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I’m no dyed-in-the-wool fan of Wolverine, the superhuman X-Men character. However, I like the headline of this story a bit much and so decided, in my need to press on, that a little Internet research was in order to perhaps try and find a commonality between the man and this story. So I burned the midnight oil and rummaged through web-page after web-page only to discover that the End of Season sale at Myntra.com was still on, that 2Pac was born Tupac Amaru Shakur and that Internet research was a bad idea.
Having successfully given up, no guilt, I will now proceed to tell you about the two cars we have here. The VW Passat has been around for a while now. We’re rather fond of it, think it’s a breeze to drive in the city and out on the highway and I once famously said ‘The VW Passat is the perfect car,’ in reference to the last-generation Passat. That announcement raised eyebrows, was hotly debated once, is still debated occasionally. But the truth is, it’s a fact. Like the last-gen one, the current Passat is a car that is very difficult to point at and make faces. And that’s not because it’s dull, or brown, or featureless, no. It’s none of those things. That’s why. However, there is now a car that’s aiming for the Passat’s throne. And it’s from Sweden. Meet the Volvo S60 D3.
READ ABOUT HOW THE TWO CARS LOOK ON PAGE 2>>
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| Volvo S60 D3 |
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Engine |
1984 cc, I-5, diesel |
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0-100 kph |
9.88 seconds |
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Max Power |
163 bhp@3500 rpm |
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Top Speed |
201 kph achieved |
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Max Torque |
40.7 kgm@ 1500-2750 rpm |
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Price |
Rs 25.19 lakh |
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Transmission |
Six-speed geartronic |
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Fuel efficiency |
10.5 kpl |
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| Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI |
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Engine |
1968cc, I-4, diesel |
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0-100 kph |
9.11 seconds |
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Max Power |
167.6 bhp@4200 rpm |
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Top Speed |
205 kph (achieved) |
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Max Torque |
35.6 kgm@1750-2500 rpm |
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Price |
Rs 26.31 lakh |
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Transmission |
6-speed DSG |
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Fuel efficiency |
12.8 kpl |
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