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Volvo XC60 wins UK automotive award

January 29th 2009 02:30

The all-new Volvo XC60 SUV has been awarded the What Car? SUV of the Year at the UK magazine's 2009 Awards.

Following in the footsteps of Volvo's seven-seat XC90, which was awarded the same title at the magazine's awards in 2003 and 2004, the Volvo XC60 is the safest and arguably one of the most stylish Volvo yet. It combines the SUV-like durability and practicality with a coupé profile and sporting driving dynamics. It also offers capacious levels of carrying space and its roomy cabin is designed to offer the highest level of comfort for five adults. Practicality is further boosted by Volvo's innovative 40:20:40 split-folding rear seats. When folded, the seats create a perfectly flat load space thanks to simple-to-use one-touch levers.

"Volvo is renowned for two things - making some of the world's most family-friendly cars, and some of the safest. The XC60 reinforces that reputation," praised Steve Fowler, What Car? (UK) Magazine group editor.

The Volvo XC60 will be launched in Australia in March 2009 priced from $57,950.

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Peugeot 3008 Crossover

January 15th 2009 22:30

The newly unveiled Peugeot 3008 Crossover vehicle is a unique vehicle designed as a cross between the SUV, the MPV and hatchback.

To be built at the Sochaux manufacturing plant in Eastern France, the versatile Peugeot 3008 borrows design elements of an SUV (a single-compartment body shape with a forward-positioned front windscreen), the spacious interior of an MPV and the short rear overhangs of a hatch. The cockpit warrants special mention for its high-quality and high-level of sportiness normally found in a flashy sports car.

Available with a selection of diesel engines - 1.6-litre HDi FAP with 80 kW and a 2.0-litre HDi FAP with 110 kW and two petrol engines - 1.6 litre VTi with 88 kW and 1.6 liter THP with 110 kW - the Peugeot 3008 Crossover features innovative technologies including a Head Up Display, Distance Alert, Hill Assist, WIP and Park Assist, Dynamic Roll Control and Grip Control (intelligent off-road traction) as standard.

The Official Peugeot Press Release:

The Peugeot 3008 is a compact and spacious crossover. It represents a new and innovative offer, not only in the Peugeot range but also in today’s car market as a whole.

Manufactured in Eastern France at the Sochaux manufacturing plant, its concept and specification has draw on all of Peugeot’s expertise and values. The Peugeot 3008 is positioned at the crossroads between several existing vehicles: the SUV, the MPV and hatchback. The car derives its strengths from this blend of motoring concepts while at the same adopting a number of new and original technologies (Dynamic Roll Control, Grip Control, etc) enabling it to combine specifications often deemed incompatible (driving pleasure inside a “tall” vehicle, improved traction while at the same time being eco-friendly, etc). Through its non-conformist approach and its resolute styling, the 3008, designed as a pioneering vehicle, offers an original solution and optimal versatility to customers in search of modernity, practicality and driving pleasure.

Protective, versatile and status-enhancing, the Peugeot 3008, a crossover in all respects, opens up new motoring horizons.

THE PEUGEOT 3008, A CROSSOVER DUE TO ITS ARCHITECTURE AND EXTERIOR STYLE, COMBING DIFFERENT MOTORING CONCEPTS

The architecture of the Peugeot 3008 successfully combines a single-compartment body shape with a forward-positioned front windscreen with elements borrowed from the world of the SUV, such as its lower tailgate (or hobby), its plunging side windows and its raised driving position.

The vehicle’s style achieves a harmonious fusion of these different genres. Its balanced proportions and dynamic and robust lines provide an indication of the car’s innovative content. At the front, the Peugeot styling genes have evolved to adapt to the car’s generous size, while at the rear the wide sculpted flanks help to visually attach the car to the road.

Depending on the trim level, the vehicle can have off-road styling elements, in particular inserts for the sills and lower panels.

