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The all-new Volvo V40 - Safety & Support: The most IntelliSafe Volvo model ever

Adding several new high-tech features to a full deck of safety and support systems from larger models makes the all-new Volvo V40 the most intelligent and safe car in the segment.

The new features include a world-first Pedestrian Airbag Technology, Lane Keeping Aid with haptic auto steering, an ingenious Park Assist Pilot, automatic Road Sign Information, Active High Beam and a Cross Traffic Alert radar system at the rear.

The all-new V40 also features the groundbreaking Pedestrian Detection with full auto brake - as well as the City Safety further developed low-speed collision avoidance system which now operates at speeds up to 50 km/h.

 

Park Assist Pilot - making parallel parking easy

A study by global research institute TNS reveals that one-third of European drivers have problems with parallel parking. In a similar study by UK insurer elephant.co.uk, around two-thirds of interviewed drivers stated that they felt uncomfortable in parallel parking situations.

 

The new Park Assist Pilot makes parallel parking easy and precise by taking over and operating the steering wheel while the driver handles the gearbox and controls the car's speed.

The parking manoeuvre is based on front, rear and side-facing ultrasonic sensors.

When the driver activates the Park Assist Pilot the sensors start to scan the side of the car. When a parking slot measuring a minimum of 1.2 times the car's length is detected, the driver is notified by an audible signal and advised to stop via a message in the instrument cluster.

The display guides the driver step by step via texts and animations in the instrument cluster until the car is correctly parked. Although the driver initially engages reverse gear and continues to control the speed of the car, steering is taken over by the Park Assist Pilot. When parking is completed the driver is notified by an audible signal and a text message.

The all-new Volvo V40 can also be equipped with a rear park assist camera and park assist sensors front and rear.

 

Lane Keeping Aid - active help to stay on course

Studies show that many accidents take place in uncritical traffic situations and good weather conditions due to driver distraction, drowsiness or illness. Approximately 30 percent of all accidents in Volvo Cars' statistical accident database are accidents with an initial road departure. About 75 percent of these occur on roads with speed limits of 70 km/h or more.

 

The new Lane Keeping Aid in the V40 helps the driver stay in the intended lane. This feature applies extra steering torque to the steering column when the car gets close to a lane marking and is about to leave the lane. The system is active at speeds between 65 km/h and 200 km/h.

The forward-looking camera monitors the left and right lane markings. Lane Keeping Aid registers the car's progress between the lane markings and takes action if the driver shows signs of unintentionally drifting out of the lane.

As a first step Lane Keeping Aid applies gentle steering wheel torque to help the driver steer back onto the intended course. If the car leaves the lane, the technology generates a distinctive warning through a haptic vibration in the steering wheel.

 

Enhanced Blind Spot Information System - for better visibility

The V40 is the first Volvo to offer the enhanced Blind Sport Information System (BLIS), which is radar-based. The technology can now also monitor and alert the driver to rapidly approaching vehicles up to 70 m behind the car. Of course it still informs the driver about vehicles in the blind spots on both sides of the car.

BLIS helps the driver avoid potentially dangerous lane-changing manoeuvres.

The enhanced BLIS is based on radar sensors located in the rear corners of the car, behind the bumper cover. The radars continuously scan the area behind and alongside the vehicle.

Warnings are displayed in LED indicators located in each A-pillar. A steadily glowing LED indicates when the radars cover a vehicle in the zone. The second warning level - LED flashing - occurs if the driver uses the turn indicator when the first alert is active.

 

Cross Traffic Alert - covering your back

Cross Traffic Alert uses the radar sensors at the rear end of the car to alert the driver to crossing traffic from the sides when reversing out of a parking space. This is especially helpful in tight and crowded areas where the side view might be limited due to infrastructure, vegetation or other parked cars.

The function warns of traffic up to 30 metres from the car. Smaller objects like bicycles and pedestrians may also be detected, but not always and only at a shorter distance. The alert, which remains active as long as the target is present in the zone, is delivered to the driver as an audible signal and a warning in the centre screen.

