Volvo Introducing Seven Latest DRIVe Models: Three with the Start/Stop and Regenerative Charging Systems
Posted on March 15th, 2009 in Alternative Fuels, Diesel, Engine, Volvo, Volvo DRIVe | No Comments »
At the upcoming Geneva auto show, Volvo cars will be introducing seven latest DRIVe models, in which three of them bear start/stop and regenerative charging systems.
The Volvo DRIVe cars line is categorized into three, according to the three emission levels.
The first category is the 120 g level. The Volvo S40, C30 and V50 1.6d DRIVe will be equipped with the Start/Stop function this spring 2009. The Volvo 1.6D can produce 109 horsepower and a torque of 177 pound-feet. This feature aids in lowering the emissions up to 107 Gco2/km for the S40 and V50 models, and 104 Gco2/km for the Volvo C30.
The next emission level is the 140 g level. Volvo V70 and S80 are now featured with the DRIVe editions. The vehicles are still furnished with 1.6-liter engine configuration and manual gearbox. The optimized engine unit helps a lot on the Volvo’s large scale sedans to trim down fuel consumption and emissions of CO2.