XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Volvo V60 MK1 (2010-2018)

The V60 MK1 carries most of its mass over the front axle, and that bias is what eventually finds the limit of the standard front brakes. On a heavy estate built on Volvo’s P3 platform, repeated hard stops load the front discs far harder than the rears, and the factory setup was specified for ordinary road use rather than sustained pace. The XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit for the Volvo V60 MK1 (2010-2018) replaces that front end with larger two-piece floating discs and a stiffer multi-piston caliper.

This is a front-axle upgrade, supplied as a matched pair of left and right front calipers and discs, aimed at owners who actually use the car’s pace: long motorway descents under load, committed B-road driving, or the occasional track day in a T5 or T6. It adds thermal capacity and pedal consistency exactly where the V60 needs it, without changing how the car behaves at parking speeds.

What this big brake kit does for your 2010-2018 Volvo V60 MK1

A larger front disc gives the V60 more thermal mass to absorb and shed heat, which is precisely what a 1,600kg-plus estate asks for when you brake repeatedly from speed. The rigid multi-piston caliper spreads clamping force evenly across the pad, so the bite point stays where you left it instead of going long as the fluid warms. Because the rotor uses a hollow-vane core, you also trim rotating and unsprung mass at each front corner, which sharpens turn-in and helps the dampers follow the surface.

Choose the Street compound for quiet daily driving, the Sport compound for harder road use and the odd track day, or the Racing compound when you are running track sessions and need higher-temperature friction. The outcome is a firmer, more progressive pedal you can trust deep into a session.

About the Hollow front brake kit

The XYZ Racing Hollow front brake kit is a front-axle big brake conversion built around a two-piece floating disc with a hollow-vane core that cuts weight without sacrificing swept area. It pairs that rotor with a fixed multi-piston caliper, a more thermally stable arrangement than the sliding caliper fitted to most V60 trims from the factory. Disc face is drilled or slotted at the same price, and centre bell upgrades, two-tone anodizing in five colours or titanium, are selectable when you order.

The caliper is hollow-body as standard, finished in your choice of the included painted colours Red, Yellow, Gold, Black or Anodized Black at no extra cost, with any Pantone available as a Custom Color and premium polished-forged Titanium, Polished Gold and Polished Silver or candy Teal, Blue, Red and Orange. The Hollow Racing caliper, with no dust cover, a 1000C rating and a two-year warranty, is the choice for serious track use. Every part is sized for the front of the car, where a nose-heavy V60 does the bulk of its braking work.

Fitment for the Volvo V60 MK1 (2010-2018)

This kit is matched to the front axle of the Volvo V60 MK1 across the 2010 to 2018 model years, covering the first-generation P3-platform estate. It is a front-only fitment, so confirm your wheel diameter clears the larger disc and caliper before ordering, as big brake kits typically require a minimum wheel size. Pad compound and caliper finish are both selected when you order.

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Pick your disc style, pad compound and caliper finish and build your V60 front brake setup when you order.