C70 COUPE USHERING IN A NEW VOLVO ERA

The winds of change are blowing throughout Volvo. No place is this change more evident than in its new product range. Emblematic of the new Volvo is the C70 - a four-seater sports coupe with driving appeal and looks that will astound. Focused on a small but discerning customer group, the exclusive new sports coupe will power Volvo into a new market segment. The Volvo C70 coupe is the fruit of a joint venture between Britain's renowned automotive specialist Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR) and Volvo. While TWR applied its unique specialist car competence to the engineering of the car, Volvo laid down the overall project requirements, such as the levels of quality, safety engineering and environmental concern needed for the C70 to be a true Volvo.

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The result is a car whose sensual lines do little to hide its dynamic abilities. Not only does it look provocatively promising, it is an inviting driving machine which has the power to back up its looks. Yet safety and quality are right up there at the top of the list of priorities, because of Volvo's long held core values. The car's muscular, swooping lines make it seem almost alive - poised and ready to pounce. The exterior unites Volvo's design heritage with the latest interpretations of its traditional elements, so the grille, the V-shaped bulge across the hood and the feature line along the side all look familiar, yet different. Innovation, tradition, youth and classic appeal - all in one. The Volvo C70 was designed without traditional engineering limitations. The result is exactly what Volvo's designers have long dreamed about, but scarcely dared to hope for.

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The Scandanavian design heritage is most apparent inside the car: light hues, elegant but simple lines, a substantial impression of quality and strength, and a generous portion of sheer pleasure. There is a wide selection of interior trim colors and materials. The C70 brings the luxury of bespoke tailoring to modern motoring - a car for the individualist. This is equally noticeable in the C70's concert hall sound system. An extremely advanced audio system was integrated into the car at the very earliest design stage, together with no less than 10 standard-fit loudspeakers, three CD in dash audio head with a total output of 4x100 watts - all so as to ensure top audio quality. The C70 also offers an optional, factory installed, surround sound package. Combining the above standar audio system with Dolby® Surround Pro-Logic the upgrade is the worlds first factory installed system of its kind. The option features 400 watts of power pumped through 12 speakers for uncompromising audio reproduction quality. The speakers, made by Dynaudio, a Danish company, are already fitted to the cars in production, enabling the use of very large diameter units while securing top installment quality. The amplifier, radio and CD unit are all among the very best available anywhere in the world.

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Under its supple skin, the Volvo C70 coupe borrows much of the technology of its potent stablemate the Volvo S70 T5: a transverse five-cylinder, all alloy, turbocharged engine driving the front wheels through either a manual five speed gearbox or four speed multi-mode automatic transmission. Engine output is rated at 236 hp at 5100 rpm with 243lbs/ft of torque at 2700 rpm. Low speed traction is assisted with Volvo's TRACS system ( Traction Control System ). TRACS is engineered to limit front wheel spin at speeds less than 25 mph and with low throttle pressures. High speed traction is assisted with the Coupe's 225/45 ZR 17" Michelin MXX3 tires or optional 225/40 ZR 18" Pirelli P-Zero tires. Both help to ensure that the engine's impressive power is delivered to the ground.

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TWR's immense expertise in advanced chassis development has resulted in exceptional ride and roadholding. The Volvo C70 can be specified with a choice of two chassis settings, both of them on the sportier side. Whatever your choice of chassis set-up, the C70 coupe is shod with immensely capable tires optimized for the job be they the standard 17" tire and alloy wheel combination or the optional 18" tire and alloy wheel set. With much of the technology borrowed from the Volvo S70 and V70, the C70 offers impressive levels of both active and passive safety engineering. Structural beams and members, the SIPS system (Side Impact Protection System), SIPS airbags and seat belt system with pre-tensioners protect the occupants in most types of accidents. Also standard are driver and front passenger air bags, three piece steering column (new for 1998), and crumple zones, just to name a few safety features.

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