 

Road Sign Information - an extra "eye" on the traffic environment

High speed is a contributory cause behind a significant part of all fatal road accidents. European Road Safety Observatory (ERSO) studies show that speed is a contributing factor in 30 percent of all fatal accidents. A Swedish Road Administration research shows that between 100 and 150 lives would be able to be saved on Sweden's roads every year if drivers kept to the speed limits.

 

Road Sign Information supports the driver by displaying road signs in the instrument display. The forward-looking camera can detect speed limit signs as well as "no overtaking" signs. The road sign icon is shown until another sign is detected.

Road Sign Information can be combined with the Speed Alert function, which provides the driver with a visual warning in the speedometer if the speed limit is exceeded.

 

Active High Beam - more relaxed driving in the dark

The new Active High Beam technology in the Volvo V40 helps the driver utilise high beam more efficiently. It also offers automatic switching between high and low beam at the right moment.

The technology uses a forward facing camera together with sophisticated image processing to offer the driver the best possible visibility at night.

The camera monitors other vehicles and their headlamps and tail lamps. Advanced image processing software analyses this data and provides information about the position and direction of other vehicles. The calculation serves as the basis for automatic switching between low and high beam.

The all-new V40 can be equipped with Active Bending Lights - swivelling headlamps that follow the sweeps and bends of the road.

Visibility in poor conditions is also enhanced with the option of an electrically heated windscreen and a rain sensor, which automatically starts and regulates the wipers when it rains.

 

Adaptive Cruise Control & Distance Alert - keeping the distance

The all-new Volvo V40 can be equipped with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), which promotes comfortable driving by using radar to automatically maintain a set time gap to the car in front.

The driver sets the desired maximum speed and chooses a time interval to the vehicle in front. When the radar sensor detects a slower vehicle, the car's speed is automatically adapted to match the vehicle in front.

The Queue Assist function on cars with automatic gearbox maintains the set gap all the way down to standstill, making this comfort-enhancing system extremely useful even in slow-moving queues with repeated starting and stopping.

Distance Alert is a feature that helps the driver keep a safe distance to the vehicle in front. He or she chooses between five different time gaps via buttons on the steering wheel. The selected gap is shown in the speedometer display. A light in the head-up display informs the driver if the gap to the car in front becomes too short.

 

Pedestrian Detection - unique in this class

Pedestrian accidents occur every day in our increasingly intensive traffic environments. In Europe, 14 percent of all traffic fatalities are pedestrians. The corresponding figure for the USA is 12 percent and in China the proportion is over 25 percent.

 

Pedestrian Detection with full auto brake is a technology that can detect if a pedestrian steps out into the road in front of the car. If the driver does not respond in time, the car can warn and automatically activate the brakes. No other car in this class features a similar technology.

Pedestrian Detection with full auto brake consists of a radar unit integrated into the car's grille, a camera fitted in front of the interior rear-view mirror, and a central control unit. The radar's task is to detect a pedestrian or vehicle in front of the car and to determine the distance to it. The camera determines what type of object it is.

Thanks to the dual-mode radar's wide field of vision, pedestrians about to step into the roadway can also be detected early on. The innovative technology is programmed to trace a pedestrian's pattern of movement and also to calculate whether he or she is likely to step into the road in front of the car. The system can detect pedestrians who are 80 cm tall or taller.

In an emergency situation the driver first receives an audible warning combined with a flashing light in the windscreen's head-up display. If the driver does not react to the warning and a collision is imminent, full braking power is automatically applied.

Pedestrian Detection with full auto arake can avoid a collision with a pedestrian at speeds up to 35 km/h if the driver does not react in time. At higher speeds, the focus is on reducing the car's speed as much as possible prior to impact.

Statistics reveal that the car's speed has considerable importance for the outcome of the collision. A lower speed of impact means that the risk of serious injury is significantly reduced.

