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GOTEBORG, Sweden - Top-of-the-range versions of Volvo's next-generation large sedan will be V8-powered, according to press reports in Europe.
Auto Express magazine reports sightings of undisguised prototypes of the next S80 on test - clearly bearing V8 badges on the rear. The car will be formally unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show next March, and will go on sale in June.
What's not certain is the source of the V8, though it's likely to be the same narrow-angle Yamaha unit as that used in Volvo's XC90 SUV, which is based on the same platform as the S80. The S80 is also likely to have Quattro-style permanent four-wheel drive to cope with the 315 horsepower that the V8 develops.
Volvo is set to launch five models in the next 18 months: replacement models for the S80, V70 wagon, and C70 Cabrio, plus two all-new models: the C30 - Volvo's VW Golf rival - and the Land Rover Freelander-size XC50 compact SUV.
What this means to you: Volvo, not Jaguar, is clearly being groomed as Ford's BMW-rivaling brand, allowing Jaguar to move upmarket into Bentley territory.
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Source : http://www.edmunds.com
(10/28/2005)
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