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New Diesel Engine from Volvo Doesn’t Go to America |
The Swedish automaker Volvo designed a new diesel engine which will be a part of Volvo S80. It is claimed to be much better than its predecessor.
The new 2.4-liter five-cylinder diesel engine comes with sequential twin turbochargers and provides for Volvo S80 205 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque. The manufacturer says the engineers worked hard on the fuel efficiency of the vehicle and as a result Volvo S80 gets 38 mpg (6.2 liter/100 km).
Unfortunately the U.S. has very strict laws for diesel vehicles and the Swedish automaker doesn’t plan to take S80 to this auto market. Volvo Cars North America spokesman, Dan Johnston, says, "The issue here is limited market potential, along with having to support small volumes for parts and technical support at VCNA and at retailers." So, the diesel vehicles won’t bring as much profit in the U.S. as they do, for example, in Europe, and due to a little number of them in North America the service will be too expensive.
At the same time Volvo doesn’t want the customers think they are notgoing to the American market at all, the automaker has a three-year plan for the electric vehicles, like C30, which will be sold there.
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