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Volvo Presents New 2.4-Liter Twin-Turbo Diesel with 205HP 38 MPG in S80

inspirion7 submitted on 1/7/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:56:39 AM

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Volvo has announced a new 2.

4-liter 5-cylinder diesel engine that will find its way under the hood of the S80 saloon. The new D5 diesel uses an array of innovative engineering solutions such as sequential twin turbochargers, ceramic glow-plugs and piezoelectric fuel injectors. The result is an improved power output of 205hp and 420Nm of torque combined with low fuel emissions of 164g/km and a fuel consumption of just 6.2 lt /100 km (38mpg US - 45.6mpg UK) - which is a pretty good figure for a car the size of the S80.

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Volvo Presents New 2.4-Liter Twin-Turbo Diesel with 205HP 38 MPG in S80

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budfrogS4

Well, if/when this car makes it to the US, I'm sure the EPA will give it a 25mpg rating.

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Posted on 1/7/2009 12:43:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7   

neutral

Boost that!!

Screw the EPA, their mileage figures are BS, especially for diesel.

You tell me how they rate the highway mileage for the E320 bluetec --- they post 32mpg. A relative who owns one routinely gets closer to 40mpg and he drives like an ass (probably the exact opposite of a "hypermiler")

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Posted on 1/7/2009 1:43:23 PM | | Votes: 4   

downtoearth

Mercedes E320 CDI Bluetec EPA combined MPG: 26, Edmunds InsideLine full test observed combined MPG: 24,4 ------- Mercedes ML 320 CDI Bluetec EPA combined MPG: 20, Edmunds InsideLine full test observed combined MPG: 21,2 ------- 2009 VW Jetta TDI EPA combined MPG: 34, Edmunds InsideLine full test observed combined MPG: 35,3

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Posted on 1/7/2009 7:29:16 PM | | Votes: 1   

BSBB

Like the article said, those are pretty good numbers indeed for a car the size of the S80.

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Posted on 1/7/2009 12:50:10 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

Patronus

I feel I live in a diesel desert here in the USA. So few choices here and so many choices in the rest of the world.

All thanks to the EPA. Unbelievable.

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Posted on 1/7/2009 1:49:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

mercuryguy

The Oil Companies and State Regulators keep blocking Diesel. This recent test in July of 2008 was a tool to slow the economy which knocked the economy off its axis and will be wobbling for some time.

The States are cracking down on inspections as well. Now if a Service Garage fails your inspection the car is impounded on site. You need to get a flatbed to move it. Just a way to extort more money from people. No way I'll buy an electric car with these new state inspection rules. It gives them a License to hold your car ransom.

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Posted on 1/7/2009 2:15:16 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

BSBB

Just an FYI....In Massachusetts, if you fail your inspection (whether it's a safety or emissions problem), you can still drive the car away. However, if it is a safety problem, you must fix the problem immediately (as it is techinically illegal to drive with a safety-related problem). For failed inspections due to emissions problems, you have 60 days to fix the problem and get your vehicle re-inspected. I am not sure what the laws are in other states.

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Posted on 1/7/2009 3:39:17 PM | | Votes: 1   

NItePhire

If Ford has any sense what so ever they will keep tech rights for this engine before they get rid of Volvo.

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Posted on 1/7/2009 2:28:01 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

BSBB

Here is something I am pondering: If you get better gas mileage with a diesel, meaning you can drive more distance on a gallon of diesel than a gallon of gasoline, then shouldn't pollution decrease? Especially considering the new "clean-burning" diesels, which contain less sulfur than past refinements, shouldn't the EPA be embracing diesels as (at a minimum) a near-term alternative to hybrids and (cough) electrics? I was very impressed when the Bluetec technology came into being. Also, I woundn't mind paying a little bit extra at the pump to get some (significantly) improved fuel mileage in my daily driver.

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Posted on 1/7/2009 4:16:27 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

neutral

Your greenhouse gas emissions go down with better fuel economy. Other things, namely Particulate Matter (PM) and Nitrous Oxides (NOx) are the other emissions that diesels emit "lots" of. I use quotations because a diesel in 2006 had extremely clean non-GHG emissions, then the idiots in California decide they need to impose ultra-clean emissions for 2007 and super-ultra-clean emissions for 2010. This adds particulate filters and Urea systems, which add thousands of dollars to the vehicles, rob fuel economy, and cause tons of warranty problems (so look out Big3, you're going to get tons of whiny tree huggers using this as ammunition against your reliability claims). Blame CARB and whiny eco-terrorists everywhere..... once again, the vocal minority is able to convince the apathetic and ignorant masses.

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Posted on 1/7/2009 5:22:54 PM | | Votes: 0   

downtoearth

BSBB, such thing as a clean burning diesel engine does not exist. You need to add (beside the obvious catalyst converter) the particulate filter and the NOx reduction catalyst to make exhaust fumes acceptable. Both these substances are well known cancerous agents and lung cancer 5-year observed survival is about 5%. If diesels were clean by nature, no manufacturer would fit additional exhaust treatment systems, also in Europe.

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Posted on 1/7/2009 7:35:11 PM | | Votes: 2   

chewy

the 50 state diesels match most gasoline powered car in "EPA cleanliness" and better some. Diesel fuel itself is much cleaner if you consider evaporative emissions that come with gasoline.

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Posted on 1/7/2009 9:56:04 PM | | Votes: 1   

richardposluszny

Diesel -- wave of the future.

If diesel prices come down it is very likely we will see a paradigm shift.

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Posted on 1/7/2009 4:34:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

veyron1001

I would take off all the emissions and blast a cloud of smoke in the way of any hybrid. Who cares about emissions when you are getting 60-80mpg.

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Posted on 1/7/2009 7:02:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

chewy

lack of diesel popularity in the US, diesel often costing more than regular, and lack of technology to get 50 state certification.

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Posted on 1/7/2009 9:58:11 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

r_driver04

Bring the "R" cars back. That'll show them tree huggers!!

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Posted on 1/9/2009 4:05:55 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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