Volvo S80

Introduced the Volvo S80 T6 and D5 AWD

Gradually, the family of the Volvo S80 is filling with new engines and new versions, being the V70 and XC70 variant family all the way.

Beginning in the coming weeks will be able to acquire the most powerful Volvo S80, called T6, equipped with an engine of three liters and 285 hp turbo power derivative known 3.2i present in other versions. With the new machine is capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km / h in 7.2 seconds.

As for the diesel, as he had commented a few weeks ago, will begin to be sold with the 2.4 D5 185 hp and traction total (AWD - All Wheel Drive), a combination that will have many followers in places of Northern Europe especially, with heavy snowfalls in winter.

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Spain: Volvo S80 launches diesel traction total

Is now available in the Spanish market a new variant of the Volvo S80 equipped with diesel engines and associated with the total traction AWD - All Wheel Drive "- which can be purchased with three levels of equipment.

The engine chosen for the new combination is the familiar 2.4 D5 with 185 hp and six-speed manual shift. It reaches a top speed exceeding 220 km / h while acceleration from 0 to 100 km7h stays in 8.7 seconds.

The trim levels and prices in Spain are the following:

* Volvo S80 Kinetic € 42,480
* Volvo S80 Mommentum € 45,090
* Volvo S80 Summum € 47,470

All Volvo S80 AWD D5 lead series of elements such as automatic climate control, alloy wheels, stereo, trip computer, electric package, leather steering wheel, ESP, multiple air bags, fog lights and multifunction steering wheel.

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Spain: New Volvo S80 Flexifuel, 2.0iy 2.0d

They have already reached the official Volvo dealers across Spain mechanics of the new four-cylinder range for the Volvo S80. Among the developments highlighted the incorporation of an engine capable of using gasoline or ethanol interchangeably.

Under the name Flexi (to be added at the gate the symbol F), the Volvo S80 is offered with a two-liter engine and 145 hp thanks to improvements in electronics is able to use two fuels. The benefits that states are similar to those of 2.0I Radius 16v 145 bhp, also new to the range. Reach 205 km / h and accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 11.6 seconds.

As for the new diesel engine as we know it to be used in other models of the Swedish firm and Mazda, Peugeot, Citroen or Ford. It develops an output of 136 hp and is associated with a six-speed manual shift. The maximum speed is 200 km / h and acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h is performed in 11.0 seconds.

Recommended prices are:

* Volvo S80 2.0I Radius Kinetic € 34,200
* Volvo S80 2.0I Radius Momentum € 36,810
* Volvo S80 2.0I Radius Summum € 39,190
* Volvo S80 F 2.0I Radius Kinetic € 34,750
* Volvo S80 F 2.0I Radius Momentum € 37,360
* Volvo S80 F 2.0I Radius Summum € 39,740
* Volvo S80 Kinetic 2.0d € 34,950
* Volvo S80 Momentum 2.0d € 37,460
* Volvo S80 2.0d Summum € 39,745

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SEMA 2007: Heico Sportivo S80 T6 HPC Concept

The German car manufacturer Volvo, Heico Sportivo, is present in the EMS with the Volvo S80 T6 HPC Concept. The gestation of the vehicle needed more than a year of work, but the result highlights immediately for work of seven layers of paint with "aluminum effect", which according to our colleagues tell us displaced, looks good in the photos, but still better in person. Besides, the concept has a six-cylinder engine modified to use ethanol-line and capable of delivering 350 hp, traction system integral permanently lowered sports suspension, alloy wheels and brakes slightly to 13.9-inch tongs with six pistons.

The interior will note the carbon fiber embedded in aluminum color arranged in the console, while a layer of leather covers the instrument panel, ceiling panels and doors. In the back was replaced the second row of seats by two seats, while the posts of driver and passenger have been modified to provide greater grip lumbar.

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Video: New Volvo S80

After the first filtered images of the Volvo S80, Volvo has decided to give the people what they wanted and had circulated a video of their great saloon in advance of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show. The clip shows in detail the details that make just a Volvo is a Volvo, including this peculiar form that spreads throughout its profile, from the hood to the taillights. The body of the new Volvo S80 seems more rounded and sculptured while that of the model it replaces, and its new 4.4 V8 engine will help to be measured on equal terms with other competitors in a market that demands more power the Volvo S80 might offer.

New Volvo S80

Volvo has announced the first official photos of its new flagship, the Volvo S80. With very few lines continuity, is however, far more aesthetic and fluid.

I like the front, with the air of Volvo range, but well-honed, giving it a youthful touch is not very common in this segment. The rear is quite similar, although it seems more worked, in part by paragolpes, quite large. The interior promises to be top quality, which is not unusual and we have seen in recent models of the mark.

