2016 Volvo S80S Review, Redesign


The Volvo Company originally produced its well-know S80 model in the distant 1998. Since that year, the designers from this utterly famous German firm, have made only slight modifications, only a major one, to their beloved S80, in order to stay competitive among the sea of, at the very first sight, similar vehicles. However, the technology inexorably is making progress every day, which is, literally, unstoppable. So, the officials have realized that improvements, mainly cosmetically oriented, which has been made on their Volvo S80, are no longer sufficient. So, in order to stay in a game, they have decided that now, presents just the perfect to make a totally new model for the 2016 year – 2016 Volvo S80S. This brand new variant is planned to come along equipped with a better, much stronger and highly reliable motor options, with boosted overall general appearance and a few improvements, when it comes to the interior! All this, without the changing the price point! Yeah, we know, it’s pretty hardly to believe that this could be the truth!

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Interior, Exterior & Appearance of 2016 Volvo S80S

From the very first look, it is crystal clear that newly made 2016 Volvo S80S presents simply stunning vehicle in every possible sense. It comes along with outstanding and highly attractive overall appearance. Its exterior design is just perfectly fitted; everything is in its place. Starting from its perfectly constructed slightly slimmer grille, over somehow redesigned LED headlights, which additionally emphasize Volvo S80’s exceptional and quite stylish genera look. In addition to all that the officials from the Volvo Company claim that in a process of making this stunning car, they only used top-quality materials.

2016 Volvo S80S Exterior
When the Volvo designers were making the S80’s interior, they were having always on their minds that its interior, at least, should be equally attractive and functional, as it is in the Volvo S80’s main comparatives- Mercedes E Class and Audi A6. They devoted all of their energy, love and skills, in order to make the interior look utterly fashionable. Some of the features that could be found, even in the base trim level, are: full natural leather upholstery, the seats have installed both- the heated and ventilated systems, a satellite navigation gets along paired with a 7 inch screen, which have under its control all of the car’s basic functions. Additional features are: an ample moon-roof and a better quality of screen intended for the satellite navigation.

2016 Volvo S80S Interior

2016 Volvo S80S Engine

Engine wise, newly made 2016 Volvo S80S will come along equipped with the standard engine option. This, the most probably, will be a turbocharged 2 liter 4 cylinder engine unit, which is considered to be powerful enough to develop the strength of approximate a 240 horsepower and to deliver up to a 258 lb-ft of torque. That’s what we know for sure! However, there aren’t many details yet about the other engines, which have been planned to be placed under the hood of this brand new variant. We are assuming that these two the turbocharged and supercharged 2 liter unit engines, which will be able to pump up to 300 horsepower. Regarding the transmissions, the available one that is planned to come along matched with a 6 speed automatic unit intended to be available to the front wheels, while the petrol and a diesel engine will be matched with a 8 speed automatic gearbox.

2016 Volvo S80S Engine

Release Date & Prices 2016 Volvo S80S

The premiere of this newly made variant is expected to someday this year, while the pricing will come in the range of $40,000 to $60,000.

See also: http://www.volvocars.com/us/cars/new-models/s80

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