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City Safety is an auto brake technology developed by Volvo Cars, designed to reduce or avoid traffic accidents. It comes in two generations, with the first operating at speeds up to 30 km/h (19 mph) and the second, functioning at speeds up to 50 km/h (31 mph). [1] [2]
In June 2014, [4] Volvo Trucks presented a new dual-clutch version of the I-Shift, known as SPO2812, with overdrive and a maximum torque of 2800 N·m. [5] The dual-clutch version is only available for trucks up to 540 hp. The I-Shift Dual Clutch has two input shafts which are alternatively connected to the engine through two clutches.
The predecessor of modern electronic traction control systems can be found in high-torque, high-power rear-wheel-drive cars as a limited slip differential.A limited-slip differential is a purely mechanical system that transfers a relatively small amount of power to the non-slipping wheel, while still allowing some wheel spin to occur.
The Swedish brand is limiting the top speed on all its cars to 112MPH starting with the 2021 model year. Safety technology and city infrastructure isn't enough to prevent injuries at high speeds ...
Geartronic is Volvo Cars' name for its manumatic automatic transmission, similar to Porsche's Tiptronic. It is available in 4-, 5-, 6-, and 8-speed models, and is controlled by a microprocessor . The microprocessor automatically shifts to the next gear if a user in manual mode red lines the engine.
Initially an option [16] on 850 models, [17] [18] it became standard equipment [13] of all new Volvo automobiles beginning in 1995 [19] for the 1996 model year. [15] The system consists of a mechanically [ 20 ] activated [ 21 ] side airbag that protects the front seat occupants torsos from hitting the cars interior.
Chicanes can make slipstreaming less potent and break up pelotons during motor races. [3] The term is used in other types of racing, such as bobsleigh, to indicate a similar shift in the course or track. A slower driver or vehicle that delays competitors is sometimes disparaged as a mobile chicane or moving chicane.
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