IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Volvo's signature Scandinavian Luxury sedan has earned Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) top honors for vehicle safety in front, side, and rear impact crash protection... Volvo's S80 was one of the best performers. IIHS's announced that "The Volvo S80 also earns the Institute's 2007 TOP SAFETY PICK award for superior overall crash protections."
It now joins the XC90 and the C70 as IIHS Top Safety Picks. This dynamic accomplishment makes Volvo the luxury brand with the most IIHS Top Safety Picks.
"Volvo safety has been over 80 years in the making. Our cars are born from a culture that believes in protecting those in and around everything we make," states Anne Belec, President and CEO, Volvo Cars of North America. "Safety is a matter of cultural pride. Safety is not added on; it comes with the first kernel of thought when designing a new Volvo."
Volvo's holistic, 'Circle of Development' approach to safety starts from real world accident research, moving through to engineering, testing, manufacturing and coming back to real world accident research. Volvo safety is about Protective and Preventive safety -- to help people during one of their worst life experiences: an automobile accident.
- autospectator.com
Fuel Efficient Volvo's High Ranked in U.S.
ForbesAutos.com, Feb 14/ -- Volvo Cars has three models in the ten most fuel-efficient cars in their class on sale in the United States. The S40 and V50 came sixth and the C30 was placed tenth in FobesAutos.com's ranking of the most economical luxury cars.
Seven of the top ten cars in this list are European manufacturers. The remaining three are Japanese models.
Mike Omotoso of J.D. Power and Associates commented to ForbesAutos.com that European manufacturers have had to be conscious of fuel economy for decades: "In Europe, high-tech includes good performance coupled with good fuel economy."
The ten most fuel-efficient luxury cars:
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Ranking |
Model |
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1 |
Mercedes-Benz E320 BlueTec |
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2 |
Audi TT 2.0T |
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3 |
Audi A3 2.0T |
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4 |
Lexus GS 450h |
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5 |
Audi A4 2.0T |
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6 |
Volvo S40 2.4i/Volvo V50 2.4i |
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7 |
Acura TSX |
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8 |
Lexus IS 250 |
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9 |
Porsche Boxster/Cayman |
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10 |
Volvo C30 2.5T |
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