Volvo diesel engines improved for DRIVe towards zero | New Release - Car News Apr 2012

11:16 Tuesday 08 May 2012

Further improvements have been made to Volvo's diesel engine line-up in another step towards the DRIVe Towards Zero strategy.

The improvements to its diesel engine line-up support Volvo's new CO2 initiatives that reinforce its European leadership in fuel efficiency improvement.

Almost all diesel powered versions of the Volvo S60, V60, V70 and S80 from model year 2013 will have CO2 emissions below 120g/km.

Volvo, in addition to these engine improvements, has also upgraded its infotainment system, SENSUS, in-line with the all-new Volvo V40.

As a result, Volvo can offer the latest technology to its customers with Active High Beam, Tunnel Detection and the ability to specify Road Sign Information.

Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development of Volvo Car Corporation, said, "The conventional diesel and petrol power trains continue to play a major role on the environmental agenda.

"We are continuously improving their efficiency and in the last two years Volvo has brought CO2 emissions from our diesel and petrol model ranges down by 13 per cent."

The low fuel consumption and CO2 levels in the manual versions in the Volvo S60, V60, V70 and S80 is also present in the D2 engine combined with automatic Powershift gearbox.

The DRIVe symbol that was used to declare the lowest CO2 emitting engine will be renamed to Drive-E and will offer a more strategic approach with greater scope.

Peter Martens explained, "From now on the DRIVe symbol will not be used for denominating specific car models since we extend Drive-E to embrace all Volvo Car Corporation's sustainability efforts, from production to recycling."

The diesel engine offer has been extended by Volvo with a new entry-level 5-cylinder, 2.0-litre turbocharged diesel.

The engine has an output of 136bhp and maximum torque of 258lb-ft. The engine is available with a manual and an automatic gearbox.