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Cross Country is a series of lifted versions of Volvo models. It has been used for the following cars: 1997–2007 Volvo V70 XC; 2007–2016 Volvo XC70; 2016–present Volvo V90 XC; 2012–2019 Volvo V40 XC; 2010–present Volvo V60 XC; See also Volvo Cross Country (disambiguation)
After the 2011 model year, Volvo discontinued sales of the V70 in North America, instead marketing the FWD variant of the XC70. [172] The Sensus Infotainment System from the Volvo XC60 was made available in 2011 for the V70 and XC70. [173] For 2012 the V70 and XC70 received a minor facelift. [174]
Early in the 1950s scientists discovered that vehicle emissions were a significant factor that had been causing the air quality to deteriorate. [7] This led to the introduction of vehicle emissions standards in California in 1966, furthermore due to the seriousness of the problem, in 1970 the Clean Air Act was introduced in order to regulate these standards all over the United States. [7]
Volvo Cars has a long reputation as a maker of inline (or straight) engines. This list of Volvo engines gives an overview of available internal combustion engines. When Volvo started in 1927, they ordered their engines from the engine manufacturer Penta in Skövde. The first engine was the inline four-cylinder side valve 28 hp (21 kW) Type DA ...
Volvo debuted the first generation C70 at the 1996 Paris Motor Show, [13] and introduced it in Europe as a 1997 model, and a year later as a 1998 model in North America — with 2.0 (sold mostly in Italy), a low-pressure turbo (2.4L) and a high-pressure turbo (2.0L and 2.3L), 5-cylinder, turbocharged petrol engines and manual and automatic transmissions.
The Volvo Engine Architecture [13] (VEA) is a family of straight-three and straight-four automobile petrol and diesel engines produced by Volvo Cars in Skövde, [30] Sweden, since 2013, [31] Zhangjiakou, [32] China, since 2016 [33] and Tanjung Malim, Malaysia, since 2022 by Proton. [34]
Volvo sponsored the Volvo Ocean Race, the world's leading round-the-world yacht race for the first time in 2001–02. The next edition was to take place between 2011 and 2012. Volvo has also had a long-standing commitment to the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) and is involved in the Volvo/ISAF World Youth Sailing Championships since 1997.