Viva la Volvo

DRIVE different Volvos over the years and one thing your bottom will notice is that the Swedish carmaker's chassis tuning is getting better and better.

Where once the front and rear suspension of its crossovers could bop in disconnected fashion when faced with road irregularities, they now deliver a new level of synchronised smoothness.

One example is the Volvo V60 Cross Country T5. This raised version of the V60 five-door wagon has been transformed into a crossover of sorts with an increased ground clearance of 65 mm.