 

Pedestrian Airbag Technology - a world first

In order to mitigate the consequences if a collision with a pedestrian is unavoidable, the Volvo V40 features newly developed Pedestrian Airbag Technology, a world first. It works like this:

Sensors in the front bumper register the physical contact between the car and the pedestrian. The rear end of the bonnet is released and at the same time elevated by the deploying airbag.

The inflated airbag covers the area under the raised bonnet plus approximately one third of the windscreen area and the lower part of the A-pillar.

The raised bonnet and airbag will help reduce the severity of pedestrian injuries.

 

Collision Warning and auto brake - with full braking power

Up to 90 percent of all road accidents are caused by distraction. Half of all drivers hitting another vehicle from behind do not brake at all prior to the collision.

 

Pedestrian Detection with Full Auto Brake is a further development of the Collision Warning with Auto Brake technology already introduced by Volvo Car Corporation. The all-new V40 can also detect, alert and automatically brake if the car risks colliding with another vehicle in front.

The aim of the initial warning is to alert the driver so that he or she can brake or avoid the danger. If the driver does not react in time to the warning, the car automatically activates full braking power.

With automatic braking, the collision can be avoided if the speed difference between the two vehicles is up to 35 km/h.

Collision Warning and auto brake was considered the best auto braking system in the world in a test by German organisation ADAC in 2011. In the all-new V40, auto brake performance at higher speeds has been improved compared to previous versions.

 

City Safety - now active up to 50 km/h

Rear-end impacts are common in dense city traffic and when driving in traffic queues. About 75 percent of these collisions occur at speeds below 30 km/h and in 50 percent of cases, the driver has not braked at all prior to the collision.

In 2011, the benefits of the City Safety technology were documented in another IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) report quoting a reduction of the collision frequency by up to 22 percent.

Insurance claims involving the Volvo XC60 show that City Safety reduces the cost of personal injury claims by 51 percent - while vehicle repair costs were lowered by more than 20 percent.

 

The all-new V40 is the first Volvo that features an upgraded City Safety system. This system is now active at speeds up to 50 km/h (previously 30 km/h).

City Safety keeps an eye on traffic in front with the help of a laser sensor that is integrated into the top of the windscreen at the height of the rear-view mirror.

The car automatically brakes if the driver fails to react in time when the vehicle in front slows down or stops - or if the car is approaching a stationary vehicle too fast.

The collision can be avoided if the relative speed difference between the two vehicles is below 15 km/h. If the speed difference is between 15 and 50 km/h, the speed of impact is reduced to minimise the effects of the collision.

A study by Swedish insurance company Volvia shows that Volvo cars equipped with City Safety are involved in approximately 20 percent fewer rear-end accidents than cars without auto brake.

 

Driver Alert Control - detecting and warning tired drivers

Studies by German insurance organisation GDV show that one out of four accidents on the Autobahn is caused by driver fatigue. Swedish Road Administration accident data indicate that tired drivers are causing up to 30 percent of all accidents.

 

Driver Alert Control is designed to detect and warn tired drivers. The system can also cover other situations where the driver is distracted.

Driver Alert Control consists of a camera, a number of sensors and a control unit. The camera continuously measures the distance between the car and the road lane markings. The sensors register the car's movements. The control unit stores the information and calculates whether the driver risks losing control of the vehicle.

If the risk is assessed as high, the driver is alerted via an audible signal. A text message appears in the car's information display, displaying a coffee cup symbol to advise him or her to take a break.

 

Full set of crash safety features - including new knee airbag

The all-new Volvo V40 also features world-class crash safety including a safety cage with effective deformation zones and various grades of high-strength steel.

Safety belt pre-tensioners are standard in the front and outer rear seats and the front seats are equipped with whiplash protection (WHIPS) to help prevent neck injuries. Both the driver and front seat passenger seat have dual stage airbags. There are also side airbags integrated in the front seat backrests.

The driver's side is also fitted with a new knee airbag. It is installed in the dashboard above the pedals and deployed together with the other airbags in the event of a frontal collision.

