Volvo Announces Pricing for the 2010 Volvo XC60 T6 at $37,200

Volvo has announced the pricing for the 2010 Volvo XC60 T6.

The 2010 Volvo XC60 T6 has a starting price of $37,200, which includes standard features like, leather seats, power driver's seat, SIRIUS satellite radio, Bluetooth ad HD Radio. The Panorama moonroof is also offered for no extra charge.

The XC60 T6 is powered by a 3.0L turbocharged engine that puts out 281 horsepower and 295 lb-ft. of torque. All-wheel-drive is also standard.

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For Eur-eyes Only: Volvo releases new five-cylinder diesel in S80

Filed under: Euro, Green, Volvo, UK

Click above to view the Volvo D5 engine in all its high-resolution wonder

By now, Volvo has been almost completely integrated into the Ford empire, but with its parent company looking to offload the Swedish subsidiary, Volvo's going to have to demonstrate its worth as a standalone automaker. Developing its own engines is a good place to start, and Volvo has just unveiled its own unique diesel powerplant.

Replacing the existing D5 diesel, the new variant continues the five-cylinder tradition, but that's where the similarities end. The new mill displaces 2.4 liters, supplemented by twin sequential turbochargers, ceramic glow-plugs and piezoelectric fuel injectors. The new tech helps the D5 generate 205 horsepower and 310 lb-ft of twist, but more importantly, the engine now meets the stringent Euro 5 emissions standard with only 164g of CO2 per kilometer, while returning an impressive 45.6 mpg. The engine will be available in the British market S80 sedan in a few months, but unfortunately it isn't earmarked to cross the Atlantic. All we can do is look at the photos in the gallery and read the details in the press release after the jump.

Gallery: Volvo D5 diesel engine

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Volvo Taking on Rear-End Collisions

If there’s one car company associated with safety, it’s Volvo. Now, the Swedish automaker has developed a new system that can detect impending low-speed collisions and apply braking to avoid the accident. Called City Safety — because Volvo assumes low-speed collisions are more frequent in urban areas — the system monitors a car up to 19 feet in front of you at speeds of up to 18 mph and will either pre-charge the brakes so you can avoid the accident yourself or, if the car in front brakes suddenly, the system will fully apply the brakes for you.

Volvo says 75% of reported collisions occur in this speed range, and the system could greatly reduce repair costs and related injuries, like whiplash. City Safety sounds great for mall parking lots and congested highways, but we wonder what happens when the car behind you doesn’t have this system?

Source: Volvo

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Volvo Recalls 360,000 Cars

Last week, while we were all enjoying Thanksgiving leftovers, Reuters learned that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is recalling roughly 360,000 Volvos over a defect in the electronic throttle control. The problem can cause the car to shift into a safety mode that forces the maximum speed to 15 mph even when there’s no need for the measure.

Vehicles impacted are:

• 1999 - 2002 C70 and V70
• 2001 - 2002 S60
• 1999 - 2000 S70 and V70X

Volvo sent out a voluntary recall notice in March and says about 165,000 vehicles have already been fixed. Owners of any of the vehicles listed above should take their Volvo in to have new software installed.

[Volvo Recalls 360,000 Cars for Speed Control Bug, Reuters]

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