26 Hwy | add to compare | ||
| 3.0L Liter | ||||||
| 2012 Volvo S60 R-Design | $42,500 | I6 | 18 City / 26 HWY | add to compare | ||
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