Driving cars other than your long-term test car is a useful reminder of how good the Volvo XC60 does things.

In the recent past I’ve been driving a few cars with keyless entry systems, where you just leave the key in your pocket and pull the handle to unlock and open the car, then push a button on the handle when you leave the car to lock it.

But not all systems are as simple and well thought-out as the Volvo’s. On the XC60 not only are the front door handles linked up, but so are the rear handles (often missing from rivals’ systems). If you’ve got kids you’ll know that you open the rear doors of a car first to put your youngsters in before you get in the front.

That’s one-nil to the Volvo then.

Volvo XC60 2.4 D5 SE Lux manual
Mileage 9518
Claimed combined
consumption
37.7mpg
Our average
consumption
32.6mpg
P11D price £28,785
Model price range £24,250-£33,740
CO2 (tax) 199g/km (30%)
BIK 20/40% per month £143/£287
Service interval 18,000mls
Insurance group 14
Warranty 3yrs/60,000mls
Boot space (min/max) 495/1455 litres
Engine size/power 2400cc/185PS
Top speed/0-62mph 127mph/9.0secs
Why we’re running it Volvo’s new baby 4×4 is
the best in class and
loaded with hi-tech kit
Positive Comfort, practicality,
safety kit
Negative Delay in ‘instant’
mpg reading