Volvo S60 Performance Project

After announcing a willingness to create a sports division, officially the S60 Volvo Performance Project, developed in collaboration with Polestar and Heico: developed on specific Australian division of the Swedish, the car is based on S60 T6 R Design. Polestar has taken steps to revisit the electronic engine: the car now develops 325 hp instead of 300 and delivers 480 Nm of torque well (+40).

Volvo: a system to avoid accidents with animals

Volvo is developing a system that can prevent accidents involving animals. Since the number of vehicles in the coming years, inspired by the City Safety and Pedestrian Detection technology already available on Volvo cars, from sensors that can recognize obstacles and pedestrians and activate the brakes automatically.

Through a radar and an infrared camera system can work even in very poor visibility and light, there may be situations where confrontations with animals on the road, especially with special climatic conditions. Volvo engineers are testing the system optimized for use on rural roads: in the case of excessive vehicle speed, the system will activate the braking system by reducing the speed of impact and consequences of the accident.

Volvo soon fly smart to consume -20%

Volvo will soon begin to test the benefits of adopting a carbon-fiber flywheel to the rear axle to reduce consumption by up to -20%, a solution that, according to the Scandinavian home, while providing the feeling of driving a 6 cylinder because the extra power generated by the device. The experimental project will begin in the fall with the Swedish contribution to the energy that has allocated € 740,000 to participate in the development of the second generation of energy recovery systems franante.

Volvo: Important news for V70, XC70 and S80

To accompany the debut of the new D5 diesel, the Volvo V70, XC70 and S80, there will be a number of other important news, which will be the introduction of a new multimedia system Volvo Sensus, to the transmission more efficient, passing for some improvements in the security field. The new infotainment system has made its appearance with the Volvo S60 and V60 in 2010 and the three models that will greet the arrival in range option will be offered in conjunction with screens from 5 "or 7".

Volvo debuts new diesel D5

The Volvo V70, XC70 and S80 lead to debut the new five-cylinder D5 turbodiesel: the engine has gained 10 HP-going from 205 to 215 - and 20-Nm 440 Nm-420 passing, while reducing power consumption by 8% . Requests for the S80 D5 fuel with manual transmission and start & stop is then dropped to just 4.9 litres/100 km, equal to 129 g / km CO2 (6.0 l/100 km and 158 g / km of CO2 values relating to automatic).

Ultra-slim built-in Garmin Navigation now available across the range Volvo

The new kit Garmin ultra-slim, introduced in 2010 on the Volvo S60 and V60, is now available as an option on the entire range of the Swedish manufacturer. "The Garmin nüvi 3790 has a thickness of less than nine millimeters, which is roughly equivalent to that of a pencil. Located on the windscreen pillar, the driver's side, the screen with touch screen technology is easy to read and use.

The unit can also be easily removed from the car and 'remembers' even where they parked "- says Jonas Nilsson, Head of Accessories Business Unit at Volvo -" The voice recognition system allows the driver to keep both hands on the wheel. If you drive only needs to activate the browser using a voice command to customize and select an option from the menu item that appears on screen.