Every Little Bit Adds Up – 2011 S60 Regenerative Charging
I was going though technical specs and found a bit of technology that’s rather slick. Regenerative Charging (RC) is used in our S60s electrical system to reduce carbon output and increase fuel economy. RC is an intelligent control of the alternator charging function. By changing the alternator charge level parameters, when the driver uses the [...]
Just Saw a Black 2011 S60
As we get close to launch date, we’re getting more S60′s at NJ office. Out back, in our Service Methods Shop, there are a couple of black ones. Black doesn’t photograph well – at least not with my skill set – so better to show nice pretty ones and leave black to your imagination. But [...]
George Perkins, Executive Producer – “Desperate Housewives”
A while back, we asked George if he would like to review our C70. Unfortunately, he was traveling in Hawaii at the time, leaving us no way to get one there within a reasonable time frame. However, upon his return, he took one for a state-side test drive. Dan —————————————————————————— I’ve just received the Volvo [...]
The ‘Naughty Volvo Tour’ Coming to a City Near You
An S60 hello to you all. Last year we took XC60 on tour. Our goal was to show something completely different in two ways: design and safety. No other Volvo ever looked as good, (okay, I think the first C70 Coupe was stunning, especially in Saffron color), but the XC60 was really the first showing [...]
Word Smithing 101
When Toyota announced their Star Safety System, we started to scratch our heads like, “Gosh, what makes that so special?” I put together lists of what Volvo had, when we had it, when it was fitted, to what models, if there were any markets we didn’t have something fitted … and it became overwhelming. So [...]
First reviews of our all new S60
The on sale date for the all new 2011 S60 is mid-September. James is getting a media lauch ready for early September; we call this a ‘short lead’ since most publications attending are able to turn around their stories rather quickly. Funny, long lead meaning print media that need 2-3 months to get articles in [...]
What does the History Channel, a Spy Car, and soon to be crushed XC60 have in common?
A lot! About four months ago the History Channel’s newest series, Sliced, called and wanted to get a seat belt and air bag to cut open. Told them we’ll give them a whole car and it seems we caught them completely off guard. We gave them an XC60 that was heading to US Customs certified crusher. [...]
First U.S. Journalist to Drive the 2011 Volvo S60
Roger Hart from AutoWeek just came back from Germany, a great place to test drive any car, and in the link below he writes about our new S60 coming this later this year. http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100517/CARREVIEWS/100519894 dan
LIVE! With Regis and Kelly, Monday March 29, 2010 – Showing off S60 sports sedan
We have been invited to show our new S60 on Regis and Kelly just prior to the New York International Auto Show opening (media days: March 31 and April 1). I’m sorry that I don’t know the exact airtime, but the segment usually runs for about ten minutes. As they say, “check local listings for [...]
New S60 Hub
Here, check this out. Aside from all the snow at our Swedish test track in Hällered, (it’s been a long, cold winter over there) there’s some nice driving. Torque Vectoring is what we had in S60 R and V70 R a few years ago. Awesome technology for us lead foots. Good subject to explore more [...]
