Volvo introduces two new and greener car diesel engines to drive down CO2 emissions

In spite of the lower current fuel costs ,Volvo recognise that the need to develop more efficient engines is as pressing as ever, and announces:

* New and improved D5 and 2.4D diesel engines available from spring 2009 in the Volvo S80, V70, XC60 and XC70
* New 2.4D brings CO2 emissions down below the all-important 160 g/km Writing Down Allowance threshold for company cars due for introduction on 1 April 2009

Volvo has sharpened its diesel range with the introduction of two new five-cylinder, 2.4-litre turbo diesels, the 2.4D and D5. The new engines have resulted in a significant reduction in CO2 emissions whilst also offering a power boost.

Both engines carry the familiar 2.4D and D5 engine names and will be available in the Volvo S80 executive saloon, Volvo XC60 crossover and Volvo V70 and XC70 premium estates from late spring 2009. The new D5 engine offers a 20 PS performance boost to give 205 PS and 420 Nm of torque. The 2.4D single turbo features 175 PS, an improvement of 12 PS, and 420 Nm of torque. The new technology has allowed CO2 emissions to drop as follows:

CO2 figures
Model

Previous 2.4D engine New 2.4D engine Previous D5 engine New D5 engine

Volvo S80 169 g/km 154 g/km preliminary 169 g/km 164 g/km preliminary

Volvo V70 178 g/km 157 g/km preliminary 178 g/km 169 g/km preliminary

Volvo XC60 199 g/km 159 g/km preliminary 199 g/km 185 g/km preliminary

Volvo XC70 199 g/km 159 g/km preliminary 199 g/km 185 g/km preliminary

"This is yet another step in our determination to reduce the combustion engine's environmental impact, at the same time as we give customers even more refined and sophisticated engines with excellent performance," says Derek Crabb, Vice President, Powertrain Engineering at Volvo Cars.

New high-performance D5 engine