Swedish manufacturer will unveil its V60 plug-in Hybrid at Geneva next month
Volvo's V60 wagon Plug-in Hybrid will take pride of place on the company's stand at the Geneva motor show next month. Boasting an impressive green emissions rating and smell-of-an-oily-rag fuel consumption, the V60 plug-in is not your run-of-the-mill hybrid.
Based on the conventional V60, the hybrid's front wheels will be driven by a five-cylinder 2.4-litre D5 turbodiesel, which produces 160 kW and maximum torque of 440 Nm. At the rear axle supplementary drive is provided by Volvo's Electric Rear Axle Drive (ERAD) -- an electric motor producing 52kW, receiving its power from a 12kW lithium-ion battery pack. The car features a six-speed automatic transmission.
"In order to get true car enthusiasts to think green, you have to offer them the opportunity to drive with low carbon dioxide emissions without taking away the adrenaline rush that promotes genuine driving pleasure. The V60 Plug-in Hybrid has all the traditional properties of a genuine sports wagon. What we've done is to spice it up with spearhead technology," Volvo CEO, Stefan Jacoby was quoted as saying in a press release.
The "Sports Wagon" V60 Plug-in will be one of the first to hit the market based on this new breed of hybrid technology, planned for a 2012 release. According to Volvo, the V60 Plug-in Hybrid features the very best properties from three different car types in one, single sports wagon. This includes the option to drive for up to 50 kilometres on pure electricity.
According to Volvo, the car will also produce carbon-dioxide emissions below 50g/km and an average fuel consumption of just 1.9l/100km.
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