Driven: The 2023 Volvo S60 Recharge Is A Surprising Sleeper

If you want a Volvo that’s genuinely sporty, you’ll want to look at something with a Polestar Engineered badge. This won’t go up on the list of the greatest Volvo cars, but it’s an excellent premium sedan we would take for a daily commute without batting an eyelid. It has Volvo’s style and build quality through and through; the cabin is comfortable, and it has oodles of power for when you need it while maintaining great fuel economy.

What it doesn’t have is the sporty edge of a BMW 3 Series, but if you don’t want that, you won’t miss it. It also doesn’t have the overt luxury of an upper-range Mercedes C-Class or the feature-rich and super-slick MBUX infotainment system. Again, if you don’t need that, you won’t miss it. Most people only need navigation and music, and Mercedes is following Volvo down the Google path.

The Volvo S60 Recharge stands out amongst a sea of BMW and Mercedes models in corporate car parks across the country, and we do love the sleeper status. It’s already well-equipped, and you can opt for the fantastic Bowers & Wilkins audio system on top of that. That’s icing on the cake of a serious option when it comes to a premium sedan starting at just over $52k.