Volvo XC60 Preview Blytheville AR

As the 15 millionth Volvo vehicle rolls off the production line in Sweden, the automaker has added one more model to the lineup: the new XC60 crossover. The XC made its world debut at the Geneva Auto Show. Scheduled to go on sale in Europe in the fall of 2008, the XC60 will invade U.S. shores in the first quarter of 2009, hoping to compete with models like the BMW X3, Infiniti EX35 and Lincoln MKX.

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Carlock Chevrolet-Pontiac Buick-Cadillac Oldsmobile Inc
(870) 763-5700
2900 S Division St
Blytheville, AR
C B Auto Sales
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977 E Main St
Blytheville, AR
Blytheville Ford Lincoln Mercury Inc.
(870) 763-4453
305 N Service Rd
Blytheville, AR
Quality Auto Sales
(870) 780-6330
119 E Main St
Blytheville, AR
Carlock Toyota Inc
(870) 762-8100
2840 S Division St
Blytheville, AR
Carlock Nissan
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Blytheville, AR
Kimberling Auto Sales
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Mike Bennage Chevrolet Llc
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311 Blackwood St
Hughes, AR
Idealease
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11401 Diamond Dr
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Hendren Ford
(479) 787-6500
201 1st Ave SW
Gravette, AR


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Introduction
As the 15 millionth Volvo vehicle rolls off the production line in Sweden, the automaker has added one more model to the lineup: the new XC60 crossover. The XC made its world debut at the Geneva Auto Show. Scheduled to go on sale in Europe in the fall of 2008, the XC60 will invade U.S. shores in the first quarter of 2009, hoping to compete with models like the BMW X3, Infiniti EX35 and Lincoln MKX.


Design
According to Volvo Cars Design Director Steve Mattin, the Volvo XC60 will be instantly recognizable as a Volvo product. "If you say that you'd recognize a Volvo from 300 feet away today, I daresay the XC60 radiates a clear Volvo presence from at least twice that distance." What he's talking about are the instantly identifiable rear "shoulders," which are more pronounced on the XC60 than on the XC90. Sculpted and defined side lines along with a tapered greenhouse give the XC60 a "fast forward" look.

Up front, there's no mistaking the XC60 as a Volvo; it has a large signature iron mark in the trapezoidal grille, along with projector beam headlamps with washers and inset fog.

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