• The Volvo S80 is the first car to be built on the new large platform, one of the two platforms which will be used for future Volvo cars. One large, one smaller.
• This is a major step forward in car technology- in a package characterized by bold design, fine handling and driving properties, superb comfort and an impressive presence.
• The Volvo S80 includes five major new and innovative technical features, which all symbolize Volvo's technological level, both as a car and as a company.
• A transverse in-line six cylinder engine and the world's shortest gearbox
• WHIPS, the Whiplash Protection System
• 1C, the Inflatable Curtain
• The multiplex electrical system
• An environmental product declaration for the customer
• We have chosen to divide the Volvo S80 into six areas, all of which combine to create the exciting overall experience that is pure Volvo S80:
• Driving experience
• Active safety
• Passive safety
• Comfort
• Security
• Environment
• Driving pleasure and sophisticated road behavior come from within and are multi-faceted in nature. Although this is a very individual experience, some criteria for a positive driving experience are rock-solid facts.
• The Driver's input must be transformed into the required response at an instant. Quick response, generous amounts of power and torque in an engine that is both quiet and smooth result in good fuel economy. A low-emission engine should be the result of this equation. Difficult to achieve, but not impossible.
• A large car must have a large engine. This is correct in principle, but size can be compensated for. The Volvo S80 has relatively large engines, up to 2.9 litres, but sheer size has been replaced by smart technology in order to create the perfect combination - for each specific engine variant.
• Engines with a "large" feeling in terms of performance and comfort; engines with a "small" feeling in terms of emissions and running costs.
• The Volvo S80 can be specified with different versions of the RN generation of engines. RN stands for Revised N. The N series- Volvo's modular engine family comprising four, five and six-cylinder all-aluminum engines- has now been extensively upgraded and improved in order to comply with 21st century fuel efficiency and performance requirements, hence the R.
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