Volvo is mainly known for its practical and safety cars and is not typically considered as race cars but the new model, the model of 2011 S60 may just change this impression. This car is edgy, sporty has higher personality and is known for its greater oomph than of any other model of Volvo.
The exterior of this model is indeed very stylish and consists of C pillar that extend till the back of the car. This car has the ability to compete with the consumer market of Mercedes Benz C-class models and with the series of BMW 3. The S60 has been manufactured to be most dynamic and innovative of Volvo ever entered in the market and offers the sitting of 2 chassis.
This latest edition of Volvo makes use of a 300Hp with 6 cylinder engine and a torque of 325 pound feet. All models consist of automatic transmission of speed. The engine of this model will be the most powerful and now you can enjoy accelerating effortless by this edition and can achieve a speed of 60 km per hour in 6.2 seconds. Due to dynamic suspension the speed of the car is smooth and the interior is quiet super.17mpg gas mileage is obtained in the city region and on the free way 26mpg gas mileage is obtained.
To give a greater back support the front seats are being especially designed in new style and a display center is situated on the center stack. Also in the instrumental center only 2 dials are available. The trunk capacity of this latest model is 12 cubic feet and to facilitate more cargo space, the rear seats can be fold down. Thus, it is worthy to mention that you are ultimately going to enjoy this latest edition; especially the youths are going to find it fabulous
Volvo has the reputation of safe cars that are engineered ultra edition.
In this edition, the World safety features are kept to standard such as Side Impact Protection System. This helps in absorbing severe impact of the sides and the vehicle has been designed by keeping pedestrian safety in focus. For this, clean lines, the front of the car and the engine position have been designed as such to minimize the impact of cyclist and pedestrians. The steering wheel is even collapsing to avoid any physical harm to the driver. The anti submarining prevents slipping of the seat belt and the warning alerts of Lane Departure aware the driver of the car being swerving and the collision are prevented by the Driver Alert Control.
The car also has the feature of full auto brake that has the ability to detect pedestrian and applies automatic pressure during imminent collision. A dual DVD player with entertainment system for the rear seat is also offered by this edition, which consists of DVD players and 2 LCD monitors. A touch portable system is also situated that has 3D graphics. The price of this latest edition is $38k.
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