The new
Volvo XC60 midsize SUV has been named World Car of the Year 2018 at the New
York Auto Show, adding another accolade to Volvo’s growing list.
The XC60
also scooped the prestigious North American Utility of the Year Award earlier
this year, while the XC40 small SUV was named European Car of the Year at the
Geneva Motor Show earlier this month. The World Car of the Year win is the
first in this competition for Volvo Cars, the premium car maker.
“I am
pleased to see our company’s product investments paying off,” said Håkan
Samuelsson, president and CEO of Volvo Cars. “We are up against some tough
competition, but this award for the XC60 show that Volvo has the right
combination of design, connectivity and safety that appeals to customers across
the world.”
In the new
XC60, Euro NCAP’s best overall performer in 2017, Volvo’s City Safety
Autonomous Emergency Braking system has been enhanced with steering support for
when automatic braking alone may not help avoid a potential collision. In
addition Oncoming Lane Mitigation with Steer Assist which helps mitigate
head-on collisions and Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) with Steer Assist
functionality has been added to reduce the risk of lane-changing collisions.
XC60 is
available with a range of diesel and petrol engines as well as Volvo Cars’
award-winning T8 Twin Engine petrol plug-in hybrid at the top of the powertrain
range, delivering 407hp and acceleration from 0-100km in just 5.3 seconds.
These two
accolades come hot on the heels of Mr Samuelsson’s World Car Person of the Year
recognition, awarded by the same panel of international media in Geneva earlier
this month. Mr Samuelsson was given this inaugural award in recognition of his
work in driving the success of Volvo Cars in recent years.
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#XC60
Source:
Volvo Cars.
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