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dates : 29th May 2005 17h00 |
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Volvo
S40 and V50 diesel
The 2,4-litre petrol S40 is the
reigning Car of the Year, and Volvo felt the time was right to
add to the range. Volvo nomenclature is a bit confusing. The V50 is in fact the
wagon version of the S40, and apart from an extended roofline,
the cars are otherwise identical. ...more
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Volvo
design innovations
Volvo once had a cast-iron reputation in the performance
car arena in South Africa. But from the 1970s there
followed a few decades of solid, stolid cars with a dour
emphasis on safety, and this eventually hurt Volvo’s
image ...more
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Volvo
safety innovations
Volvo has gone to some lengths to incorporate safety and
accommodation innovations in the 3CC. With short body overhangs front and rear, safety is naturally
compromised as there is less space to provide energy-absorbing
crumple zones ...more
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Volvo
environmental innovations
Safety features are important, but even more vital in terms of
our long-term survival is containing the environment. Caused
mainly by the combustion of fossil fuels, the accelerating
Greenhouse Effect is the concern of every motor manufacturer
across the globe ...more
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Volvo
driver aids
The Blind Spot Information System
uses a camera on each wing mirror to warn the driver of a
following vehicle entering a blind spot. A warning light and buzzer alerts the driver when an overtaking
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