The Roll Over Protection System includes a robust body structure, seat pre-tensioners and Inflatable Curtains. The Inflatable Curtains cover both sides, from the A-pillar to the C-pillar, and deploy in frontal offset, side or rollover accident situations.

A closing velocity sensor collects information and interprets pre-crash data in order to prepare the restraint systems - belts and airbags - for the expected crash violence in low and mid-severe frontal accidents.

ISOFIX attachments are standard and Volvo Car Corporation offers thoroughly tested child seats that cover ages from newborn up to 10 years.

 

Personal Car Communicator

The V40 is available with a Personal Car Communicator remote that enables keyless drive. The remote can both transmit and receive signals, providing the driver with locking and alarm information. The positions of the driver's seat and the door mirrors are stored in the memory when the car is locked.

 

**  Courtesy of Volvo Cars Newsroom

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Volvo Celebrates Its 85th Birthday, MotorTrend picks its 8.5 Favorite Volvos

April 14, 1927 is a significant day in Volvo history: it’s when the first mass-produced Volvo model — a OV4 — rolled out of the factory in Sweden. While Volvo celebrates the 85th anniversary of that milestone, we went about picking 8.5 of our favorite Volvos — one for each decade the company has mass-produced vehicles.

1953-1958 Volvo TP21 “Sugga”

Think the XC70 was the first Volvo passenger car to be transformed into an all-wheel-drive crossover? Think again: the TP21 (and its predecessor, the TPV) beat the butched-up wagon to the punch by nearly 40 years.

In order to create a staff car for the Swedish Army, Volvo took the bodyshell from its homely PV800 taxi cab – nicknamed sugga, which translates to “sow” – and married it to a rough-and-tumble four-wheel-drive truck chassis. Power was limited – a 3.6-liter I-6 provided only 90 hp – as was production (720 units), but the Sugga was apparently quite durable – the Swedish Army didn’t start retiring them until the 1980s.

The Sugga is something of a cult classic now, though it briefly returned to public attention in 2002 during the launch of the XC90 SUV. A fully-restored, bright-yellow TP21 was given the name “Hogster” (get it?), and jokingly introduced as Volvo’s new SUV offering during a press conference at the Detroit auto show.

1957-1970 Volvo Amazon

The Volvo Amazon was supposed to go into production in August 1956, but in reality no cars were built until 1957. The car, which eventually was offered in four-door sedan, two-door, and station wagon variants, initially came with a 1.6-liter inline-four engine good for 66 hp, and a three-speed transmission. Early Volvo marketing brochures described the Amazon as, “A fast and fiery Swedish beauty.”

There was plenty of solid engineering behind the Amazon, including an extremely rigid (for the time) body with full corrosion protection. But the car was marred by some early quality issues like water leaks, windows that fell into the doors, and rattling shifters. Other unusual touches included a horizontal speedometer and the mounting of the handbrake to the outside of the driver’s seat — the latter so that Volvo could sell bench seat models in export markets.

At the 1958 Geneva Motor Show, the Amazon Sport launched with a 85-hp engine and four-speed manual transmission. It was so quick that later that year, the Swedish National Police ordered 11 for traffic patrol duty. Subsequently, the Amazon Sport was adopted by police agencies in countries as far ranging as Greece, Chile, Nigeria, and Peru. The Volvo Amazon was unveiled in America at the 1959 New York auto show.

Production of the four-door Amazon ceased in 1967. The station wagon was killed in 1969, and the final two-door Amazon rolled off the line in 1970. All told, Volvo built 667,322 copies of the Amazon.

1961-1972 Volvo P1800

Volvo likes to say that the P1800 is its “most internationally renowned model ever,” and it’s true that the car’s timeless design continues to draw rave reviews. Volvo starting commissioning Italian designers to pen the car from 1957, hoping the new model would be exciting and prestigious, a halo car that would draw new buyers to Volvo dealers. The car was based on the chassis of the Volvo 121, and shared many mechanical parts with the Amazon.