HE PEUGEOT 3008 “CROSSES OVER” ON THE INSIDE AS WELL, OFFERING LUXURY, MODULARITY AND TECHNOLOGY TO EVERY OCCUPANT

Inside its spacious interior, the driver occupies an ergonomic and particularly luxurious driving position that calls to mind the world of the luxury coupe and has some similarity to the cockpit of an aircraft.

Passengers can enjoy a generous and extremely comfortable passenger compartment (in terms of design, seats, acoustics, etc), where each occupant will feel naturally at ease. For even greater interior brightness and visibility, they can benefit from a large glass roof measuring 1.60 m2.

Its Multiflex interior can be converted at will thanks to its 3-position load area floor and folding rear seats. With the latter folded, together with the front passenger backrest, the Peugeot 3008 offers a perfectly fl at floor from the lower tailgate hobby to the fascia panel. Its load volume under the parcel shelf then increases from 512 liters (or 432 dm3 in the VDA standard) to 1,604 (or 1,241 dm3 VDA) behind the front seats.

To add to the tranquillity and safety of all its occupants, the driver can benefit, as standard or as an option, from technology that is rarely if ever seen in this market segment: Head Up Display, Distance Alert (helps the driver to respect a safe distance between the vehicle in front according to speed), automatic electric parking brake, hill assist, as well as a range of telematic systems with satellite navigation (WIP Nav or WIP Com 3D)…

THE PEUGEOT 3008, A CROSSOVER THANKS ITS UNIQUE DRIVING SENSATIONS AND INTELLIGENT OFF-ROAD TRACTION

Thanks to Peugeot’s expertise and use of new technology, the Peugeot 3008 offers road holding qualities worthy of the best saloon cars, no mean feat for a ‘‘spacious and tall’’ vehicle. Every effort has been made to ensure class leading levels of road holding on all versions of the 3008, without in any way sacrificing passenger comfort. Indeed the Peugeot 3008 will become the new benchmark in the world of spacious, compact vehicles in terms of driving pleasure and active safety.

It achieves this through its excellent body rigidity, large wheels and suspension comprising of a McPherson type front suspension and a rear suspension consisting of a rear torsion beam. Combined with two of the most efficient engines (the 1.6 liter THP and the new 2.0 liter HDi FAP), the Dynamic Roll Control system, fitted to the rear suspension, sets new standards in terms of body roll control while still retaining optimal damping characteristics.

Another innovation is the Grip Control system. Consisting of an advanced traction control system and special Mud & Snow tires, it optimizes the traction of both front wheels of the 3008 for real off-road driving. The driver controls the system by means of a knob with five settings: Standard, Snow, Off Road (Mud/Dirt/Wet Grass), Sand and ESP off.

THE PEUGEOT 3008, AN ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY CROSSOVER

At an early stage of the project, the search for optimal environmental efficiency was a major priority, especially as the vehicle was a crossover.

Particular attention was paid to the car’s aerodynamics (Cx of only 0.296), weight optimization (lightweight materials, laser welding, etc) and Michelin tires with a low rolling resistance (derived from the 308) are fitted to most versions.

At the heart of the Peugeot 3008’s eco-efficiency, its six power trains feature the most advanced technologies in the market segment, both for petrol (with the 1.6 liter VTi and THP engines developed in co-operation with the BMW Group) and diesel versions (1.6 and 2.0 liter HDi fitted with a diesel particulate emission filter). Fuel consumption on the most eco-friendly version is therefore reduced to only 4.9 litres/100 km or 130 g/km of CO2.

