by Jeff on November 29, 2007
Volvo’s signature Scandinavian Luxury sedan has earned IIHS’s top honors for vehicle safety in front, side, and rear impact crash protection. Paired with Acura RL and Kia Amanti, Volvo’s S80 was one of the best performers. IIHS announced that “The S80 also earns the Institute’s 2007 TOP SAFETY PICK award for superior overall crash protections.”
“Volvo safety has been over 80 years in the making. Our cars are born from a culture that believes in protecting those in and around everything we make,” states Anne Belec, President and CEO, Volvo Cars of North America. “Safety is a matter of cultural pride. Safety is not added on; it comes with the first kernel of thought when designing a new Volvo.”
Read the full release here.
Get detailed product information about the Volvo S80 at AutoFigures.com
by Jeff on September 26, 2007
My parents are a trip. Aren’t all of ours? You gotta love them, and as they get older they get more and more zany. For instance… My parents have a friend that has been buying Volvos for the last 30+ years. After thinking he was a nut job for all of those years, they caved and this year they secretly bought one. A Volvo that is. They wouldn’t even tell me about it!
Well, they bought a Volvo C70 Convertible and I am definitely interested in what this vehicle is all about. I was hoping they were going to stick with Acura for the rest of their lives… A sure thing.
Here is what automobile magazine had to say…
“Volvo’s all-new replacement for its previous-generation, 850-derived C70 coupe and convertible is based on a longer, wider version of the same platform that underpins the European Ford Focus, the Mazda 3, and Volvo’s own S40/V50. The C70 also shares its 218-hp, 2.5-liter turbo five-cylinder engine with other Volvos. At $39,405, however, the C70 checks in as the most expensive car built on its corporate Ford architecture.
Part of what you pay for is the folding hard top. Even if you’ve seen this show before, Volvo’s version is still entertaining to watch. It raises and lowers itself in a gloriously complex fashion that suggests a man pedaling a bicycle underwater or a hundred squirrels in hard hats running a steam shovel. Predictably, the three-piece roof cuts down trunk space by more than half when retracted, but the noise reduction and the increase in isolation are compensation enough. With its long, delicate C-pillars, the hard top even pulls off that rare feat among the folding-roof crowd: it makes the car look better when it’s up. It may take a somewhat lengthy thirty seconds to raise, but the end result visually is worth it, and the process remains quick enough to head off any sudden thunderstorms.”
As far as meat, I had such a difficult time finding any hard-core stats about this car? Every article I found was either a comparison to another vehicle or some whimsical story about this car? At least it is putting everyone in a good mood… including my parents. And good for them…. this is their first convertible!!
Does anyone have any input?
