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Volvo's S80 has been crowned the Executive Saloon of the Year 2007 at the first ever Car Middle East Awards, held at Dubai's Creek Golf and Yacht Club.
Volvo's S80, known for its understated luxury and satisfying driving performance, has a powerful V8 engine and a newly-developed, particularly compact six-cylinder in-line engine which ensures top class performance and driving comfort.
Roula Beiruty, marketing manager, said: "This is a tremendous achievement and important development for Volvo. We are now recognised as the safest and most luxurious car in the category.
"This award proves the lengths that Volvo's engineers have gone to ensure that every aspect of our manufacturing procedure is thoroughly looked into. We are proud to be honoured with the award."
The new S80 has been described by motoring journalists as luxurious, elegant and dynamic. The car has more sweeping lines than before, with a comet-shaped profile, an almost imperceptible transition between the rear window and the boot and an abruptly cut-off tail section. All this creates entirely different proportions, in order to give the all new Volvo S80 the right aura of elegance.
The new Volvo S80 is the first of Volvo's sedan models to be equipped with the compact, transverse V8 engine that was first launched in the Volvo XC90. A unique design with a mere 60-degrees angle between the two banks of cylinders makes the V8 remarkably compact.
Motorcity Holding BSC is the national dealers for Volvo in Bahrain. Check out www.motorcity.com.bh for more details.