When the P1800 debuted in 1961, the launch engine was an all-new 1.8-liter inline-four producing 100 hp. A 2.0-liter engine with 118 hp bowed in 1968, followed by a fuel-injected version with 120 hp in 1969. Other Volvo innovations, like four-wheel disc brakes and electronic fuel injection, were added over the years. And in 1971, a wagon version called the P1800 ES debuted.

Volvo didn’t initially have the factory capacity to build the P1800, so at first the car was produced in the U.K. by Pressed Steel and Jensen Motors. After 6000 models were built there, Volvo in 1963 moved production of the car to Sweden. Even though Volvo initially conceived of the P1800 as a relatively “niche” vehicle, it went on to sell 39,414 copies over its 11-year production run.

1974-1993 Volvo 240 (and Turbo)

The Volvo 240 is something of a cult classic these days: old, beaten up models are fixtures on beater racing circuits all across Europe, and the 240 DL wagon was canonized in 2010 with its own rap song. It might be easy to forget, then, that the 240 is also a classic because it was very popular: in the 19 years it was sold internationally, it sold over 2.8 million units. It’s also important to remember that the 240 served as Volvo’s first foray into turbocharging, which it continues to use to this very day.

The 240 Turbo may have debuted some three years after its Swedish competitor, Saab, launched the 1978 99 Turbo, a 155-horsepower family car barnstormer. The 240 Turbo was quicker than the 99 Turbo, and was also available in more body styles, including two- and four-door sedans, and a wagon. The two-door went on to compete in the European Touring Car Championship, where it won in 1985. The success of the Turbo (and the basic 240) helped propel Volvo to become the top European car exporter to the United States in 1981.

1995-1997 Volvo 850 T5-R

BMW pioneered the concept of a sports sedan in the 1980s with its M3 and M5 family sedans-cum-track stars. But Volvo was a more family-friendly company — so that’s why it created a performance sedan and a performance wagon. Making its debut stateside in 1995, the Volvo 850 T5-R powered by a 245-hp 221-lb-ft turbocharged 2.3-liter inline-five cylinder in both sedan and wagon forms. With its transversely-mounted engine, front-wheel drive, and all-new Deltalink rear axle, the 850 T5-R became the first car wearing the Volvo emblem to hit 155 mph.

The 850 T5-R has long been considered one of the ultimate sleeper sports cars thanks to the fact that the aesthetic differences between it and a normal 850 were very subtle (the same could be said of the later S60 R and V70 R models). For its final model year in the U.S., the 850 T5-R dropped the T5 badge, leaving the car to simply become known as the 850 R.

Volvo also fielded both an 850 T5-R wagon and a T5-R sedan in the British Touring Car Championship driven by Rickard Rydell. Rydell managed to win the BTCC in 1998 behind the wheel of a Volvo and took pole positions for 13 of his 24 Volvo-driven races.

1998-2006 Volvo S80

Volvo earned its reputation on building brick-shaped wagons that were nearly indestructible. But being shaped like the box in which it came, was not about to help any of Volvo’s lineup against the stylish competition coming from the other European automakers. Thankfully, Volvo was ready, having appointed Peter Horbury its director of design in 1991. One of Horbury’s first concepts for the brand — the 1992 ECC — helped pattern the anti-box direction Volvo would soon pursue.  What came to fruition six years later would turn a new page for Volvo’s design — the 1998 S80 sedan. With its curved shoulders, rounded nose, and elegant interior, the S80 heralded in a new kind of Volvo: one that was elegant, stylish, and clearly Scandinavian.

Box be gone! The new design was distinctly a Volvo without relying too heavily on right angles and lent the brand a more premium appearance with which to enter into the 21st century with. The S80 helped to put Volvo back on the luxury car map and lead the way for Horbury to bring the Swedish brand to the sinuous and sexy shapes that adorn the bodies of cars like the current C30, S60, and V40.

2006 -Current Volvo C30

When the Volvo Safety Concept Car bowed at the Detroit Auto Show in 2001, one might have thought that it was just another futuristic looking concept car with insane, cost prohibitive technological features. Volvo proved both of those notions wrong.

