The all
new Volvo S40 – compact with full-size virtues
With a revolutionary interior design, class-leading safety,
plus power trains that encompass both five-cylinder engines
and four-wheel drive, Volvo’s entry-level model is taking a
confident and decisive step forward.
The new Volvo S40 has its premiers showing at Frankfurt Motor
Show in September.
The
Volvo S40 is the first entirely new model from Volvo Cars
following the success of the Volvo XC90, the car that
redefined the SUV segment.
The all new Volvo S40 replaces the current S40 which was
launched in 1995. It will be the entry model in Volvo’s
S-range, which in addition consists of the larger Volvo S60
and S80 models.
“With the new Volvo S40, we offer our customers large car
benefits in a compact format. This, combined with an exciting
design and exceptional road manners, makes the new S40 a
highly potent challenger in this segment,” says Volvo Cars
President & CEO Hans-Olov Olsson.
Expanding the brand further down the age spectrum is an
important part of Volvo Cars’ strategy – it is
particularly important that the entry-level model should
appeal to young buyers.
“We want to attract customers into the Volvo family as early
as possible, and the new Volvo S40 will definitely appeal to
younger buyers,” comments Hans-Olov Olsson.
From the outside, the new Volvo S40 is unmistakably a Volvo, a
modern evolution of traditional design language.
The interior is a revolution, with a slim free-floating center
console – the first of its kind in the automotive world –
creating an aura of exclusivity, simplicity and space.
“The centre console is a design icon for the new Volvo
S40,” says Henrik Otto, Design Director at Volvo Cars.
“We intend to pursue our position as inaugurators in the car
design world, not looking at what our competitors are doing.
It is therefore far more valuable to keep an eye on what
they’re not doing,” continues Henrik Otto.
In the new Volvo S40, Volvo Cars continues its ground-breaking
use of high-tensile steel. In the new frontal structure, four
different grades of steel are used in high-tech interplay to
provide maximum safety for the car’s occupants.
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High-tech
3.2-liter in-line six-cylinder engine finds its way into new
refined Volvo XC90
•
Refined and more car like design
•
Upgraded interior
•
Sharper powertrain range with new,
highly advanced 3.2-litre six-cylinder engine
•
Focus on driver control including new
Park Assist Camera
•
World-class audio system with Dynaudio
speakers and Dolby Pro Logic II
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50 percent of total sales in the USA
The
new XC90 is intended to strengthen Volvo Cars’ position in a
SUV market that received the first XC90 generation with
standing ovations. Story
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Car Corporation, Accessories - Wireless hands-free function in
Volvo cars with Bluetooth® and a mobile telephone
• Automatic connection to the car’s
loudspeaker system
• The system recognizes up to four different telephones
• Easy to switch between hands-free and telephone
• Voice dialing promotes traffic safety
It
is now possible to connect a Bluetooth-capable mobile
telephone to a Volvo car’s audio and loud-speaker system –
totally wirelessly. With the help of the new accessory Volvo
Hands-free with Bluetooth®, a mobile telephone becomes an
integrated hands-free system with voice dialing.
Volvo
Hands-free with Bluetooth® can be fitted in most late-model
Volvo cars. The system consists of an electronic control
module, a module with function buttons, a dedicated microphone
located near the rear-view mirror, and the necessary wiring. The
mobile telephone used must be Bluetooth-capable. Once a paired
link has been set up with the car’s Bluetooth module,
the telephone is recognized and connected automatically when
the owner enters the car. Story
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Models Best in Interior Air Quality According to New Study
An independent survey carried out by the Ecology Center in
Detroit shows that the interiors of Volvo’s cars emit lower
levels of toxic substances than other car makes.
The Ecology Center recently
presented a study (Toxic at Any Speed: Chemicals in Cars &
the Need for Safe Alternatives) of the toxic chemicals used in
building car interiors. Flame retardant PBDE and phthalates,
whose main use is as a softener in plastics, were included in
the study. These chemical substances can migrate from plastics
and textiles, particularly at high temperatures. The car’s
occupants may thus be exposed to these substances, for
instance through the respiratory system. Certain types of
phthalates and flame retardants can for instance promote
genetic mutations and can subject car occupants to health
hazards. The survey reveals that the concentrations of PBDE in
dust and on the windscreen are up to five times higher than in
the homes of most people, and since many people today spend a
lot of time in their cars, car interiors thus have a
significant effect on human health. For
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iPod Adapter - Volvo opens up to iPod users
Now it
will be possible for iPod users to plug their entire music
archive into their Volvo’s audio system. Together with
supplier PhatNoise Inc and Apple, Volvo Cars has developed an
adapter kit for installation in the Volvo S80 from model year
1999 on and in the S60, V70 and XC70 from model year 2001.
iPod is the world's number one digital music
player and allows music lovers to carry their entire music
collection with them on the go.
Now with the Volvo iPod Adapter, they can play their music in
their Volvo.
Volvo
Seats Get Top Scores in 2006 Thatcham Whiplash Tests
Once again, Volvo has
achieved top scores in the latest, 2006 model year new car
whiplash ratings by the UK's Motor Insurance Repair Research
Centre in Thatcham¹ which conducted the tests on behalf of
the International Insurance Whiplash Prevention Group (IIWPG).
In
fact, Volvo was one of only two manufacturers to achieve top
'Good' scores for every model tested² thanks to its
supportive seats which have a fixed head restraint position to
ensure they are always in the correct position to offer the
best support, and the Volvo Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS)
that moves the entire backrest to absorb the impact during a
rear-end collision to help reduce the forces on the neck.
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