In engines, the new Volvo S80 can opt for the first time a V8 (known in the XC90), developed by Yamaha, which will have its greatest success in the United States.

Other engines available for the new sedan will be a T with 200 hp 2.5i, 3.2i with a six-cylinder in-line and 238 hp and a diesel, 2.4D with 185 hp premiered recently in the S60 and XC90.

Volvo for this model is very important, although the most basic variants almost overlap with the S60 range. In the new generation, it is likely that the jump in price is greater.

Volvo expects this model is well received in its main markets, which globally are the United States, Sweden, Germany, Spain and China. Soon we will know more about the new Volvo S80, as well as prices. So far the Geneva Motor Show will be key to this model, and almost kick-line, although for some markets, the date will be delayed until June or even September.

The next Volvo S80

The Swedish newspaper Expressen Newspaper has several pictures of what could be the next Volvo S80. And it seems ready to go into production. The V8 is integral traction with a new nose, rear a more elegant style and a slim overall, with a very modern interior. We believe that the new Volvo S80 could be directly pointing to BMW, Mercedes and company.

Brazil: new Volvo S80

Volvo has just launched in Brazil, the largest brand new sedan, the Volvo S80, with the intention of stealing a good portion of the sales of vehicles of German origin, especially the Mercedes E-Class and BMW 5 Series.

To do this, the Swedish brand has launched the Volvo S80 with two mechanics, provided gasoline. This is the 3.2i V6 238 hp, very balanced and that a comprehensive facilities are available for 265,000 reals (€ 92,898 / 123,370 U.S. dollars).

The variant is the highest model equipped with the 4.4i V8 engine developed by Yamaha, with 315 hp which boasts excellent benefits. Provided with automatic, this model comes out 299,000 reais (€ 104,817 / 139,199 U.S. dollars).

The Volvo S80 will make its debut in March

Last October we reported, mainly through photos on-new Volvo S80, but more details on this vehicle of Swedish origin and ownership of Ford appeared in Detroit News.

Volvo will continue to offer traction front and integral (AWD) and a 4.4 liter V8 engine is being considered for the vehicle in question. Well, the truth is that not much information to digest, but something is something, and we will know more details during the Salon de l'Automobile in Geneva in March, when the Volvo S80 is officially submitted.

Japan: Volvo S80 comes

One of the most prominent auto manufacturers in terms of sales in Japan is Volvo, which ranks as the fourth in the ranking of vehicles imported into the country. Therefore, the launch of the new Volvo S80 is very important for the Swedish firm.

Available with the mechanics 3.2i V6 238 hp 4.4i and the powerful 315 hp V8, the Nordic propose both cars with automatic and the possibility of incorporating the integral traction.

All Volvo S80 arriving in Japan will amply equipped, including details such as the multi-zone climate control, the electric power steering and variable air suspension and alloy wheels, 17 or 18 inches, depending on version. Prices start from 6,400,000 yen (€ 41,227 / 53,127 U.S. dollars).

Spy photos of the Volvo S80

The highest donor of platforms for Ford Motor Company, the Volvo S80 (not the MAZDA6), is preparing to be extensively redesigned. Intrepid photographers eavesdroppers got even more images of the Volvo S80 in his element. On this occasion, conducting tests in the southwestern U.S. The best proof cars even wear camouflage these horrific panels, making them seem a Bangle of BMW more than a voluptuous Volvo ... No way. With this revision, the Volvo will be properly equipped with a V8 engine, and inheriting the unit designed by Yamaha's XC90 (which it inherited from Ford.) The funny thing is that Ford-Lincoln-Mercury might inherit this V8 engine for use in their new large sedans. There is also the possibility that the Volvo S80 will have a brother family, called V90.

Prices in the New Volvo S80 for Spain

We already know the prices of the new Volvo sedan, the brand belonging to the Swedish Group and Ford which will be sold at the end of the month of May.

The Volvo S80 comes to compete in the segment of large saloons, and will face vehicle sales enshrined as the Mercedes E-Class, the BMW 5 Series, the Audi A6 or the Saab 9-5, among others. It has a length of 4.85 meters and according to all indications, the habitability is a positive point.

