UnveiledatGenevainMarch2011,Volvo'sV60Plug-inHybridwillbeVolvo'sfirstdieselhybridwhenitreachesshowroomsin2012.What'smore,thisinnovativemodelwillcombinethebestpropertiesofthreecarsinone.First,it'sanelectriccarwitharangeof32miles,thenahighlyefficienthybridwithCO2emissionsaveragingjust49g/km.Andlastbutbynomeansleast,adynamicsportswagoncapableofacceleratingfrom0to62mphinjust6.9seconds*.Loweringemissions,notexpectationsWhat'sspectacularlyuniqueaboutthissuperblycarbondioxide-leancaristhatitisstillpackedwithdrivingpleasure.Thefrontwheelsaredrivenbya2.4litre,five-cylinderturbodiesel,whichproduces215horsepowerandamaximum440Nmoftorque."TheVolvoV60Plug-inHybridhasallthetraditionalpropertiesofagenuinesportswagon.Whatwe'vedoneistospiceitupwithspearheadtechnologythatallowsthedrivertochoose:zeroemissions,high-efficiencyorfull-onperformance,"explainsVolvoCEO,StefanJacoby.ExcellentfleetcredentialsUnprecedentedaverageCO2emissionsof49g/km,andatotalrangeof746milesmaketheVolvoV60Plug-inHybridadiscerningfleetchoice.Companycardriverswillalsoenjoythesuperbquality,interiorcomfortandinnovativetechnologyyou'dexpectfromaclass-leadingVolvo.AddVolvoV60hybridstoyourfleetandyourcolleagueswillarriveabsolutelyeverywhereincompletecomfortandstyle.Ifyou'dliketofindoutmoreabouttheinnovativenewVolvoV60Plug-inHybridvisitwww.volvocars.com/driveorcall08457300140.AdvertisementFeature.49g/kmCO2emissions.Totalrangeof746miles.32milerangeasanelectriccar.Combinedpoweroutputof215+70horsepower.Maximumtorqueof440×200Nm.0-62mphin6.9seconds*Alltechnicaldataisprovisional.Volvo'sworldfirstdieselplug-inhybridISthreecarsinoneTheVolvoV60Plug-inHybridataglanceVolvo'sV60Plug-inHybridisVolvo'sfirstdieselhybrid.ThreeDifferentTemperamentsThedriverselectsthepreferreddrivingmodeinthishighlyversatilecar-Pure,HybridorPower-viathreebuttonsontheinstrumentpanel.InPurethecarrunsonlyonitselectricmotorasmuchaspossibleandhasarangeof32miles.InthedefaultHybridmode,thedieselengineandelectricmotorinteractfortheoptimalbalancebetweendrivingpleasureandlowenvironmentalimpact.InPowermode,thetechnologyisoptimisedtoprovidethebestpossibleperformance.Thedieselengineandelectricmotorhaveacombinedpoweroutputof215+70horsepower.

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