@tekbis any reason for not sticking with Volvo? Anything you don't like about what the brand currently offers?
It's not that I don't really like the Volvo anymore...styling is nice, very safe and solid vehicle however where I live which is way up north that has lots of snow and really cold weather during winter, we are starting to miss/look for features that our CUV doesn't have like heated steering wheel, remote engine start, updated infotainment, built in Navigation, tire pressure monitoring system, and a more fuel efficient engine as ours is a 3.0L I-6 cyl Turbo AWD that only gets 15MPG-18MPG city driving!
Also, like I posted earlier, we are just not happy and satisfied with the only local Volvo dealer in our area and I've heard of good feedback from other dealer/brands like BMW, Mercedes, Infiniti, Lexus that have way better service than Volvo. Unfortunately, the local dealer here doesn't do justice with the Volvo brand as they also handle Land Rover and Jaguar.
Any helpful feedback will help as our car is turning 5yrs in 2 mos and might be the right time to trade in (if ever) to still get a good resale value out of it. The newer XC60 comes in the I-4 2.0L Turbo that gets way better MPG but they only come in FWD and we really prefer the AWD given our winters here...we are also considering BMW X3 with 2.0L Turbo AWD with similar MPG numbers with the Lexus NX but the options just get really expensive as well as I'm hesitant with the run flat tires...at least with NX there is a donut spare tire included