volvo s80

Volvo is methodically adding stop-start technology to its vehicles equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission over in Europe. The stop-start tech, which initially is only available on vehicles with the 2.0-liter D3 turbodiesel engine, cuts CO2 emission by approximately ten grams per ...

A little over two years ago, Volvo introduced four-cylinder engines to the V70 and S80 models. This year, with new clean diesel powerplants, the two models also get the company's DRIVe badging and now emit just under 120 grams ...

Direct injection and turbocharging go together like peanut butter and jelly. Abbot and Costello. Brett Favre and protracted retirement negotiations. And it's easy to understand why, considering that very few of us seem ...

Volvo's DRIVe range, which have lower CO2 emissions compared to standard models, have managed to win the person responsible for the range, Ulf Nordström, Talentia's "Intrapreneur of the Year" award. What's so good about these ...

Over in Europe, Volvo's top end model - the S80 - will be getting a new engine option this year in the form of a new 2.4L five cylinder diesel. This engine replaces an existing one with the same displacement and configuration. The new engine has an aluminum block and cylinder head and most of the ...

Volvo has announced that both the V70 station wagon and the S80 large sedan will include new 4-cylinder powertrains to offer cleaner options in the range. The two powertrains are already installed in other Volvo models, such as the S40 and V50. One is gasoline, the other is a diesel. Let's start ...

Most of our stories here at AutoblogGreen are about what our cars do (or don't do) to the environment. Volvo seems to think that how clean it is inside the car is also worth thinking about.  The new Volvo S80 has what Volvo is calling a Clean Zone Interior Package (CZIP) that "creates the ...