| The midsize luxury segment continues to be a | | | | blend smoothly with smart, user-friendly technology," |
| hotbed of fiery competition as different automakers | | | | noted Volvo Cars' design director Steve Mattin. |
| showcase their cream-of-the-crop vehicles. | | | | Engine range for the Volvo S80 includes the V8 that |
| Enthusiasts' passion for midsize luxury cars have not | | | | generates 315 horsepower and 440 Nm of torque. |
| waned yet. As a fact, passion grows stronger each | | | | The engine has 4 catalytic converters and |
| day as reflected by the escalating sales. To keep the | | | | sophisticated electronics. It is one of the cleanest |
| competition hotter, Volvo delivers the Volvo S80 | | | | engines in the market these days. The engine range |
| model, which is said to be a viable threat to other | | | | also includes the five-cylinder 2.5 liter turbo with 200 |
| midsize luxury cars. | | | | horsepower and 300 Nm of torque; and all-new in-line |
| Volvo enters the auto scene with dynamic design | | | | 3.2 liters that produces 238 horsepower and Nm of |
| language, improved ergonomics, powerful | | | | torque. The all-new Volvo S80 now includes the new |
| performance and world-class safety. The car is | | | | naturally aspirated six-cylinder engine and the in-house |
| delivered with the aim of attracting the most | | | | developed five-cylinder turbo diesel with 185 |
| demanding car aficionados. "The all new S80 is | | | | horsepower and 400 Nm of torque. |
| entering an immensely tough sector where the | | | | The car is the first Volvo model to offer the Cruise |
| competition is razor-sharp and the customers have | | | | Control with Collision Warning and Brake Support. One |
| very high expectations. We are now challenging the | | | | of the functions of the system is to automatically |
| best in the segment with a very special car. It | | | | maintain a chosen distance to the vehicle in front. |
| radiates what we call 'Scandinavian Luxury', clean and | | | | Another function is to alert the driver by activating |
| elegant lines and intelligent functionality where every | | | | the buzzer and warning lights. It also prepares the |
| single detail has been designed with the user's | | | | braking system for the situation so as to make |
| well-being in mind," said Fredrik Arp, the President and | | | | braking more effective and reliable. |
| CEO of Volvo Cars. | | | | With regards ergonomics, the car is elegant and |
| The Volvo S80's aura is inviting and intelligent. Volvo's | | | | comfy inside out. It uses state-of-the-art amenities |
| engineers specially designed it to showcase prestige | | | | and accessories to boost classy ambience. Stylish |
| by combining aesthetics and technology in a whole | | | | Volvo floor mats are also used to protect the car |
| new light. Volvo's Scandinavian luxury differs from the | | | | from filth, liquids and other foreign elements. |
| traditional luxury in the sense that the latter bases its | | | | "We are convinced that the all new Volvo S80 will be |
| appeal on being expensive, excluding and elitist. "The | | | | a very strong contender that will win over many new |
| new S80 is about evolutionary design. All the shapes | | | | customers. We expect 70 percent of the average |
| and materials represent a continuous development of | | | | volume of 50,000 cars a year to be purchased by |
| our design language. On the outside we have given | | | | customers who do not drive a Volvo today. The |
| the S80 a more compact, youthful and dynamic | | | | main markets are the USA, Germany, UK, Sweden |
| stance. Inside we have created an even more inviting | | | | and China," concluded Fredrik Arp. |
| atmosphere with refined materials and colors that | | | | |