Volvo uuendab mudelivalikut

[pesa]

Vat sellised uudised siis. S40 kadumas ja XC60 tulemas..

Automotive News is dishing on Volvo's product lineup plans between now and 2010. The newly released second-generation S80 won't see any major changes, nor will the new 70-series wagons, the C70, or the C30. The S40's going to bid us adieu, as there's price overlap with the S60, and the S60's not much larger than the S40. The C30's going to serve as the entry-level Volvo, while also angling at MINI's territory of cutieified premium small cars. The S60, while handsomely drawn, is becoming long in the tooth. A redesigned S60 will bow in 2010, and it will be smaller than the current model in an effort to differentiate it from the S80, as well as still serve those customers who would have gone for the S40.

While Gothenburg's losing a sedan offering, it'll be adding a CUV in early 2009 when the XC60 hits the streets. With the CUV market currently on fire, a smaller Volvo 'ute to go after X3 shoppers is a shrewd move. The basic hardware's already been piled together as the Land Rover LR2, which we suspect offers a decent preview of the XC60 experience. Basically, what we see happening is the phasing out of the P2 platform that Volvo developed in the '90s for the original S80, and a migration of all vehicles to some flavor of the EUCD platform.

[sullivanmike]

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[Blanca]

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Väga broo auto. Seda hiired ostaksid. ostaks isegi

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Natuke uudiseid veel - Volvo ReCharge concept

It seems going green is one of the leading themes of the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show with nearly every manufacturer debuting some new green technology or hybrid concept. Volvo, however, has not yet produced a hybrid vehicle. That’s all about to change.

Volvo’s plug-in hybrid ReCharge Concept, developed in California by Volvo Concept and Monitoring Center, features four electric motors - one at each wheel. The motors are powered by lithium-polymer batteries which can be charged from a standard household plug.

A 100hp four-cylinder motor is also fitted, but the car can be run up to 100km on electricity alone. Once the electrical supply of the batteries dips below 30% the combustion engine tops them up, while the electric motors contributing electricity via regenerative braking capabilities. Depending upon the distance and mode of transport, fuel consumption is expected to vary between 0 and 5.5L/100km.

GM’s Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid functions in a similar manner, but Volvo’s ReCharge Concept also has a user-operated button allowing manual initiation of the Flexfuel four cylinder engine. The ReCharge is based on the familiar C30 platform and shares its good looks and sleek proportions.

Volvo emphasizes that this new generation of plug-in hybrids is not like current hybrid-assist vehicles which only use the electric motors briefly and as aids. The ReCharge is designed to run primarily on the electricity provided via plugin power in order to reduce emissions. The company has committed upwards of $1b towards hybrid research and development. It’s good to know the money is producing results.

[Volvo Club]

Ja uuendab ka lisavarustuse valikut

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[vanapeer]

Elektriautode ja hübriidide maailmas on hetkel probleem nende akude ülekuumenemisega. Probleem on lõplikult lahendamata ja sellepärast viibivad paljud uued mudelid
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[mel61]

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