The SCC’s standard features list from 2001 reads like the window sticker on a 2012 S60: it has keyless entry and ignition, city and pedestrian safety systems with full auto brake, a mobile phone connection and sophisticated infotainment, blind spot and lane departure warning systems, and active bending headlights. Furthermore, the C30 that debuted in 2006 looks remarkably like the concept, save for the SCC’s trick A-pillars. The C30 also earns points for being anything but slow: its 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five-cylinder engine was the basis for the motor that powers the incredible EU-spec Ford Focus RS.

2011 – Current Volvo S60

The Volvo S60 concept, which previewed the production car that launched in 2010, was proof that Volvo could still craft cars that were emotional, instead of simply rational, practical vehicles. While the production S60 isn’t quite as dramatic as the elegant, swooping concept car, it’s far more attractive than the squared-off S60 sold here between 2000 and 2009.

On the safety front, standard gear for the second-generation S60 includes the City Safety collision mitigation system and an assortment of airbags. Options include blind-spot warning, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, and pedestrian detection. The base S60 T5 uses a turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-five engine with 250 hp and front-wheel-drive. The T6 model gets a 300-hp, turbocharged inline-five with all-wheel drive, and the new T6 R-Design bumps that engine’s output to 325 hp.

The car serves equally well as a luxury sedan, sports sedan, and all-round attractive vehicle. The S60 continues to draw acclaim from our ranks bears due to the way in blends high-class styling cues and an excellent driving experience.

And our half-Volvo? The honor goes to…

1975-1980 Volvo 66

Who says the Swedes can’t badge-engineer as good as the Americans? Volvo bought the automotive division of the Dutch DAF company in 1974 to gain a foothold in the small-car market, and began labeling and selling the Michelotti-styled DAF 66 as a Volvo the following year.

Differences between the two were limited, to say the least. Volvo 66 models gained new (and clunkier) bumpers, some revised trim, and new seats. 66s were still sold in two forms – a two-door wagon or a two-door sedan – and power still came from a 57-hp, 1.1-liter I-4. That engine was mated to a continuously variable transmission, which was a long-standing hallmark (or quirk) of DAF automobiles. Many of these characteristics would appear in subsequent small Volvos built in the former DAF plant, including the lumpy 300 series and the 460.

**  Courtesy of MotorTrend

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Volvo Car Corporation reinforces efficiency leadership with new initiatives in model year 2013

Volvo Car Corporation reinforces its European leadership in fuel efficiency improvement by new CO2 initiatives. From model year 2013 the majority of all diesel-powered versions of the Volvo S60, V60, V70 and S80 will have CO2 emissions below 120 g/km. All of the larger cars in Volvo's model range can also be equipped with the new systems Road Sign Information, Active High Beam and Tunnel Detection.

"The conventional diesel and petrol power trains continue to play a major role on the environmental agenda. We continuously improve their efficiency. In the last two years Volvo has brought CO2 emissions from our diesel and petrol model ranges down by 13 percent and in model year 2013 we introduce several new improvements," says Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development of Volvo Car Corporation.

New diesel with 136 hp

Volvo Car Corporation extends the diesel offer with a new entry-level 5-cylinder, 2.0-litre turbo diesel in the Volvo S60, V60, XC60, V70 and S80 models.

The engine, which has an output of 136 hp and maximum torque at 350 Nm, will be badged D3. The engine is available both with a manual and an automatic gearbox. All variants except the XC60 D3 with automatic gearbox have start/stop.

The new diesel engine offer also includes the D2 with 115 hp, the D4 with 163 hp and the D5 with 215 hp.

"From now on the DRIVe symbol will not be used for denominating specific car models since we extend Drive-E to embrace all Volvo Car Corporation's sustainability efforts, from production to recycling," explains Peter Mertens.

Strong figures

The new CO2 figures (EU Combined) for manual versions of the Volvo S60, V60, V70 and S80 demonstrate Volvo Car Corporation's leading strength when it comes to fuel efficiency.

