| The crossover class is the hottest one in the | | | | eighty years of Volvo, it has been developing |
| United States auto market. This is because | | | | safety feature after safety feature. Volvo |
| crossovers combine the large interior of SUVs | | | | vehicle have been known the world over for |
| with the handling dynamics and fuel | | | | having these safety features. The XC60 is not |
| efficiency of small cars. | | | | an exception. |
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| Skyrocketing gas prices has forced consumers | | | | According to the automaker, one of the most |
| to forgo purchasing a large SUV or a pickup | | | | advanced safety features of the XC60 is the |
| truck. But with crossovers, consumer can have | | | | City Safety. This safety feature helps |
| the next best thing to a SUV. Thus, it is not | | | | drivers avoid accident during low-speed |
| surprising that automakers are coming up with | | | | driving which happens usually during city |
| their own crossover models. | | | | driving. |
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| Swedish automaker Volvo recently announced | | | | "We are the first manufacturer in the world |
| the arrival of the Volvo XC60 in the | | | | to offer this type of feature as standard. |
| competitive market. The XC60 has the | | | | City Safety clearly shows that the new Volvo |
| toughness that the XC90 is known for. This is | | | | XC60 is the safest car Volvo has ever |
| coupled with a sporty appearance and | | | | produced. The car is packed with our |
| performance commonly found on smaller cars. | | | | accumulated safety know-how and technology, |
| | | | both when it comes to preventing accidents |
| Volvo Cars Design chief Steve Mattin said | | | | and protecting all the occupants in a |
| that this the most energized vehicle in the | | | | collision," said Volvo Chief Executive |
| automaker's lineup. "This car is charged with | | | | Officer and President Fredrik Arp. |
| more emotive form and more energy than any | | | | |
| other Volvo. We're elevating our design DNA | | | | Arp also said that the sporty appearance of |
| to an entirely new level by literally turning | | | | the XC60 merits it a place in a garage of |
| up the visual volume," said Mattin. | | | | someone who already owns a Volvo C30. "One |
| | | | might say that this could be the C30 owner's |
| Mattin also pointed out that the XC60 is | | | | next car. It's as sporty and exciting, but |
| designed to radiate its sleekness even from a | | | | more capable. With the Volvo XC60, we are |
| distance. "If you say that you'd recognise a | | | | widening our model range to attract even more |
| Volvo from a hundred metres away today, I | | | | customers with an active urban lifestyle," |
| dare say the XC60 radiates a clear Volvo | | | | impressed Arp. |
| presence from at least twice that distance," | | | | |
| enthused Mattin. | | | | Apart from the safety features of the XC60, |
| | | | it is also equipped with reliable auto parts |
| Being a Volvo, it is expected that the XC60 | | | | such as those used on other Volvo models |
| will be filled with safety features. In the | | | | including the Volvo 850 radiator. |