Volvo S60 T6 Design

The tuner Heico Sportiv back to give a hand to the companion Volvo making the S60 T6 Design sedan proposal in a limited (100 copies) and sold with the blessing of the Swedish brand. It is therefore not a simple aesthetic package, as the T6 Edition is a version available in Europe - only the fastest, of course - at a price of 64,000 euros. The three volumes are distinguished by color Metallic Black Sapphire ", the 30mm lowered suspension and alloy wheels with" Diamond "19-inch Pirelli tires. Then present the same aesthetic package presented a few days ago , with the addition of plaques engraved with the internal numbering.

The Volvo S60 T6 receives numerous design changes to the 3.0 V6 engine that goes from 304 to 330 hp and the same from 440 to 460 Nm also increases consumption (10.3 l/100 km, +0.4), while the acceleration 0-100 km / h is covered in 5.8 seconds (-0.7) and self-limited top speed is 250 km / h.

Volvo: Geely wants to sell 150,000 cars a year in China by 2015

They are great ambitions of Geely brand on Volvo : the Chinese manufacturer, new owner Swedish brand, is willing to sell China 150,000 cars a year by 2015. These, in the same year, should add other 450.00 units distributed throughout the world. Geely is currently considering what would be the best production site on Chinese territory dedicated to Volvo: the options there would be the capital Beijing, Chengdu and Ningbo in the south-east. Currently Scandinavian cars for the Chinese market are the S40 , the V50 and S80 , built in the establishment of Chang'an Motors joint venture with Ford - Mazda . It may soon be assembled in China even the XC60 and the new S60 (you read our road test ?).

Volvo debuts the 1.6 engine GTDi

From next autumn the Volvo will start marketing the new 4-cylinder turbo petrol engine 1595 cm3 GTDi called and offered in versions from 150 hp (T3) and 180 hp (T4). This new unit provides both configurations 240 Nm of torque, although the presence of overboost enables the T4 to earn 30 Nm "on demand" availability of a Newton constant between 1,600 and 5,000 rpm. The 1.6 GTDi is made entirely from aluminum and has variable valve timing VVT (Variable Valve Timing), while direct injection is performed at a pressure of 100 bar.

The first cars to use with the 1.6 GTDi will be the S60 and V60 , offered in the T3 and T4. The less powerful will coupled with six-speed manual transmission

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