In 2009, the Peugeot 3008 range will be as follows:
HDi FAP diesel:
1.6 liter HDi FAP 80 kW (110 bhp), 240 Nm, 6-speed manual gearbox – CO2: 137 g/km
1.6 liter HDi FAP 80 kW (110 bhp), 240 Nm, 6-speed electronically-controlled manual gearbox – CO2: 130 g/km (1)
2.0 liter HDi FAP 110 kW (150 bhp), 340 Nm, 6-speed manual gearbox – Euro 5, CO2: 146 g/km (1)
2.0 liter HDi FAP 120 kW (163 bhp), 340 Nm, 6-speed automatic gearbox – Euro 5, CO2: 176 g/km (2)
Petrol:
1.6 liter VTi 88 kW (120 bhp), 160 Nm, 5-speed manual gearbox – Euro 5, CO2: 165 g/km
1.6 liter THP 110 kW (150 bhp), 240 Nm, 6-speed manual gearbox – CO2: 176 g/km, and the 1.6 liter THP 115 kW (156 bhp), 240 Nm, 6-speed manual gearbox – Euro 5, CO2: 170 g/km (2)

Finally, from 2011, the 3008 will be the first vehicle in the PSA Peugeot Citroen Group to benefit from HYbrid4 technology, as unveiled on the Prologue HYbrid4 concept car at the last Paris Motor Show. This technology, representing a real breakthrough in terms of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions (in the order of a 35% reduction), it also allows four wheel drive thanks to front wheel drive provided by the HDi FAP diesel engine and rear wheel drive provided by an electric motor. The latter also allows an ‘‘all electric’’ drive mode, i.e. with zero emissions.

[Source: Peugeot]

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Australian pricing: 2009 Volvo XC60

January 5th 2009 04:15

The all-new Volvo XC60 SUV will be priced from $57,950 when it goes on sale in Australia in March and will be available in petrol and turbodiesel forms - a competitive price in the hotly contested premium SUV segment for the boldest crossover vehicle yet produced by Volvo

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Volvo Cars gets highest rating for whiplash protection

November 27th 2008 21:15

Bloody Volvo drivers, I hear you say but in the event of an accident, there are a lot worse places to be than on the inside of one of the Swedish manufacturer's cars. Over the years, Volvo has established a strong reputation for vehicular safety and the XC60 SUV is no exception having just been awarded the highest rating for whiplash protection in EuroNCAP's first ever assessment of the protection offered by passenger cars in the event of rear-end collisions

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Volvo V70 and XC90 'R-Design'

November 5th 2008 21:30

Volvo V70 T6 R-Design

To be blunt, Volvo's aren't known for building sporty and dynamic vehicles - in other words, they're rather dull. Understandably, the Swedish car maker misses out on a sizable demographic due to its safe but dull image so what do you do

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Limited edition Volvo Ocean Race XC70 and XC90 models

October 23rd 2008 04:55

Volvo Ocean Race XC70

To celebrate the 2008/2009 Volvo Ocean Race, the 'Everest of Sailing' which involves circumnavigating the globe over 10 legs, Swedish car maker Volvo is launching two special versions of the XC70 and XC90 models featuring some exclusive touches such as special stitching on the upholstery, aluminium detailing, bespoke alloy wheels and exclusive liveries: Ocean Blue or Electric Silver

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Volvo offers free servicing & insurance for XC90

May 30th 2008 11:15

With the new Luxury Car Tax (LCT) threshold set to take effect from July 1, 2008, many manufacturers are working out ways to entice customers to wrap-up their purchases (of $57,000 and above) early enough to take delivery of their new vehicles before the deadline

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Koleos: The first 4x4 crossover from Renault

February 12th 2008 23:30

Renault's first entry into the crossover segment will be unveiled in production form at Geneva in March. Billed as the ideal vehicle for escaping the everyday routine with genuine off-road ability, the Renault Koleos is designed by the French car maker, developed by owner Nissan and manufactured in Renault Samsung Motors' Busan plant in Korea

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The all-new Kia Borrego SUV

January 4th 2008 13:30

Kia Motors has revealed that their all-new, mid-size, SUV will bear the name 'Kia Borrego' when it makes its world premiere at the Detroit Motor Show this month

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AIMS: HUMMER H3

October 26th 2007 06:00

The HUMMER stand at the Australian Internation Motor Show was unbelievably crowded and you'd be hard pressed to find a busier stand than this one at the show

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