Volvo XC60

The Volvo XC60 is an SUV car D produced by the Swedish car company Volvo since 2008. It is a five-seat body with five doors and transverse front engine, built on the EUCD platform of the Ford Group, the same as the Ford Mondeo, Ford S-Max, Land Rover Freelander, Volvo S80 and Volvo V70 today. Some of his rivals are the Audi Q5, BMW X3, Hyundai Santa Fe and the Mercedes-Benz GLK.

The XC60 was introduced as a prototype at the Detroit Motor Show 2007. The production version was shown for the first time in the Geneva Motor Show 2008 and went on sale in the third quarter of 2008. Are five engine options already available in the Volvo V70: a naturally aspirated petrol six-cylinder, 3.2 liter engine and 238 PS of maximum power, a gasoline inline six-cylinder, 3.0 liter, 285 hp, which incorporates turbocharger indirect injection, and a diesel inline five-cylinder and 2.4 liter that develops a maximum power of 163, 185 or 205 hp, all three equipped with variable geometry turbocharger, common rail direct injection and intercooler.

According to Wheels24, the Premier Automotive Group was scheduled to unveil the XC60 to the public in late 2006. Much of the development of engineering and development of this model was made by Volvo in Sweden, only off-road capability tests were carried out by Land Rover in England.

Volkswagen Concept BlueSport

The Volkswagen Concept BlueSport anticipates the design of a new mid-engined two-seater roadster that could occur in series in the very near future. It has a fabric roof that opens and closes manually.

Its engine is a 2.0 TDI diesel with 180 hp common rail injection and the NOx catalyst-secondary accumulator, which develops a maximum torque of 350 Nm at 1,750 rpm Transmission of power to the rear wheels change occupies a 6-speed dual-clutch (DSG). The gear change occurs automatically, or manually by the cams located on the wheel. BlueSport The Volkswagen Concept accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 6.2 seconds and reaches a top speed of 226 km / h. The average consumption is 4.3 liters per 100 km and emits 113 g / km CO2. The theoretical autonomy with a 50-liter tank and a consumption of 4.3 liters per 100 km is more than 1,150 kilometers (over 710 miles).

The weight of the Volkswagen Concept BlueSport is not too high (1,200 kilos). Having 180 hp, gets a power / weight of 6.6 kilos per horsepower. To reduce weight, the hood only weighs 27 kg and the hood is aluminum (among other components). The load distribution of mass on each axle is 45:55 (front and rear respectively).

Energy saving
The Volkswagen Concept equips BlueSport solutions to reduce consumption and CO2 emissions. This function has the "Auto Start / Stop" and the recovery of energy during braking. The Auto Start / Stop "is perfectly suited to driving on the city: if the concept BlueSport stops, for example at a stoplight, the engine automatically shuts down. As soon as the light green is again suffice tapping the accelerator to start the engine again in seconds. This whole operation is quite intuitive, and represents a savings to city to 0.2 liters of fuel per 100 km.

Additionally, through the concept of energy recovery from braking is possible to recover energy from the dynamo (Recovery) when the brakes BlueSport Concept. Through this process is discharged to the engine once again reducing fuel consumption.

The dimensions of Volkswagen Concept BlueSport (3,990 mm long, 1,745 mm wide and 1,260 mm high) are lower than those of the Volkswagen Scirocco and higher than the current VW Polo.

The front trunk of the Volkswagen Concept BlueSport offers a load capacity of 112 liters, the rear luggage compartment also provides additional cargo volume of 70 liters, representing a total volume of 182 liters.

The Volkswagen Concept BlueSport has a lacquered body a shade "Flex Silver." The roof is orange fabric. The alloy wheels are 10 spokes. The wheels have a measure of 235/35 ZR19 (front) and 245/35 ZR19 (rear).

A two-seat intuitive
Nothing is up to Volkswagen Concept BlueSport first thing that strikes us is the touch screen - an intuitive man-machine interface in the style of its counterpart in the study conducted Volkswagen Up!. The display is located directly on the center console. Through the touch screen control all functions of information and entertainment. Front - the height of the old shifter - is located a rotary switch multifunction through which manages the double-clutch shift.

Above the touch screen are the three large rotary controls the bi-zone automatic climate control that have been placed in the dashboard area crossed by vertical ribs, the nerves serve as vents and distinctive stylistic simultaneously. If automatic climate regulators are turned towards "cold", the display controller becomes increasingly blue are rotated in the direction of "hot", the screen turns "red".

The design of the headlight switch to the left of the steering wheel is similar to climate regulators. The switches of the dashboard, which have a basic lighting, also adopted the orange color of the hood. The designers also redesigned the large round instruments and multifunction steering wheel to control the cam equipped audio system, telephone, trip computer and automatic dual-clutch (DSG).

The seats (upholstered in leather) are back in one piece. Behind the integrated headrests identified with the VW logo, is located anti-roll bar. Behind the bar lies the open hood of manual handling.

Volkswagen Golf Plus

Three and a half years after its launch, the Volkswagen Golf Plus has a number of improvements that affect aesthetics, engines and equipment.

Aesthetically, the forntal features a new grille and a redesign of the headlamps, which now incorporates daylight standard across the range. The grid integrates an air inlet in black with fog lamps and a chrome surround exterior around the vent. The fog lights turn assume a static lighting. For its part, the rear bumper is completely painted in body color, and only in the lower area there is a segment focusing on shiny black that looks like a diffuser. At the bottom of the bumper have also been integrated taillights dark cherry red ( "Cherry red") with LED.

