Volvo S60 Wins Car Of The Twelvemonth Inwards The Pump East Features & Specifications

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Viking Cars, Incorporated, the official distributor of Volvo cars inwards the Philippines shared to us practiced news: its S60 sports sedan was lately crowned every bit the Car of the Year inwards the Middle East. The observe was presented at the Middle East Motor Awards 2011 (MEMA).

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Volvo S60 Wins Car of the Year inwards the Middle East

Volvo Philippines celebrates amongst enthusiasm every bit the Volvo S60 was crowned Car of the Year inwards the Middle East at the Middle East Motor Awards 2011 (MEMA). The jury praised the Volvo S60 every bit a well-balanced as well as fashionable luxury sedan featuring a powerful turbocharged six-cylinder engine as well as leading-edge security technology.

MEMA, which was held for the minute consecutive year, is regarded every bit the largest, most prestigious as well as solely independent observe for the automotive manufacture inwards the region. It is organized past times Expo Centre Sharjah inwards the United Arab Republic. The jury is made upwards of leading motoring journalists as well as professional person racing drivers from 10 countries, including Lebanon, Oman, Jordan, Arab Republic of Egypt as well as Syria.

"It is real rewarding to have the Car of the yr inwards the Middle East. It 1 time once again confirms the success of the Volvo S60. It is a automobile that good matches the customers' demands inwards these markets which is primal to our forwards success inwards the region", says Wim Maes, President Volvo Cars Overseas Corporation.

The nomination as well as assessment physical care for takes to a greater extent than than 8 months during which all xix jury members fill upwards inwards private final result cards for the nominated cars. Among the parameters taken into draw of piece of job organisation human relationship are design, security features as well as value for money.

The jury besides noted that the 2011 Volvo S60 was the laid about automobile launched inwards the Middle East amongst Volvo Pedestrian Detection - a security organisation that actively searches for as well as spots pedestrians inwards the roadway as well as automatically applies the brakes to protect them.

Locally, the Volvo S60 is available inwards 3 variants- the powerful 3.0L T6 amongst 304hp as well as 440Nm of torque, the 2.0L Powershift transmission boosted past times a 203hp as well as 300Nm of torque as well as the fuel efficient 1.6L T4 amongst a dynamic 180hp as well as 240Nm of torque.

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