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In 2010, there will be more guidelines, rules and regulations towards a stricter level of safety expected of European cars. Every manufacturer will sport similar-level offerings of equipment and specifications. |
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| 15 Aug 2009 | Text and photos by Amery Reuben |
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In this level playing field, Audi will market their head-on collision protection in the way of Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Citroen, and so on. And from a product-promotional standpoint, Volvo has somewhat stood down, shifting its focus from safety, safety and more safety to the ultimate construction and build. It's also emphasizing more on Scandinavian luxury, quality and, well you get the idea.
All this talk about comfort, power and safety has brought Volvo's priorities into a new light. A bright one. Talk about spanking-white paint on our test car. This Volvo has "grown" more youthful, pun intended. It is an exaggeration of the old one. Where its skin once sloped gently from the hood towards the front windscreen, and from the rear window to the boot-lid, it's even gentler in this version.
Those broad and high shoulder lines are more masculine in appearance, in the end taking on that now familiar, aggressive stance that resembles more of a Jaguar XF than a padded cell.
The front grille screams "I'm more just a safe-house for all you kids," and all of this really looks like they're not compromising on design anymore.
We'd like to draw your attention to chrome inserts along the side of the S80, below the doors, as well as a discreet front lip situated under the front bumper. These, and four reverse sensors placed on the trailing, bottom-most edge of the rear bumper - precisely the spot where most drivers are likely to ruin when reverse-parking their cars. |
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