Volvo announced that it will be introducing a series of new fuel-saving and emissions reducing technologies in several of its models for the 2008 model year. And the first on will be the Volvo C30 Efficiency that will debut at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The car will feature a 103hp (77kW) 1.6L turbodiesel engine and a series of modifications to improve aerodynamics and rolling resistance as well as introducing higher gearing to lift fuel consumption to 4.5 l/100km (62.8mpg) and cut CO2 emissions to less than 120g/km.
After the Volvo C30 Efficiency model, the swedish producer will introduce a new 2.0L turbodiesel motor mated to an automatic transmission with Powershift technology for the C30, S40 and V50 models. Powershift is Ford’s new dual-clutch transmission technology and works in the same way as Volkswagen’s DSG. Powershift is said to reduce fuel consumption by up to eight percent when compared with ordinary autos.
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