Volvo S60 Concept

The Volvo S60 Concept is a prototype that anticipates the appearance and different technological solutions will be attending the next generation of the Volvo S60, a model that will come out in 2010.

According to Volvo, the Volvo S60 will be the future model more dynamic than the Swedish brand has ever built. The Volvo S60 Concept will be displayed first in the Detroit Auto Show in early January 2009.

Easy access to interior
What catches the attention of the Volvo S60 Concept's bodywork, is the peculiar opening rear doors (open back). Such openness is started by pressing a button. Since there is no B-pillar between the front and rear doors this configuration offers convenient access into and out of the carrier. The body of the Volvo S60 Concept has a panoramic roof.

The Volvo S60 Concept is equipped with alloy wheels 20-inch seven-spoke. The tires have a low profile. The brake grips are painted bronze to match the paint of the bodywork.

The front light beams generated some (which have led bulbs) that create a sculpture that shows the image of two miniature Viking ships sailing side by side, one for high beam and one for low beam. The compact cooling system consists of LED bulbs pronounced cooling blocks made of aluminum, partially visible. The housing incorporates a semi-transparent layers round training is part of the lights.

The transparent section is illuminated mirrors form completely and intermittent workers.

The tail lights are designed to follow the curve of the shoulders back. When you are off, the panels of lights show no trace of red or yellow associated traditional taillights. But when activated, the lights, brake lights and turn signals are illuminated in their corresponding colors with the help of LED bulbs. The glass panel lighting system is divided into "slots" horizontal.

At the rear there is also a retractable diffuser that adjusts vehicle speed to give better aerodynamic properties.

New solutions and materials in the compartment
Interior design progresses different solutions to be implemented in the next models of the Swedish brand. The Volvo S60 Concept has an interior of four independent seats. One of the biggest innovations is the floating center stack that is made in solid craftsman of Orrefors crystal.

The instrumentation is made of several layers. The speedometer is designed as a three-dimensional spiral glass. Low numbers are closer to the vision and receding figures as they accelerate. The idea to convey the Volvo model is that the speedometer provides a visual reminder of forward movement.

The seats are made of soft leather with light tone contrast stitching. The seats are attached to the lower section and the inner panel of the center console, which means no touch the ground. Both the seat belt as the armrests are integrated into the seat. The queues of the back room for a new design is slightly asymmetric.

The top of the doors is covered with genuine clear birch wood whose color matches the docks and light woods that dot the Scandinavian coast discolored by the effect of salt and sun. Two parallel cuts to create a waveform projection whose upper section forms a comfortable leather armrests.

The Volvo S60 Concept presents a safety innovation that, among other features, can detect the presence of a pedestrian who stands in the path of the vehicle. In this case, and to stop the car if the driver does not react to this situation, the brakes are automatically activated to stop the car as soon as possible. This system will be introduced in the new Volvo S60 as standard. This technology is called "collision warning with automatic braking track and pedestrian detection.

Avoiding collisions at speeds below 20 km / h
The vehicle speed has a major effect on the outcome of a collision with a pedestrian. If the speed drops from 50 km / h to 30 km / h, the survival probability for pedestrians increases dramatically.

According to officials of Volvo, the goal is to help the driver avoid collisions with pedestrians at speeds below 20 km / h. If driving at a higher speed, the goal is to reduce the impact speed as much as possible. In most cases could reduce the impact force by approximately 75%. " This technology is also very beneficial in case of rear impacts with other vehicles. Some studies show that half of the drivers that impact with another vehicle from behind do not brake before the collision.

In such cases, the collision warning with automatic braking track can help avoid the collision entirely if the relative speed difference between the two vehicles is below 25 km / h.

To warn of an impending collision, the system first sends an audible warning accompanied by a blinking light that appears at the head-up display screen located on the windshield. In order to provoke a reaction immediately intuitive, visual warning is similar to a stoplight in front of the vehicle. Failure to respond to the warning and the system considers that a collision is imminent, it automatically activates the full braking power the vehicle.

The main objective remains that the initial warning enough for us to halt or avert the danger by a move. The full automatic braking is an emergency measure that is only activated when a collision is imminent.

Enhanced Adaptive Cruise Control
The adaptive cruise control (ACC) from Volvo Cars has been enhanced with a caring role in slow traffic. Through the radar provides space of time with respect to the vehicle in front all the time to stop, so this improves the comfort system is useful in slow traffic with starts and stops successive running.

The collision warning with automatic braking track and pedestrian detection and adaptive cruise control improved, will be presented in the new Volvo S60 in 2010.

The engine that Volvo has chosen for the Volvo S60 Concept is a gasoline engine, four cylinder 1.6-liter uses GTDI technology (turbo gasoline direct injection) highly efficient and produces 180 horsepower.

In a conventional gasoline engine, fuel is injected into the intake manifold ahead of the intake valves. But with direct injection, fuel is injected directly into the combustion chamber under high pressure.

The engine in combination with a range of additional technical features, enables the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions to 119 g / km (5.0 litres/100 km). Volvo's first vehicle with GTDI technology will be introduced during the second half of 2009.

GTDI addition to technology, the Volvo S60 Concept incorporates the following techniques to reduce CO2 emissions to 119 g / km:

• Combustion stratified. The combustion chamber is designed for around the candle to form a mist with the optimal mix of air and fuel, in turn surrounded by air. This allows the engine to operate with excess air and thus reduces fuel consumption.
• Start / Stop, a feature that shuts off the engine when the vehicle is stopped, eg at a traffic light or similar situation.
• Powershift. Two manual gearboxes that work in parallel, each governed by their own clutches.
• EPAS (electric power steering). In principle, a "servo power" where the pump has been replaced by a conventional electric motor.
• "Drive-Mode". It offers the driver the possibility to reduce fuel consumption by an "economy mode" which limits the operation of a series of certain electrical or mechanical systems.
• Close the grill. A wind deflector panel which can be closed to reduce air resistance when there is less need for cooling air.
• flat sheets to the underside.
• Use of lightweight materials in the body.