What kind of car can be called luxury? Luxury in Mercedes-Benz's eyes is the noble lineage of automobile inventors, as well as pleasing appearance and interior design; Luxury in BMW's eyes is the excellent handling performance of its class, and good driving is more important than anything else; The luxury in Audi's eyes is stable, and turning on the light can illuminate the future with technology. How luxurious is Volvo? We might as well look for the answer from the new Volvo S60.
Appearance: two styles of design? Meet the needs of different groups of people
The appearance of the new Volvo S60 did not disappoint its fans. The new car adopts the family-style design language brought by the new generation XC90, including the front LED headlight group with "Raytheon Hammer" daytime running lights and the front bumper with three-dimensional effect. Compared with the sleek shape of the current model, the new car looks young and fashionable, but it is not unassuming. The new car is also available in two design languages: Deluxe Edition and Sport Edition. The difference between the two is most obvious at the air intake grille. The deluxe edition adopts bright silver straight waterfall style, and the sports edition adopts black dot matrix design.
In terms of dimensions, the new Volvo S60 is 47,665,438+0 mm/65,438+0,850 mm/65,438+437 mm, and the wheelbase is 2,872 mm. The new Volvo S60 has not been extended for the China market, but compared with the previous generation S60L, the wheelbase of the new car has increased by 65,438.
Interior: Sharpen a sword in ten years? An old married couple for a new love.
The interior of the current S60L is basically the same as that of the 20 10. This style was good at that time, but it is really out of date today. Nokia phones, also from northern Europe, have almost disappeared, but the physical phone buttons remain on the central control of this car.
The interior design of the new Volvo S60 has obviously kept pace with the times. Although Volvo's minimalist style has been adopted, the workmanship and materials are sincere. The center console is wrapped in soft material in a large area, and the details are quite elegant. The 8-inch central control large screen has been seen on other Volvo models for a long time, and most of the function settings of the whole car are integrated. There are not many points that this system can say, which can be summarized in eight words: simple logic and smooth operation.
Control: How many power units are selected? The only front double wishbone suspension in its class.
Volvo has high hopes for the maneuverability of the new S60 and is committed to making it the most maneuverable medium-sized car in the brand history. From a mechanical point of view, it is the only vehicle in its class that uses double wishbone front suspension. At the same time, HRS, a unique hydraulic damping technology for China market, is adopted, and 4C adaptive chassis can be selected, which can realize 500 road scanning per second, and the damping of suspension system can be adjusted in real time according to different road conditions, effectively giving consideration to vehicle comfort and handling.
In terms of power, the new car offers four power units to choose from, among which T3, T4 and T5 are all equipped with Drive-E? 2.0T engine, T8 adopts PHEV plug-in hybrid system composed of 2.0T engine and motor. The T3 version has a maximum power 163 horsepower and a peak torque of 256 Nm. ? The T4 version has a maximum power 190 horsepower and a peak torque of 300 Nm. The T5 version has a maximum power of 250 HP and a peak torque of 350 Nm. The T8 version has a combined maximum power of 390 HP and a peak torque of 640 Nm. The transmission systems are all matched with 8-speed automatic manual transmission, T3, T4 and T5 versions are front-wheel drive models, and T8 version is four-wheel drive models.
Health: The carriage must not become a "poison gas cabin"
Volvo once had a ridiculous saying that "opening the door is Beijing and closing the door is Northern Europe", which means that the air purification system of vehicles can effectively filter smog. This point has been maintained and further strengthened in Volvo's brand-new S60. The AAC double-effect enhanced air purification system specially designed for China in the new car innovatively adds electrostatic filtration technology on the basis of high-efficiency filter element. The double-effect enhanced air purification system can prevent up to 95% of harmful PM2.5 particles from entering the cockpit. The purification performance is the best in the same level.
The new S60 adopts stricter high-temperature detection, raising the national detection standard from 25 degrees to 65 degrees to ensure that the interior will not release harmful substances under any circumstances.
Safety: the process of safety? A perfect score is a pass.
