Volvo Car Malaysia has launched the new 3-door Volvo C30 in Malaysia, which Volvo says is a modern interpretation of the Volvo P1800 ES combined with styling cues from the Volvo Safety Concept car. Read more about the new C30 after the jump. Click here to read the rest of Volvo C30 2.4i launched in Malaysia for RM215,500
Volvo Car Malaysia will be launching the new Volvo C30 hatchback this Monday the 23rd. Initially only the 2.4i model will be offered, which features a 2.4 liter inline-5 engine producing 170 horsepower at 6,000rpm and 230Nm of torque at 4,400rpm. This engine is mated to a 5-speed Geartronic transmission. It will retail for RM215,500 OTR without insurance, fully imported. More details on Wednesday.
Volvo Cars Malaysia are currently having a two-month long promotional period which will end on the 21st of June 2008. Selected aftermarket alloy wheels for the Volvo S40, V50 and XC90 have promotional prices that are between RM2,000 to RM3,000 cheaper than normal.
If you buy a Volvo Navigation System (seems decent as it is based on Garmin GPS products), you will get a Volvo Parking Assistance Camera worth RM1850 for free. The VNS LCD screen displays a rear view feed from the Parking Assistance Camera on the rear of the car, along with virtual lines to act as a guide for the driver to park.
Selected Volvo accessories including bodykits, spoiloers, mouldings and other accessories like front parking assistance, neck cushions, lockable wheel nuts, running boards, rubber or textile mats and others have a 20% discount.
Volvo Car Malaysia has launched the facelifted Volvo XC90 here in Malaysia, probably one of the only 7 seaters around that gets the approval of Jeremy Clarkson, who last I read is about to purchase his third unit soon.
The model offered here in Malaysia is the 2.5T model, and retails for RM349,500 OTR without insurance. Under the hood is a transversely-mounted 2.5 liter inline-5 turbocharged engine producing 210 horsepower and 320Nm of torque.
The new Volvo XC90 is available in four colours - Black Sapphire Metallic, Oyster Grey Pearl, Electric Silver Metallic and Shadow Blue Metallic. The three non-black colours are all-new for the XC90.
Volvo Cars Malaysia President Mr Robert Norrman has indicated that the new XC90 will also be available with a turbodiesel engine soon, if not immediately. The Volvo XC90 D5 uses an all-aluminium inline-5 turbodiesel engine producing 400Nm of torque and 185 horsepower, and is equipped with a 6-speed Geartronic automatic gearbox. The Volvo C30 will also hit our shores soon.
Continue reading for the changes with the facelift in terms of exterior and interior. Click here to read the rest of Facelifted Volvo XC90 launched in Malaysia!
Volvo made a bold announcement this week - to have an injury-proof car by the year 2020. Sweden’s head of traffic safety Claes Tingvall doubts the target can be achieved, but I think we all know what is important would be the increases in vehicle safety research and development and new production-worthy safety systems that Volvo will be churning out leading up to 2020.
“I think if you look into the future, we as a community will not accept that we have injuries,” says Jan Ivarsson, head of Volvo’s safety team. Ivarsson’s predecessor invented the three-point seatbelt way back in the 1950s, which is now a standard feature in all cars. Volvo also pioneered crumple zones, side airbags and rear-facing child seats, which all contribute to increased vehicle occupant safety.
In the long run, Ivarsson is of the opinion that we may even have uncrashable cars, which can automatically steer, accelerate and brake out of harm’s way in the case of an imminent car crash.
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Volvo V70’s R-DESIGN package will be able to be ordered from this month onwards in the UK, with the first R-DESIGN V70s to be delivered in August this year.
The R-DESIGN package includes stiffer anti-roll bars and bushings as well as 20mm front and 15mm rear lower ground clearance to help with handling and steering responsiveness. Aesthetically, the R-DESIGN kit features a silver matt-finish front grille with the R-DESIGN badge, silver matte door mirrors, chrome exhaust pipes, a rear spoiler, and 18 inch Cratus alloy wheels.
On the interior of the car, the leather upholstery has the R-DESIGN logo embossed, and the front seats are slightly more sportier with better side support. There is also an R-DESIGN leather steering wheel, aluminium interior trim, sports pedals, a sports gearlever, and new instrument dials with blue inserts.
More images of the Volvo V70 R-DESIGN after the jump. Click here to read the rest of 2009 Volvo V70 R-DESIGN
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Volvo has developed this Volvo V70 2.5 FlexiFuel Turbo police car for the UK Emergency Services, and will be available from June 2008 onwards. The UK government has a requirement that requires all police districts to operate a minimum of 20% FlexiFuel vehicles, so the new V70 FlexiFuel Turbo will be a welcome addition.
The Volvo V70 2.5FT police car’s 2.5 liter Flexifuel Turbo engine makes 200 horsepower and 300Nm of torque between 1,500 to 4,500rpm, and gets to 100km/h in 7.6 seconds. It can run with the same power output on either regular petrol or Flexifuel (E85), a blend of 15% regular petrol and 85% bioethanol.
One more shot after the jump. Click here to read the rest of Volvo V70 2.5 FlexiFuel Turbo police car
Volvo seems to be really pushing the Volvo C30 as a fun hatchback, but I think this optional feature is abit too whacko. Stickers as decorations for cars are quite common-place - Proton has been quite notorious in the past with its compulsory optional stickers that cost a few hundred ringgit, and Naza has recently announced a new line of Edisi Grafix stickers for the Naza Suria.
The Volvo C30 is now available with a choice of about 20 designs which include things like the rainbow pattern above, polka dots, zebra stripes and many more. These designs are actually an applique film, which is removable, and also serves to protect the car. The film is designed to last about two years, after of which it can be replaced with a new design or removed completely.
Each designs cost about 2,000 Euros, or about RM10,000 ringgit. Check out three more designs after the jump, or click here to view all the designs available! Click here to read the rest of Volvo C30 optional decorative film
Volvo has made the R-DESIGN kit standard equipment on its Volvo C30 hatchback, down from the 1.6 liter petrol engine up to the 230 horsepower turbocharged inline-5.
The R-DESIGN kit features a bodykit, rear spoiler, the R-DESIGN logo on the grille and alloy wheels, off-black T-Tec fabric with contrasting cream leather embossed with the R-DESIGN logo, blue instrument dials, a leather sports steering wheel, aluminium ridged sports pedals and a gear knob with aluminium inserts.
More photos after the jump. Click here to read the rest of R-DESIGN Kit now standard on the Volvo C30
For those not satisfied with looking at the the Volvo XC60 in static photos, you will find a driving shots video of the Volvo XC60 after the jump. Shame there is no audio though, no chance to hear that turbocharged V6, but at least there’s no tacky techno music.
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