Plus, you still get those neat little Swedish flag tags popping from the seatback seams.Then there’s Volvo’s latest infotainment system, complete with vertically-aligned 9-inch touchscreen and Google built-in tech. Or maybe it’s that the tint wouldn’t look out of place on some couch cushions in an Ikea catalogue. Maybe it’s because the first Volvo I remember riding in back in 1995 or so had a similar colour. Inside, the CC does’t get any changes over a standard V60, but I do like the Nappa leather in my tester it’s very Volvo. Could it be just what the doctor ordered? This is a more adventure-centric, fun and – let’s be honest – more CUV-like take on the wagon. Today, the automaker continues to offer not one but two wagon models, the most popular of which we recently drove: the V60 and more specifically, the V60 Cross Country, or CC (the other being the longer V90 CC). Volvo makes those too, of course, but it’s kept its snow-booted foot in the world of the wagon. Those feisty Swedes have been building wagons since basically the dawn of time and have continued to do so even as crossovers have taken over. Then there’s the constant that goes by the name Volvo. The more crossovers drove like cars, the less wagons were sought after. And in fact, for a time, every manufacturer made one (or five) though no more, alas. Car enthusiasts seem to love them, for one. When it comes to the world of the station wagon – and a tiny world it is, at least in North America – there are a few constants. Also present is that famous Swedish interior fit and finish.The V60 CC features more room inside than some crossovers.Auto123 puts Volvo’s wagon-slash-crossover through its paces.
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