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Volvo China Test Drive
March 11, 2014
10 Slides
Volvo senior advisor Derek Crabb led effort to launch internally developed family of new engines.
After a few sprints, Volvo XC60 with four adults and luggage settles down on highway from Shanghai and achieves 36 mpg (6.5 L/100 km).
XC60 with T5 turbocharged 4-cyl. rated at 240 hp.
XC60 in U.S. also to be available with 302-hp T6 4-cyl. that uses both supercharging and turbocharging.
Chinese XC60 sports bold, red instrumentation.
Large parking lot at horse racing track at Nine Dragons resort used for various handling courses.
Journalists prepare to drive XC60s on misty day at Nine Dragons.
Journalists raced stopwatch on three makeshift tracks.
Ford EcoBoost engines being marketed to Chinese consumers in Shanghai.
Traffic becoming problematic throughout China's metropolitan centers.
Traffic becoming problematic throughout China's metropolitan centers.
Some 150 Chinese journalists experienced Volvo Car's newest Drive-E engines during a special presentation and test drive staged this month in Shanghai. The route took journalists, mostly driving Volvo XC60 CUVs with the new 2.0L turbocharged 4-cyl., to Nine Dragons resort two hours away in Jiaxing for additional driving the following day. WardsAuto participated by speaking about proliferation of 4-cyl. engines among luxury brands. (See related story: Volvo Drive-E Strategy Drives Forward.)
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