Volvo has recently announced that they are issuing a recall for 17,614 2008-09 vehicles including the S80, V70 and XC70 models.

The automaker says that there is an error in the on-board software’s programming that could potentially cause the engine’s cooling fan to fail. This means bad air-conditioner performance but more importantly could cause the engine to fail raising all sorts of safety risks.

Volvo says to head to their local dealership to get the car inspected and outfitted with a new fan control module, if necessary, free of charge.

Tags: fan control module, onboard, Recall, S80, safety, Software, V70, xc70

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Volvo makes another first as it has announced that they will be the first company to introduce the NAVTEQ Mapcare program that is expected to help in the navigational problems for motorists on the go. The program is a self-updating program that will now be equipped in premium segment vehicles of Volvo.

Therefore, from the model year 2010 release in June this year, customers buying a Volvo C30, S40, V50, C70, V70, XC70, S80, XC60 or XC90 with navigation will be eligible to receive two complimentary map updates.

Each car will include a registration card for the customer to complete and return in order to automatically receive the updates at the address of their choice and NAVTEQ will handle the registration and shipment. The program will be available through all Volvo Car Corporation dealerships in Western and Eastern Europe, North America and Russia.

“We believe this program will increase satisfaction and loyalty as customers will always have the latest maps. In addition, valuable opportunities for communication and cross-selling will be created,” explains Jeff Mize, executive vice president, sales, NAVTEQ. “It is a particularly convenient service for drivers of fleet or lease cars as it provides a clear channel to acquire map updates.”

This can only be a great welcome to people who want to get more car features that will help them save on gas. This new program promises to be something that will once again make Volvo one of the premier cars oozing with features that can be a preference for car buyers to date.

(Source) Press

Tags: car buyers, car features, convenient service, cross selling, lease cars, mize, motorists, navigational problems, registration card, S80, v50, V70, vice president sales, volvo c30, volvo car corporation, XC60, xc70, xc90

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I don’t know who declared today to be diesel engine day but after seeing Nissan’s and Renault’s new 3.0L V6 diesel engine we get to take a look at the new diesel engine Volvo has prepared for the S80

The new 5-cylinder diesel engine will replace the current D5 diesel. The engine in the picture is a 2.4L engine which has twin sequential turbochargers to supplement it, ceramic glow-plugs and piezoelectric fuel injectors. It will get you 205 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque. That’s what you were going to ask weren’t you. The engine meets the Euro 5 emissions rules with 164g of CO2 per kilometer and it will go 45.6 per gallon. The engine will arrive in a few months in the UK so don’t buy any new S80 yet.

via Press

Tags: 2008, engine, S80, Volvo

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