A Volvo car ride can ease allergies

As wonderful as the spring is for many people, it is also sheer torture for others. A person suffering from asthma or allergy has few sanctuaries during the pollen season. However, a ride in a Volvo car may make life easier.

"The filters we fit to clean the passenger compartment air also remove the particles that cause allergies. A ride in a car can actually make breathing easier for many sufferers when the problem becomes acute," says Andreas Andersson, manager of allergy-optimised car interiors at Volvo Cars.

The filters that clean the air have two functions - one blocks particles and the other is impregnated with active carbon, which neutralises gases. The air in the car's passenger compartment is monitored by an air quality system that measures the amount of gases in the incoming air. Well before the levels get too high, the air intake to the passenger compartment is shut entirely automatically without any input from the driver. For this reason, the air inside the car is in principle always cleaner than the air outside.

Automatic ventilation
One factor that contributes to the clean in-car air is the automatic ventilation system, which airs out the car when the driver unlocks it. This system is currently found in the Volvo S80, XC60, V70, XC70 and S60 but will gradually be introduced in all the company's models.

Volvo Cars is in the lead in the development of allergy-optimised cars. Uniquely in the car industry, the textiles used in all the company's models meet the stringent Öko-Tex* standards, while the leather upholstery is entirely free of chromium.
What is more, nickel seepage from all metal-finish interior trim components has been minimised. As a result, five Volvo models with nine different interior trim alternatives have interior air of such high quality that they are recommended by the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association.

Several Volvo models have also received high ratings by Healthy Car in the US, an independent organisation that bases its results on research and studies of harmful substances in vehicles.
"We know that 35-40 percent of people in the western world suffer from some form of oversensitivity or allergy. This is a major problem for many people and it is therefore important that we as a car maker offer a clean environment inside our vehicles," says Andreas Andersson.

Filter to tackle small particles
The researchers at Volvo Cars are now working on the development of filters that can stop even the tiniest of particles.

"It is the small particles that are the most dangerous. They may not result in immediate symptoms like the larger ones do, which cause allergies to blossom. However, small particles can cause negative health effects in the longer term," concludes Andreas Andersson.

Jan Olson, marketing manager at the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association, is both grateful for and highly satisfied over the organisation's cooperation with Volvo Cars.
"We haven't received any negative feedback from users since we defined the criteria for allergy-optimised air quality, and several of Volvo's models have been approved in accordance with these standards. This means we have pitched our standards exactly right," he explains.

"It's difficult to give an exact figure, but we do not see any tendency for the problem to tail off. And the level is roughly the same throughout Europe," adds Jan Olson.

DRIVe Towards Zero
The development of an allergy-optimised in-car environment is part of the vision that Volvo Cars presented under the heading DRIVe Towards Zero, where the aim is to develop cars that are entirely free from harmful particles and carbon dioxide emissions. Thus far, China is the only country that regulates in-car air quality with enforced legislation. In Japan there are regulations for domestic car manufacturers.

IAQS (Interior Air Quality System), automatic ventilation and removable floor-mats are all grouped together under the heading of CZIP, which stands for Clean Zone Interior Package. IAQS is available as an option on all Volvo's car models.

Volvo Cars models that can be ordered with CZIP and are recommended by the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association:
Volvo S80
Volvo V70
Volvo XC60
Volvo XC70
Volvo S60 (the tests are being carried out this spring but the model meets the same standards as the other recommended models)

*International Oeko-Tex® Association is a collection of 14 reputable textile research and test institutes in Europe and Japan that conduct independent tests of harmful substances.

Source:Volvo

2011 Volvo C70 - Auto Shows

The Volvo C70 has consistently been a safe convertible, both in how it’s styled and in how it transports its occupants. Its apartment address additionally translates to a abridgement of active pleasure, one that meant a last-place accomplishment in a droptop comparo, as it fell to the BMW 328i, Audi A4, Saab 9-3, and Volkswagen Eos.

2011 Volvo C70 front angle

For its 2011 refresh, the C70 gets a rhinoplasty, a new posterior, and a active interior, acclamation absolutely none of the advisedly we accept with the car.