For consumers, Volvo's most well-known label is its safety. Whether it is active safety or passive safety, Volvo has always led the times. The new Volvo S60 comes standard with City? Safe city safety system, road departure prevention and protection system, LKA lane keeping assistance, DAC fatigue early warning system. Competing products at the same level either have no similar configuration, or only appear at the top, or need to be optional.
But like Pilot? Active safety configuration such as driver assistance system, BLIS blind spot information system, CTA reversing vehicle side warning system, RCW reversing anti-collision system, etc. The allocation ratio of the new S60 is also much higher than that of competing products at the same level.
When it comes to vehicle safety, Volvo models have always been ahead of the times. For a simple example, the first generation XC90 was selected by the American Highway Safety Insurance Association (IIHS) in 20 13. The safest car of the year, we should know that XC90 is a "classic car" that has been listed for more than 65,438+00 years (the first generation XC90 was listed in 2002), while the second generation XC90 listed in 2065,438+04 directly refreshed the highest score record of IIHS. In 20 12, when IIHS just launched the 25% frontal collision, a large number of models including BBA achieved terrible results, only Volvo stood out, and S60, S80, XC60, XC90 and other models all achieved good (excellent) results. Unlike those car companies that are always studying how to deal with crash tests, Volvo has been studying how to really improve the safety of its vehicles.
What Volvo has done in automobile safety is not only independent, but also promotes the development of automobile safety technology almost by its own efforts.
1958, Volvo invented a three-point seat belt for automobiles, which was used on Amazon 120 series and PV544 series models introduced in 1959. After that, Volvo became the first automobile manufacturer in the world to use seat belts as standard equipment. Later, Volvo shared the patent of three-point seat belts for free, which has saved millions of lives so far. 1985, the three-point seat belt was awarded by the German Patent Office as "one of the eight greatest inventions that have made the greatest contribution to mankind in the past century".
Volvo's security initiative does not stop there.
1959, Volvo engineer nils boleyn invented the three-point seat belt. Volvo became the first automobile manufacturer in the world to adopt three-point seat belts as standard configuration. The invention of seat belts has saved thousands of lives so far.
1967, Volvo officially launched the first backward child seat.
1982, Volvo began to use airbags, and later invented side airbags and airbag curtains.
1998 invented the head and neck safety protection system (WHIPS).
1999, Volvo invented the world's first child safety seat using ISOFIX interface.
In 2004, Volvo invented a collision warning system with brake assist and automatic braking functions.
In 2006, Volvo invented BLIS.
In 2008, the brand-new XC60 went on the market, with cities as standard? Safe city safety system has become the first production car equipped with defensive safety system in the world.
20 10 an epoch-making safety technology, the automatic braking pedestrian safety system was born.
In 20 12, Volvo V40 was listed at the Geneva motor show, becoming the first vehicle equipped with pedestrian airbags in the world.
20 15 is the world's first intersection automatic braking technology, which can automatically brake when turning to the right car.
20 16 the world's first "large animal detection system" can detect large animals, such as elk, horses and moose. At the same time, give early warning to the driver, and implement braking assistance to the moving vehicle to avoid collision. ?
Full text summary:
The current Volvo S60 was launched in 20 10, which is close to 10. In the past 10 years, the development of science and technology has pushed the world forward a big step. 10 years ago, 3G technology just met the world, and now we have stood at the gate of the 5G era. In 10 years, Volvo has not been idle. It turns the brand-new S60 into a Nordic warm man, and will soon enter people's lives. The exterior interior is handsome and restrained, but the strength is surging but not violent. The most important thing is that he always pays attention to your health and safety.
The market segment where the new Volvo S60 is located can be said to be surrounded by strong enemies: BMW 3 Series has been replaced for a long time and is highly competitive; The level of mercedes benz c also depends on a large number of values; Audi A4L has balanced strength in all aspects, with great preferential strength; There are also a number of second-tier luxury brands, the price has no bottom line, and they are also waiting for a share. .....
Fortunately, the product strength of "Nordic Warm Man" can definitely be exerted. There is no smell in the cockpit. It's really not blowing. Safety cars are by no means designed for themselves. We will wait and see how big the wave will be in the market in the future.
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