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The Volvo S60 Concept – unpretentious yet dynamic

Interior elegance

Making the wheels go round

The Volvo S60 Concept Car gives a good indication of what the brand new Volvo S60 will look like when it is introduced during 2010. It also shows that the Volvo Cars design team has cranked it up a notch when it comes to the development of the products’ DNA.The design of the car is elegant, natural and flowing. The lines do not stop abruptly, but simply seem to continue on. The slim roofline and window graphics are accompanied by an entirely new lateral shoulder line, forming a gentle double wave. The rear doors open up sideways along the body of the car to its end position by the rear wheel, simply by pressing a button. The angled headlights that flow up into the sculptural bonnet combined with the lower air intake’s reverse trapezoidal shape, reveal an almost animal-like expressive face. These, and other, inspirational touches such as the bulbs in the headlights, which are sculpted as two miniature Viking longboats sailing side by side, are details that make the car what it is – dynamic.

Design Director Steve Mattin and his team have truly been inspired when it comes to the interior of the car. The main feature is undoubtedly the floating centre stack, handmade out of solid Orrefors crystal. Like a calm, gentle wave it floats from the instrument panel all the way to the rear seat backrest. The floating theme recurs in the car’s slender, lightweight seats, which are attached to the lower part and inner ledge of the centre stack, which means that they do not actually touch the floor. The Scandinavian coastline and its salt- and sun-bleached wooden piers and driftwood served as inspiration for interior, such as the ecologically tanned leather, which covers the floor and lower part of the doors, and the genuine blond birch wood on the upper part of the doors.

The Volvo S60 Concept is equipped with a four-cylinder 1.6-litre petrol engine using high-efficiency GTDi (Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection) technology with 180 horsepower. Instead of injecting fuel the conventional way, into the manifold, the fuel is injected directly into the combustion chamber under high pressure. The GTDi technology in combination with a range of other features will help keep CO2 emissions to around 119 g/km. One such feature is Start/Stop which switches off the engine when the car is at a standstill. Another feature is the DRIVe-mode, which gives the driver the possibility of reducing fuel consumption through an economy mode that will limit selected electrical or mechanical systems.

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ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WITH QUEUE ASSIST

COLLISION WARNING WITH FULL AUTO BRAKE

PEDESTRIAN DETECTION

00:00:06:00 00:00:11:00 ADJUSTING SET SPEED 00:00:11:00 00:00:16:00 ADJUSTING TIME GAP

00:00:16:00 00:00:19:00 AUTO BRAKE

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Driving comfortably

Automatic braking

Detecting unprotected road-users

Adaptive Cruise Control

Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake

Pedestrian Detection

The S60 Concept Car has received the latest version of Adaptive Cruise Control, which now adapts driving speed to suit all driving conditions – from highway speed down to a complete standstill. A highly beneficial function in slow-moving queues.

A truly innovative safety feature is the Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake. This feature warns the driver if a collision is imminent, and if the driver does not respond to the warning the vehicle’s full braking power will be activated to avoid an accident. An invaluable feature for the unprotected road users as well as other vehicles.

Along with Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake, the S60 Concept is also fitted with Pedestrian Detection – a safety innovation that can detect a pedestrian who steps out into the path of the vehicle. If the driver does not respond to the danger the Full Auto Brake will be activated in order to reduce the vehicle’s speed.

http://grab.volvocars.com/Campaigns/09/S60Concept/pressconference.flv

http://grab.volvocars.com/Campaigns/09/S60Concept/short_pressconference.flv

The S60 Concept Car is revealed

Broadcasting from Detroit

Stephen Odell, President and CEO Volvo Car Corporation, and Steve Mattin, Chief Designer Volvo, reveal the S60 Concept Car to the press at the Auto Show in Detroit.

The S60 Concept Car’s debut took place at the Detroit Auto Show on the 11th of January. If you didn’t have the chance to experience it firsthand, you can see the whole thing right here.

Top management presents the S60 Concept Car

Highlights from the press conference in Detroit

00:00:2:00 00:00:11:00 Test subtitles 1 00:00:11:00 00:00:16:00 Test subtitles 2

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Gallery of pictures

Volvo The Game

The S60 Concept Car is fitted with new innovative safety functions which will make driving a safer and more pleasant experience.

Would you like to see the S60 Concept Car? Browse the gallery of pictures and films and get a feel for Volvo’s latest creation.

Drive a Volvo car in this new exciting and completely free racing game. Click to learn more.

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Volvo the Game

How to install and play

Global Competition

Game gallery

http://www.simbin.se/

A new way to drive a Volvo

Volvo the Game is an exciting new racing game where you get to feel what it is like to drive a Volvo on a real race track. It features six different models, including the S60 Concept Car. Races are driven on two race tracks; the Eco Drive Arena in Gothenburg, Sweden, and Chayka race track in Kiev, Ukraine. Through Global competition you can compete with your best lap time against players across the world. It is also possible to select the Volvo of your choice, compete against your own best times and have the track all to yourself. Or you can compete against up to eleven computer-controlled competitors.

Volvo the game

System requirements

This PC game is free to download and play, just click the button to the right. When the download is finished open the Readme file and follow the instructions. Minimum system requirements: Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP Home/Pro, Windows Vista* Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or 100% compatible Memory: 1GB RAM Hard Drive: 1 GB free space 3D Accelerator: DirectX 9 compatible graphics card with 128 MB memory Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible Input: Keyboard and Mouse DirectX Version: 9 Recommended system requirements: Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP Home/Pro, Windows Vista* Processor: 3 GHz Intel Pentium IV or 100% compatible Memory: 2 GB RAM Hard Drive: 1 GB free space 3D Accelerator: DirectX 9 compatible graphics card with 512 MB memory Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible Input: DirectX 9 compatible force feedback steering wheel DirectX Version: 9 *Limited support.

Download the game (570mb)

http://s60game.volvocars.edgesuite.net/Volvo_TheGame_1.0_Setup.exe

Compete against drivers from around the world

The Global competition is a single player race where your score is compared to other players who have joined the competition. The competition is set up as two independent races: The first is run between 26 May and 9 June, 2009, on the Gothenburg race track. The second is run between 10 and 24 June, 2009, on the Chayka race track. To join the Global Competition you simply sign up in the game and click Global Competition. You can only drive the S60 Concept Car in the competitions. After each lap you will see your score and position and you can drive as many laps as you like. The winner is the one who has the fastest time at the end of the competition. Simple as that.

1st Prize

Set of tyres, up to 18", from Pirelli. Official Partner for Volvo the Game

http://www.pirellityre.com

2nd Prize

Framed quality print of the S60 Concept from www.volvoprints.com

http://www.volvoprints.com

3rd Prize

Games from SimBin

http://www.simbin.com

4th Prize

Games from GamersGate, account loaded with 50 000 "Blue Coins".

http://www.gamersgate.com

5th Prize

Quality print of the S60 Concept from www.volvoprints.com

http://www.volvoprints.com

6th-10th Prize

Collectable Scale model of the S60 Concept from Volvo Merchandise. Limited edition in scale 1:43.

http://www.volvocars.com/collection

http://www.opendoorsgeolocator.se/leaderboard/leaderboard_xml.php

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Gothenburg race - 26 May to 9 June,2009

Chayka race - 10 to 24 June,2009

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