2011 Volvo C70 headlight picture

Up front, there’s a new fascia with beyond headlight units that extend aback into new advanced fenders. The grille—which sits over and advanced of the bonanza creating a array of overbite—has become added trapezoidal and wears what appears to be the better Iron Mark logo this ancillary of a Volvo semi tractor. The attending is a bit sleeker than that of the accepted car and Volvo says it’s pulled from the S60 abstraction apparent in Detroit this year, so we apprehend the new S60 will backpack abounding of the aforementioned beheld hallmarks.

2011 Volvo C70 interior wallpaper

2011 Volvo C70 rims

As for the adapted rear, it now includes LED taillights that Volvo describes as agnate to those on the XC60, and the aggregation additionally credibility out a new egg-shaped motif. The autogenous sports a redesigned and retextured apparatus console and softer adumbrate lining the seats. All of that is still covered by the aforementioned three-piece animate roof that origamis itself up or bottomward in about 30 seconds. Oh, and there’s a new red acrylic option.

2010 New Volvo XC60 reviews cars

2010 New Volvo XC60 side view picture

Volvo's all-new XC60 crossover is activity to accomplish things ambagious at Volvo dealers. Why? Because alike admitting the XC60 will become Volvo's abject XC model, it's absolutely 4.3 in. taller and 1.1 in. added than the XC70 (Volvo's acceptable wagon), although its all-embracing breadth is 7.9 in. shorter. The 5-seat XC60 alike "shares technology" with the XC70, Volvo's way of adage it's based on a almost abate adaptation of that car's platform.

2010 New Volvo XC60 front view wallpaper

"We don't backpack any illusions that abeyant buyers won't analysis drive all three of our XC cartage [including the beyond XC90]," said James Hope of Volvo Cars of North America. "The XC90 is absolutely for those absent 7-passenger adequacy and/or a V-8, while the XC70 is for the added acceptable Volvo buyer." Volvo expects the XC60 applicant to be a new blazon of Volvo client, younger, trendy, into accessories and possibly after kids yet.

2010 New Volvo XC60 interior view photos

Regardless of what blazon of being absolutely buys the turbocharged, all-wheel-drive XC60, they'll be accepting the aboriginal agent in the apple to appear accepted with a low-speed (19-mph or less) accident-avoidance system. Known as City Safety, it uses an bittersweet laser sensor at the top of the windshield to ascertain a agent aural 13 anxiety of the XC60's advanced bonanza that is either anchored or affective in the aforementioned direction. If the arrangement feels the XC60 is about to bang that vehicle, and the disciplinarian hasn't reacted, it applies the brakes, bringing the car to a stop if possible.

2011 Volvo C30 BEV previews

2011 Volvo C30 BEV pictures

Volvo presented a driveable electric car ancestor in September 2009. The Volvo C30 BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) now actuality apparent at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit takes the aggregation one footfall added in the development process. It appearance both a complete autogenous and abounding instrumentation, as able-bodied as added array packaging.

2011 Volvo C30 BEV wallpapers

"The aboriginal ancestor helped us analyze the capital abstruse challenges, such as array packaging and assurance issues. We accept addressed these challenges after compromising the Volvo C30 air-conditioned and fun-to-drive personality. I am actual blessed with the result. The electric Volvo C30 BEV in Detroit is a abundant added complete product," says Lennart Stegland, Director of Volvo Cars Special Vehicles.

2011 Volvo C30 BEV side view

The abutting footfall in 2010 is a factory-built alternation of analysis cars. Selected users will drive the analysis agile during a two-year balloon aeon in adjustment to accommodate Volvo Cars with admired experience. Not aloof abstruse but additionally behavioural.

2009 Volvo XC70 T6 Previews And photos

2009 Volvo XC70 T6

For 2009 improvements with the field of the best quality of Volvo XC70 include several new additions according to the specifications of lux of including/understanding the active lights of bending, the nozzles heated of disc, the suspension of load and the compensation dials of instrument of stop watch.

