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Volvo is pretty serious about their plug-in diesel hybrids and their stand at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show says the whole story, as the Swedish carmaker presented the V60 D5 Twin Engine diesel PHEV on the Swiss stage.
Diesel engines and plug-in hybrids were not a match until Volvo decided to launch the V60 D6 Twin Engine, which proved a real success on the premium PHEV European market. Based on that, Volvo came up with a D5 model - less powerful but more accessible.
“We were the first car maker to develop and produce a diesel-based plug-in hybrid powertrain with the launch of the V60 D6 in 2012. Since then we have been working on further refining our innovative approach to electrification and hybrid powertrains, as can be seen in our brand new XC90 T8 Twin Engine,” said Dr. Thomas Muller, vice president electrical and electronics systems engineering at Volvo.
In that respect, the V60 D5 Twin Engine is good for around 230 HP that are split as it follows: 161 HP are coming from the diesel engine while the other 67 HP are coming from the electric motor (powered by a 11.2-kWh lithium-ion battery pack).
Volvo is building only 500 examples of the special edition model for now, all of which will be wearing the Crystal White exterior paint, 19-inch wheels and glossy black exterior detailing. On the inside, the diesel PHEV features Blond sport seat upholstery with white stitching plus the usual piano black trim.
However, the United States probably won’t receive the model as Volvo is not into offering diesel variants to America for now. Those lucky Europeans!
“We were the first car maker to develop and produce a diesel-based plug-in hybrid powertrain with the launch of the V60 D6 in 2012. Since then we have been working on further refining our innovative approach to electrification and hybrid powertrains, as can be seen in our brand new XC90 T8 Twin Engine,” said Dr. Thomas Muller, vice president electrical and electronics systems engineering at Volvo.
In that respect, the V60 D5 Twin Engine is good for around 230 HP that are split as it follows: 161 HP are coming from the diesel engine while the other 67 HP are coming from the electric motor (powered by a 11.2-kWh lithium-ion battery pack).
Volvo is building only 500 examples of the special edition model for now, all of which will be wearing the Crystal White exterior paint, 19-inch wheels and glossy black exterior detailing. On the inside, the diesel PHEV features Blond sport seat upholstery with white stitching plus the usual piano black trim.
However, the United States probably won’t receive the model as Volvo is not into offering diesel variants to America for now. Those lucky Europeans!
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