The range is structured with three trim levels (Kinetic, and Summum Mommentum) and five engines:

* Volvo S80 2.5T 200 hp
* Volvo S80 3.2i V6 238 hp
* Volvo S80 4.4i V8 315 hp
* Volvo S80 163 bhp 2.4d
* Volvo S80 2.4D5 185 hp

The basic equipment for each version of the new Volvo S80 has not yet been made public, unlike the final prices:

* Volvo S80 2.5T Kinetic € 37,600
* Volvo S80 3.2i V6 Kinetic € 42,600
* Volvo S80 2.4d Kinetic € 38,600
* Volvo S80 2.4 D5 Kinetic € 39,980
* Volvo S80 4.4i V8 Summum € 62,300

All the engines, with the exception of the 4.4i V8 (Summum version only) are available in three trim levels. The surcharge Mommentum finishing in front of the Kinetic is 2.530 €, while if one chooses the level Summum, the figure rises to € 4750 with respect to the most basic.

Argentina: Volvo launches new S80

The second generation of Volvo's largest sedan is now available in Argentina. The new Volvo S80 presents numerous aesthetic changes than its predecessor, plus a new and higher gasoline mechanical equipment.

As for the new engine block, it is a 4.4i petrol engine with eight cylinders in V, developed by Yamaha and already uses the XC90. 315 HP, accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 6.5 seconds and approves an average consumption of 11.9 L/100. It has six-speed automatic with sequential drive and traction integral permanent.

The price in Argentina is $ 81,000, although it is highly equipped. It has leather upholstery, lights bixenon, individual climate control for driver and front passenger, ESP, multiple airbags, ABS, alloy wheels, adaptive cruise control or adaptive fog among others.

Volvo S80 3.2i AWD launches

So far, the Volvo S80 was available only with total traction if it was accompanied by the 4.4i V8 engine from 315 hp, that is, at the top of the range. In a few weeks, the Swedish firm will provide a more accessible option is also integrated with traction.

Coupled with the new 3.2i V6 engine 238 hp, maintains the excellent performances of the front traction, better grip in places where the climate is harsh and allowing greater control of the vehicle.

Equipped with numerous electronic aids, plus the new Volvo sedan can enter for a fee a system called Four-C, Volvo, which is nothing but an electronically controlled suspension that acts differently depending on road conditions , How to drive and speed.

Geneva Motor Show: The new level of luxury Volvo S80 executive

Alongside the debut of the new Volvo S80, Volvo S80 Executive also show which takes the concept of class to the limit. Grilled with a single color, Ballus rims and chrome details of 18 inches make the difference between the Executive and its more humble. With excess of leather, walnut wood paneling and carpeting thick make the five senses rejoice in the interior, that leaving aside the optional refrigerator at the back. On the back is also an entertainment system with DVD including 7-inch screens mounted on the head and can be ordered separately.

The Executive model can be obtained with an engine of five-cylinder turbo diesel, the new Volvo 3.2I6 engine that produces 234 hp and 319 Nm or a 4.4 liter V8 of 311 hp and 439 Nm of torque.

Volvo S80, respectful to those with allergies

When Volvo designs its cars not just think to give maximum comfort at the wheel, also is also concerned about the welfare of the occupants. Hence the new Volvo S80 has been honored by the Swedish Association of the Allergy and Asthma with its seal of approval.

The endorsement of the association is due in large part to the system CZIP (package inside area clean by its acronym in Spanish) that deals automatically inside the vehicle as they unlocked the doors with the remote control, eliminating the volatile particles removed by plastics and upholstery. In addition, the large Volvo sedan is equipped with easy-clean surfaces covered with hypoallergenic rubber, leather dyed with plant extracts (not chrome) and a system of air conditioning and heating that is activated automatically when it detects the presence of harmful substances .

Spain: Volvo S80 executive

After several weeks after the launch of the Volvo S80 in Spain, the Swedish company to complete the range with the level of finishing Executive, which joins the existing Kinetic and Summum.

Among the full range of equipment carried by the Executive we can highlight:

* Volvo S80 ABS EBD ESP EBA
* Volvo S80 Bluetooth
* Volvo S80 Heated leather seats
* Volvo S80 Parking distance control
* Volvo S80 Premium Sound equipment
* Volvo S80 On board computer IDIS
* Volvo S80 Keyless Drive (opening boot and keyless)
* Volvo S80 System image CSR
* Volvo S80 Alloy wheels, 18 inches
* Volvo S80 Bi-xenon headlights
* Volvo S80 Speed control
* Volvo S80 Electric Seats

The new level of finish can be combined with gasoline engines of 238 hp 3.2i V6, the 4.4i V8 of 315 hp and the 2.4 D5 diesel 185 hp, provided with automatic sequential six-speed.

Prices for the Spanish market are:

* Volvo S80 3.2i V6 Executive € 58,450
* Volvo S80 4.4i V8 Executive € 73,400
* Volvo S80 2.4 D5 Executive € 57,980