2009 Volvo XC70 T6

Volvo XC70 also receives an updated RSE (park of entertainments of back seat) which now comprises larger monitors of flat panel display of eight-inch built in the head-rests of front seat. A numerical option of TV is also available, which makes it possible passengers to observe channels of Freeview as well as provide a cardslot which can be employed for subscription services. Other devices of RSE include an integrated reader DVD, the ear-phones and remote-control without wire. Additional means of a casing it is possible to connect a reader DVD or an additional video game thus the two screens can then be used independently. The system of RSE is available for £1,350 RRP and the additional numerical option of TV is £400 RRP.

2009 Volvo XC70 T6

2009 Volvo S60 Concept Car sport

The Volvo S60 Concept that will be unveiled at next month’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) providing a unique insight into the all-new Volvo S60 due in 2010.The all-new S60 will be one of the strongest players in a segment where the competition is razor-sharp,” says Volvo Cars President and CEO Stephen Odell.The coupe-inspired lines that gave the original S60 its characteristic stance are even more pronounced in the next generation.The sporty design gives visual promise of an enthusiastic drive and I can assure you here and now that the all-new S60 will live up to that promise. The driving properties are better than in any previous Volvo. The car’s technology will help you to be a better and safer driver,” says Stephen Odell. the ord can look at liquidating its stake of control in Volvo in the near future, but these hasn 't stopped the manufacturer of Swedish car forging its own destiny.

Place to be revealed for the first time publicly at the exposure 2009 automatic of Strait in January, the new S60 concept is a forecast of the next S60 generation which must embark in2010. The car again concept represents a seismic variation in the manner that Volvo designs cars, and is perhaps Volvo 'the hottest car of glance of S up to now.

Volvo unrolled a truck again concept here which views the next generation of its S60 truck of intermediate size. The truck swoopy almost has half-compartment-like proportions with its back-light and curves overflowing that a ventilator 240 would never identify as Volvo. Most important is what 's under the cap. The 1.6L with four cylinders is a forecast of Ford 'small engine of EcoBoost of displacement of S first. With the direct injection and turbocharging, the mill 1.6L produces 180 powers in horses and mark a mpg 47 compound (the United States). The carbon dioxide emissions are only 119g/km. In addition to the engine of GTDI, S60 is equipped with beginning and fine automatic, of a duelle gear box speed of clutch 6, of a direction of electric current and an obturator of grill. This last element is closed in addition to flow of air to the radiator so nonnecessary and reduces the aerodynamic trail. The new engine is due to the production of beginning later in 2009 for European fords and we will see it probably here thereafter.

New 2009 Volvo S80L

Cars 2009, image, photograph and image of concept of truck of Volvo S80L. The S80L is based on standard the S80 truck, but locally worked and specifically conceived for the market in China, where it will be also assembled. It divides all the devices with shorter S80 but of the right ends an additional 14cm in the length, with the major part of additional space profiting from the passengers of back seat. Five alternatives will be available, with various balances and packages of engine to be chosen.

The power of the higher model comes from a six-cylinder integrated turbocharged of 285hp (210kW) 3.0L T6, and is led by an automatic gear box to Volvo 'to the system to driving wheels of S. the combined gear box is ace with the scoot the limousine with 62mph (100km/h) as Juste 7.2 seconds - not the bad one for a rather large car.

Volvo appreciated the stable growth since entering in China. It released its first models locally established, S40, in 2008, and today it sells S40 and the flagship S80 on the Chinese market.

Volvo C30 Concept modification

Volvo C30 Concept modification

They gave me a 2008 Volvo C30 to drive. I actually asked for it because I like to drive something different when I can. They always try to put you in a model either the same as the one you own or higher, but I wanted to see what the C30 was all about.

Volvo C30 Concept modification

From the outside the C30 looks like a Volvo, and has the very distinctive Volvo lines. It’s nose is Volvo, and it has the Volvo hips on it that make it look very Volvo. I like the Volvo body style so the outside is a winner for me. It looks very exciting and very Volvo. The front bumper is very sporty looking and has an aggressive look to it. The rear is a bit odd but it works as a hatch back. I would have liked to have more room to slide in wider objects but over all it’s good.