| Volvo flaunts its all-new sport sedan with a | | | | inaugurators in the car design world, not |
| groundbreaking interior design, excellent | | | | looking at what our competitors are doing. It |
| safety, plus powertrains that include | | | | is therefore far more valuable to keep an eye |
| five-cylinder engines, all-wheel drive and a | | | | on what they're not doing." From its exterior |
| six-speed transmission. Those are the reasons | | | | to its interior, Volvo S40 is unmistakably an |
| why Volvo S40 is seizing attention and | | | | evolved version of Volvo. Said evolution of |
| commendations from experts and enthusiasts | | | | design and performance it attributed to the |
| alike. Said car was launched at the Frankfurt | | | | extraordinary design language which creates |
| Motor Show. | | | | an aura of simplicity, space and exclusivity. |
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| All-new Volvo S40 is the replacement of the | | | | S40 uses high-tensile steel to suit its |
| current S40 which was launched in Europe in | | | | structure and built and to promote safety of |
| the year 1995. The latest addition is made up | | | | the passengers. It also uses Volvo's |
| of enhanced Volvo S40 parts to improve its | | | | Intelligent Vehicle Architecture (VIVA), |
| look, feel and performance. | | | | which represents a new approach to vehicle |
| | | | safety design. "Naturally, our goal is that |
| "The center console is a design icon for the | | | | the new Volvo S40 should be the safest car in |
| new Volvo S40," says Henrik Otto, Design | | | | its class," says Volvo Cars President & CEO |
| Director at Volvo Cars. Otto further added, | | | | Hans-Olov Olsson. |
| "We intend to pursue our position as | | | | |