 

Model/Engine	D2 (115 hp)	D3 (136 hp)	D4 (163 hp)	D5 (215 hp)
S60	114 g	114 g	114 g	119 g
V60	119 g	119 g	119 g	120 g
V70	119 g	119 g	119 g	126 g
S80	119 g	114 g	114 g	120 g

 

The D2 engine combined with automatic Powershift gearbox comes with the same low fuel consumption and CO2 levels as the manual versions in the Volvo S60, V60, V70 and S80.

"For the first time ever we have managed to bring the fuel consumption in variants with automatic gearbox down to the same level as in the manual versions. Another impressive achievement by our powertrain experts," says Peter Mertens.

New driver support systems

The Volvo S60, V60, XC60, V70, XC70 and S80 can also be equipped with the new systems Road Sign Information, Active High beam and Tunnel Detection.

• Road Sign Information supports the driver by displaying road signs in the instrument cluster.  
• The new Active High Beam technology offers automatic switching between high and low beam at the right moment.  
• Tunnel Detection automatically turns on the headlight when the car enters a tunnel. 

All models with automatic gearbox come with the new illuminated gearshift knob, first introduced in the all-new Volvo V40. The gearshift knob is transparent and LED-illuminated from inside. The pattern is reflected to create an exclusive 3D illusion.

Other model year 2013 news

• A new 5-spoke forged, 18-inch aluminium wheel is available for the Volvo S60, V60, V70 and S80.
• The 11-spoke, 17-inch Saga wheel for the Volvo V70 and S80 is updated with black contrast paint on the diamond-cut parts.
• The Volvo V70 gets an updated grille with glossy black details.
• The brushed aluminium décor for the Volvo XC60 will also be available in the S60 and V60.

The model year 2013 versions of the Volvo S60, V60, XC60, V70, XC70 and S80 will be available before the summer 2012.

 

**  Courtesy of Volvo Cars Newsroom

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Volvo Car Corporation flirts with digital unboxing trend to launch the world's first diesel plug-in hybrid car

In April, Volvo Car Corporation opens the order books for the most technically advanced Volvo ever: the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid - the world's first diesel plug-in hybrid car. This innovative vehicle represents the next bold step in the evolution of electrification, where Volvo Car Corporation is almost a year ahead of competition. The launch of the first 1,000 units is supported by a series of witty "unboxing webisodes", released online on March 30th. 

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"Luxury car campaigns often look very much alike, but for this launch we didn't want to produce the glossy car ads that we've already seen over and over again. This car is a technological booster for the brand, and we wanted to treat it with the respect that it deserves - like any other technological innovation," says Richard Monturo, Vice President, Global Marketing, at Volvo Car Corporation. "Therefore, we created a series of entertaining webisodes - short films entitled Unboxing, that reveal the revolutionary technical innovations of the world's first diesel plug-in hybrid. By unboxing this technologically advanced car, we address our most tech savvy audiences."

The series of five webisodes are inspired by a trend in consumer electronics, where consumers upload videos of themselves opening a sought-after technology product to an eager audience of technical fans. The Volvo webisodes highlight the breakthrough technological features of the car from the "unboxing" of the vehicle from its packaging to the total dismantling of the car itself. The films also feature three short bench tests showing the car's unique features. The films are directed by A-list director Saul Metzstein, current director of the Dr Who series on BBC1.

The V60 Plug-in Hybrid can be recharged from a regular power outlet (230V/6A, 10A or 16A), and it drives up to 50 km on Pure mode (battery) with zero tailpipe emissions. Swich to Hybrid mode and let the diesel engine and electric motor cooperate to ensure the optimal balance between driving pleasure and environmental footprint. CO2 emission in Hybrid mode is as little as 49g/km, corresponding to diesel consumption of 1.9l/100 km. The car has a total range of up to 1,000 km. When selecting Power mode the car gets maximum power, with up to 280 horsepower and acceleration from 0 to 100km/h in 6.2 seconds.

 

**  Courtesy of Volvo Cars Newsroom

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