2010 Volvo XC60
As we roll inexorably towards the parked "car" in front of us in just over 20 km / h, all I cry instincts: "Hit the brakes!" Habits ingrained in a 40-year career driving are hard to break. But I was told to keep the foot of brake pedal, no matter what, and leave the car in control. And so we slip, with a low speed impact at seemingly a foregone conclusion. I hope working air bags.
But at the last minute, less than a meter away from a fender Bender imminent, the brakes are applied automatically – And the type of shot – and the car is stopped in its tracks. No accident, no drama.
This is the new Volvo Safe function – City Safety – in action and the idea is to avoid or mitigate accidents that occur at a speed of 30 km / h or less. In short, a laser sensor located in the rearview mirror monitors the distance between you and the vehicle in front, and if you get too, it applies the brakes automatically. You can turn off, but otherwise operating mode all the time. According to Volvo, 75 percent of all crashes take place at or below this speed, and half the time, the brakes do not apply to everyone, for various reasons …. including driver distraction. However, it is important to understand that City Safety does not relieve the driver of the responsibility for maintaining a safe distance to avoid a collision, Volvo manager warns of preventive security, Jonas Ekmark. "The automatic braking function does not react until it considers that a collision is imminent."
Standard equipment on the new XC60 2010, City of Safety also works with other protective features, including bags air and seat belts, to further reduce the possibility of injury. It works just as well during the day or night (though the windshield will remain clear) and system functions independently of Volvo's Adaptive Cruise Control, a sonar technology designed to keep a safe distance between you and the car in front while driving on the highway.
Needless to say, City Safety is just one of a myriad of safety devices in the XC60. Other security warning lane departure, rear park assist camera, collision warning, blind spot information system, and my personal favorite, control the driver is alert. This last feature notifies the driver if he or she is straying from its lane or inattention to the road, and sounds a beep and display a cute little coffee cup graphic on the monitor display of information. All these elements in addition to other active safety features including traction control system, hill descent control, a vehicle stability system, weakening brake support, and the usual list of airbags and ABS. Sweden is obviously full of insane drivers against each other at each turn by Volvo has gone above and Beyond the search for accident prevention and safety is almost synonymous these days. The XC60 surely must be the driver of the SUV isolation market.
The XC60 is powered by a 281-horsepower turbocharged inline six-cylinder comes with a transmission: a six-speed automatic mated a fourth generation full-time Haldex all-wheel-drive system. Parts of the drivetrain and other components used in other parts of the line Volvo launched, including the S80 and V70, and has 231 mm ground clearance for those who may feel compelled to take this ute $ 50,000 in the Boondocks.
Volvo current waiting diminutive C30 coupe owners will move up in the XC60 and its competition includes the likes of the Mercedes GLK, Lexus RX350, and, above all, X3 BMW. It is in all ways a luxury vehicle. Standard equipment includes leather interior, dual zone climate control, heated outside mirrors, power seats, Bluetooth hands-free interface, Sirius satellite radio, rear floor area and a fold-flat 40/20/40 split rear seats. "Ideal Ikea to load boxes, "jokes the project director, Lars Blenwall.
Effort to drive. At a distance of 350 miles to the Pacific Highway Shield and through the vineyards of California, the XC60 handled the endless zigzag curves, with aplomb and ease. You can actually adjust the steering impulse, while you are driving and it is sometimes easy to forget you're piloting a sports car and not a sports sedan. turbo, which can be a problem, is completely under control and virtually unobtrusive.
Designed in California studies and built Volvo in Ghent, Belgium, the XC60 delivers what the chief designer exterior, Doug Frasher, described as a "holistic style of body." "When we started working on the XC60, which did not lose sight of the love of nature Swedish wildlife. One of the big questions we posed was: "What kind of animal it be?" "That question remains unanswered, but at least was not labeled a bionic cheetah, as was the case with the Infiniti FX35.
The XC60 is expected to reach Canadian showrooms in April and will be priced base of $ 40,000 under the high and low $ 50,000 neighborhood.
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