Now, the Volkswagen Golf Plus Range 2009 incorporates new roof bars. Compared to its predecessor, the bar is smoother, noble and, from the Highline version, painted silver (Trendline and Comfortline: black). It also presents a new set of tires and hubcaps of different designs.

The instrumentation shows a graph identical to that presented the new Volkswagen Golf, Passat and Passat CC. The key elements are two tools in matt chrome-rimmed round of the basic equipment version. The backlight of the escalation of the instruments is white (regardless of whether the headlights are turned on or off) the needles are red. The graph of the multifunction display standard (FMA), located between the tachometer and speedometer is also white. Like the Volkswagen Golf and the Passat, Volkswagen Golf Plus Range 2009 also has a new generation of flying optics perfected so as haptically. It also has an air conditioning system that features a new temperature control unit and ventilation.

New engines
The Volkswagen Golf Plus Range 2009 equips five gasoline engines (80 hp to 160 hp) and four new turbodiesel engine (90 hp to 140 hp). All are four cylinder engines, all engines from 90 hp are turbocharged and all comply with Euro 5. Except for access versions, all petrol and diesel engines may be combined with the dual-clutch automatic gearbox Volkswagen (DSG), 6 and 7 speed - DSG technology replaces the Volkswagen Golf Plus Range 2009 to the automatic updates with links classical transmission.

The Volkswagen Golf Plus Range 2009 most powerful, equipped with a 1.4-liter TSI engine from 122 HP is associated with 7 speeds, enabling you to achieve a top speed of 200 km / h, average fuel consumption of just 6.3 liters and a CO2 emissions of 146 g / km.

All engines will have turbodiesel common rail system and four valves per cylinder. The power nieveles are: 90 hp, 105 hp, 110 hp and 140 hp (the latter two will have a particulate filter.

The Volkswagen Golf Plus 2.0 TDI 110 hp has a top speed of 189 km / h and consumes on average 5.1 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers. CO2 emissions 2.0-liter TDI is only 134 g / km.

The Volkswagen Golf Plus 2.0 TDI 140 hp consumes an average of 5.1 liters per 100 kilometers (less than 0.8 liters TDI with piezo technology) reaches a maximum speed of 204 km / h and achieves a CO2 emission 135 g / km (before emitting 153 gr / km).

Parking Assistant
A level of equipment, the Volkswagen Golf Plus Range 2009 incorporates a new parking assistant (commercially known as "Park Assist"). The system allows almost automatic reverse parking parallel to the rail by pressing a button. The driver only needs to operate the accelerator, brake and clutch.

In addition, you can optionally equip a rear view camera (commercially known as "Rear Assist"). The camera has been placed in the VW logo on the trunk lid. Introduced as soon as the reverse, the VW logo will spin up and the camera is put into operation. The camera system can be purchased in combination with the new touchscreen radio and the radio-navigation system RCD 510 and RNS 510. The camera images are transmitted directly to him the touch screen as images in real time.

Like the new Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Golf Plus Range 2009 can equip the Automatic Regulation System Distance "ACC." ACC The abbreviation stands for "Adaptive Cruise Control". If the system "ACC" is activated, the Volkswagen Golf Plus Range 2009 to accelerate and brake automatically within a speed range preset by the driver above 30 to 210 km / h. Note: the "Regulatory System ACC Automatic Distance" not only maintains the preset speed by the driver, but also the preset distance to the vehicle in front of the Volkswagen.

Three finishes
The Volkswagen Golf Plus Range 2009 is available with three trim levels: Trendline, Comfortline and Highline. The equipment line "Highline" replaces the previous top line "Sportline".

Trendline: It is the most basic finish of the range. It offers the following series: 6 airbags, active head restraints for protection, stability control, climate control, driver seat height adjustment, a new upholstery (called "Flow"), a rear bench moved longitudinally, the multifunction display (MFA) , an antenna on the rear window, central locking, air vents with chrome rims, power steering speed-dependent electromechanical or green tinted glass antipyretics. The mirrors, door handles and bumpers are lacquered in the color of the bodywork. The roof bars are standard black.


All versions can also be optionally equipped with details such as Bi-Xenon headlights with turn signal, multifunction steering wheel, various hands-free devices, eight different light-alloy wheels (15 to 18 inches), a sport package (including indicator for monitoring the tire pressure and tinted side windows), nine pearlescent metallic colors, three radio-CD and two navigation systems, sound system, a mobile interface (MDI), as intersection equipment with USB audio, and digital reception module (DAB) for radio systems.

Volkswagen Golf Collectors Edition Plus
This variant is a study that demonstrates the possibilities of customization offered by the Volkswagen Golf Plus Range 2009. This "concept release" (see photo of front and back) has been lacquered in unique color "Black Pearl Effect." Equip some 225/40 tires footwear in a light-alloy wheels of 18 inches (model "Bilbao").

Both the interior and the exterior of the Golf Plus Collectors Edition are characterized by a certain environment Lounge, not only by the Expresso coffee maker integrated into the center console. The interior has been coated with high quality nappa color "Deep Black" and "St. Tropez "(white cream) offering a very modern and urban. Decorative seams "Viaggio" between the individual items of equipment webs are further evidence of perfection to the last detail.