Business-friendly ‘2014’ Volvos jump the gun

VOLVO’S revamped large car ranges are being presented as 2014 models but they’ll be turning up in UK showrooms from July and they’re available to order now.

The S60, V60, XC60, V70, XC70 and S80 all get a bit of a facelift and there are improved equipment levels as well, including DAB radios and the active TFT instrument panel first seen on the V40 last year.

R-Design models get sportier looks and suspension settings, as well as revised seating.

Cars fitted with the 1.6-litre D2 diesel engine will have lower CO2 emissions, which will feed through directly into reduced company car tax bills for business motorists.

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For example, the S60 D2 with manual transmission will go from 114 to 103g/km, which means that it drops from the 17 per cent band for company car tax to 15 per cent.

These improvements are also shared by D2 versions of the smaller V40, with cars rated at an already-low 94g/km dropping to 88g/km.