Volvo C70 convertible, Информация для прессы

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A number of comfort features give the owner a taste for the good life. Open or covered.
With or without passengers. Regardless of the situation, the Volvo C70 convertible offers
the kind of comfort and driving pleasure that is truly out of the ordinary.
The Volvo C70 convertible is introduced in Europe with a range of five-cylinder turbo
engines: the 2.5-litre light-pressure turbo engine with an output of 193 bhp and the 2.3-
litre turbo with 240 bhp. In certain markets, the convertible is also available with 2.0-litre
turbos (163 or 225 bhp).
When the chassis was developed, the emphasis was placed on comfort, with well-
preserved characteristics when it comes to driving and road performance. There are three
different chassis settings: a comfort chassis, a dynamic chassis and an optional low
dynamics chassis.
The STC (Stability and Traction Control) stability system, which prevents the driving
wheels spinning when starting, accelerating and driving, is available for the convertible.
The Volvo C70 convertible has the following tyres/wheels: 225/55 x 16" as standard on
the 193 bhp, light pressure turbo version, 17" wheels are standard on the 240 bhp turbo.
18" wheels are available as option.
The wheels and tyres help to create the comfortable and dynamic overall picture. The
customer's personal taste determines the choice, just as it does with the engine and
chassis settings. The common denominator when it comes to every alternative is that it
has been carefully tested to ensure that it functions, regardless of the combination.
The sixth sense - common sense
The Volvo C70 convertible is very definitely also a car for our sixth sense - common
sense. It has set a new safety standard for open cars, by being the first car on the
convertible market with automatic seatbelt pretensioners on all four seats, for example.
The Volvo C70 convertible has a structure which is based on the Volvo S70 and has
basically the same safety features, with the same high level of safety in frontal. rear and
side impacts.
The convertible is now equipped with the new second-generation side airbag, the SIPS
bag. This is larger than the previous bag and protects both the chest and head.
WHIPS (Whiplash Protection System), the front seat which actively counteracts whiplash
injuries in rear-end collisions by cushioning the body in a soft, controlled movement, is
also standard equipment.
For natural reasons, roll-overs are the greatest challenge when it comes to the safety
design of an open car. One or more systems have to take over the supporting function
performed by the roof.