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2012 Volvo V60 Plug-in hybrid
The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid will go into production next year, making for an important addition to the 2012 Volvo line-up. The V60 hybrid was first presented at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show with a 2.4-litre diesel engine with 215 hp and 440 Nm of torque, combined with an electric motor providing another 70 hp and 200 Nm.
Adding an environmental feather to its safety cap, the Volvo V60 hybrid produces just 49 g/km of CO2 emissions. While Volvo hasn’t released any fuel consumption details as yet, the hybrid technology on the V60 will allow for three driving modes of “Pure” (completely electric), Hybrid and Power. The latter enables full use of both the combustion engine and the electric motor and achieves a sprint time to 100 km/hr of 6.9 seconds.
The only idea we get of the fuel consumption is in the words of Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby who roughly claims halving fuel use. With the V60 Plug-in hybrid Volvo will offer a potent mix of its new sporty style, traditional high safety reputation and environmental goodness in one package.
Volvo V60 Plug-in hybrid
The new Volvo V60 Hybrid will be another of the ecological cars on show at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show next week. The
V60 Plug-in Hybrid is pretty much ready for production but is expected on the market sometime next year. The new model will have a 2.4-litre D5 diesel engine with 250 hp and 440 Nm of torque, and an electric motor producing another 70 hp. The batteries are a 12 kW lithium ion pack which combine to achieve CO2 emissions of less than 50 g/km.
Battery recharge time for the V60 hybrid ranges from three to 7.5 hours depending on the power outlet. Style-wise the hybrid version is the same as the standard V60 except for a new white colour, slightly redesigned aerodynamic kit and dedicated alloy wheels. On the inside we get the hybrid display screen with information that can also be recovered remotely via a smartphone application.
The car can run in three modes: hybrid, all-electric or even all-diesel which is new for this kind of vehicle. The V60 Plug-in Hybrid has a range of 50 km in all-electric mode, while in hybrid it has a range of 1,200 km and consumes just 1.9 l/100 km of fuel. A “Power” mode allows for the full potential of the engine to be used, and the car gets to 100 km/hr in just 6.9 seconds when using this setting.
Volvo to stay in America: Crown investments with Volvo offer on table
American investment group Crown, headed by former Ford president Michael Dingman, could put an offer on the table to buy Volvo, although a sale to Chinese company Geely seemed in the bag. Geely has been Ford’s preferred purchaser, although there have been industry concerns about selling Volvo to Asian interests, and losing possible brand image, intellectual property rights and technological know-how. The move could be a win for American patriotism if Ford were to prefer a home grown purchaser.
Reports say that Crown group could also enlist the support of Swedish investors and offer up to two billion dollars for the brand - a similar amount to what is on the table from Geely. In the meantime, the guys at Swedespeed have produced these renderings of what they think the V60 station wagon would look like, with a V60R sport wagon rendering, too.
Source | Es.autoblog.com and Swedespeed
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