Volvo cars with highest top speed

Top 40 fastest Volvo cars in the world. Updated September 2024.

Top speed is, probably, the first performance metric that comes to mind when comparing fast cars.

Top speed depends on balance between engine power and aerodynamic drag - the more power and less drag, the higher the top speed.

High speed stability also matters, since too low downforce can lead to loss of control at speed.

In recent years high performance cars have been tailored for track performance, which, unavoidably, reduces top speed. Therefore the overall top speed is used less in supercar comparisons.

Despite this shift to increased downforce, modern supercars are faster than their predecessors - all thanks to dramatic increase in engine power over the past few decades.

# make & model Speed (mph)▼ Image
1. 2015 Volvo V60 Polestar 158 Photo of 2015 Volvo V60 Polestar
2. 2003 Volvo S60 R 155 Photo of 2003 Volvo S60 R
3. 2003 Volvo V70 R 155 Photo of 2003 Volvo V70 R
4. 2006 Volvo S 80 V8 AWD 155 Photo of 2006 Volvo S 80 V8 AWD
5. 1996 Volvo 850 R 155 Photo of 1996 Volvo 850 R
6. 2010 Volvo S60 T6 155 Photo of 2010 Volvo S60 T6
7. 2014 Volvo S60 Polestar 155 Photo of 2014 Volvo S60 Polestar
8. 2016 Volvo S60 Polestar 155 Photo of 2016 Volvo S60 Polestar
9. 2016 Volvo V60 Polestar 155 Photo of 2016 Volvo V60 Polestar
10. 2019 Volvo V60 T8 Polestar 155 Photo of 2019 Volvo V60 T8 Polestar
11. 2018 Volvo V90 T8 Twin Engine 155 Photo of 2018 Volvo V90 T8 Twin Engine
12. 2018 Volvo S60 T8 Twin Engine 155 Photo of 2018 Volvo S60 T8 Twin Engine
13. 2019 Volvo V60 T6 Twin Engine 155 Photo of 2019 Volvo V60 T6 Twin Engine
14. 2017 Volvo S90 T6 Polestar 155 Photo of 2017 Volvo S90 T6 Polestar
15. 1998 Volvo S80 T6 155 Photo of 1998 Volvo S80 T6
16. 2000 Volvo V70 T5 155 Photo of 2000 Volvo V70 T5
17. 1997 Volvo C70 T5 155 Photo of 1997 Volvo C70 T5
18. 2004 Volvo V70 T5 155 Photo of 2004 Volvo V70 T5
19. 1994 Volvo 850 T5-R 153 Photo of 1994 Volvo 850 T5-R
20. 1999 Volvo V70 R AWD 265 152 Photo of 1999 Volvo V70 R AWD 265
21. 1997 Volvo S70 T5 152 Photo of 1997 Volvo S70 T5
22. 2007 Volvo V70 T6 AWD 152 Photo of 2007 Volvo V70 T6 AWD
23. 2001 Volvo S60 T5 2.3 152 Photo of 2001 Volvo S60 T5 2.3
24. 2003 Volvo C70 T5 150 Photo of 2003 Volvo C70 T5
25. 2006 Volvo C30 T5 149 Photo of 2006 Volvo C30 T5
26. 1994 Volvo 850 T-5 149 Photo of 1994 Volvo 850 T-5
27. 2008 Volvo S80 3.2 149 Photo of 2008 Volvo S80 3.2
28. 2007 Volvo C70 T5 149 Photo of 2007 Volvo C70 T5
29. 2016 Volvo S90 D5 AWD 149 Photo of 2016 Volvo S90 D5 AWD
30. 2014 Volvo V40 T5 149 Photo of 2014 Volvo V40 T5
31. 2018 Volvo S60 T5 149 Photo of 2018 Volvo S60 T5
32. 2005 Volvo C70 T5 Convertible 149 Photo of 2005 Volvo C70 T5 Convertible
33. 2004 Volvo S40 T5 149 Photo of 2004 Volvo S40 T5
34. 1995 Volvo 850 R Kombi 149 Photo of 1995 Volvo 850 R Kombi
35. 2010 Volvo C30 149 Photo of 2010 Volvo C30
36. 2016 Volvo V90 D5 149 Photo of 2016 Volvo V90 D5
37. 1995 Volvo 850 T-5R 149 Photo of 1995 Volvo 850 T-5R
38. 2000 Volvo S60 2.4 T 147 Photo of 2000 Volvo S60 2.4 T
39. 2010 Volvo S60 2.0T 146 Photo of 2010 Volvo S60 2.0T
40. 2010 Volvo S60 D5 146 Photo of 2010 Volvo S60 D5

Sources

FastestLaps.com (1-7, 19, 20, 24-28, 39, 40), Auto Motor und Sport (8, 11, 13, 15-18, 21, 22, 32, 33, 38), Sport Auto (9), Auto Bild Sportscars (10, 14), Autozeitung (12, 29-31, 36), Automobil Revue (23, 34), Auto Bild (35), Car & Driver (37)

List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 09/29/2024, last addition - Volvo V70 T6 AWD.