Featuring a 238PS Drive-E petrol turbo paired with plug-in hybrid technology, the S60L PPHEV uses the same electrification technology as the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid and is said to offer the driver an ‘outstanding combination of dynamic driving pleasure and superb fuel economy’.

‘Creating a powertrain that offers 306 horsepower by blending a 238 horsepower petrol turbo from our new four-cylinder Drive-E engine family with a 68 horsepower electric motor, proves that the most efficient car can also be the most fun to drive. This is our most technologically advanced powertrain ever. It brings us closer to our vision to offer zero emission motoring in the future,’ said Håkan Samuelsson, president and CEO.

The S60L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid will be launched in China early 2015. The car will be built in the Chengdu plant, which already now produces the petrol-powered Volvo S60L.