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Originally Posted by BobModulin
Japster: uff that's a painful bill! 🙈 I'm happy to drive like a grandad if I can avoid that kind of outlay... I didn't even know there was a D6! Is that a later VEA engined model?
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Yes it was a bit of a perfect storm the day it blew, I'd been sat in traffic for an hour on the M5 or crawling along with the caravan on the back.
As soon as I got off the M5 I floored it up the hill and came up behind someone doing 30 mph, got stuck behind them as no-one would let me out, then when I finally got from behind them I got the warning on the dash saying change down as the temp was going up, did that and the header tank exploded. I had to continue on until I could find somewhere to pull in, by which time it was game over.
The V60 D6 is a Diesel hybrid, early ones are called Plug-In Hybrid later ones are called Twin-Engine. Mine's a 2017 model year so called V60 D6 Twin Engine.
(D5 2.4 Diesel engine up front and electric motor on rear axle)
Mine has 230hp/470Nm up front due to the Polestar upgrade and 70hp/200Nm on the back from the motor.
They are quirky beasts but I'm finding it quite good, as I can drive to work on battery, charge it at work. Then when towing use the diesel engine and the 4wd , with extra powerboost at the touch of a button to engage both.