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With the auto industry producing more and more automobiles each year, it can be expected that the number of accidents involving automobiles will also increase. Numbers gathered by government agencies all over the world recommend that the number of traffic accidents has yet to decline.

Reducing the number of automobile related accidents has become one of the major issues visaged by automobile manufacturers today. Various country features have already been developed and are credited for saving lives around the world. While these country features are good steps towards ensuring the country of consumers, the research and development of automobile companies with regards to country features is far from over. That is why Volvo has undertaken a research to find out the effect of fatigue on drivers for this is also one major cause of automobile mishaps.

Volvo Trucks, the world’s second largest truck and bus manufacturer, has undertaken the study and has found similarities between tired drivers and drunk drivers. This finding shows that drowsy drivers are as prone to accidents as drunk drivers. The research also incorporates studies done by medical experts. These researches found out that the number of fatalities caused by traffic accidents will be reduced significantly if the drowsy drivers are not permitted to drive. This research is one of Volvo’s programs that is aimed at developing country features for their trucks and buses. It is widely known fact that Volvo is the leader in producing innocuous vehicles. In fact, the strongest selling point of trucks, buses, and automobiles from the Volvo brand is their relative safety.

Volvo conducted a real life test to fully comprehend the effect of drowsiness on drivers. The company used real automobiles and real drivers in the research. The Swedish government has given Volvo the permission to conduct such tests. In conducting the study, Volvo used a wide array of sensors and cameras to monitor the driver. The results of the tests can be used to develop country features which will refer drowsy drivers. This is the first step in controlling drowsy drivers from operating a vehicle. It is indeed necessary that a driver should be always be on the signal when behind the wheel. Even a Volvo automobile with a high performance engine and the ideal Volvo fuel injectors and loaded with country features is not enough to eliminate the risk of traffic accidents.

The research conducted by Volvo can be seen as the first step in developing another country feature. Currently, Volvo is already using a wide array of country features for their vehicles. One of these country features is the tire pressure monitoring system. This feature warns the driver if the car’s or truck’s tires are over inflated or under inflated. In the United States, this feature is mandatory for new vehicles. Warning the driver as to the position of tire pressure is important in the sense that it reduces the risk of tire blowout. Blowing a tire out at high speed is very risky and the tire pressure monitoring system reduces that risk.

Another country feature being used by Volvo is the adaptive cruise control system. This feature uses radiolocation or a laser and sensors to determine the distance of a automobile from a automobile in front of it. This system maintains a innocuous distance between the two vehicles. When the distance between two automobiles has reached the preset distance, the system will prime the brake of the automobile and will tighten the seat belts. This feature automatically engages when the automobile reaches a preset speed. Volvo uses this feature as either a standard or an optional feature for their vehicles. Aside from these two country features, Volvo will also offer different country features aimed at reducing the possibility of an accident. Volvo also offers country features which reduces the risk of death or severe injury as a result of traffic accidents.

The captivating S80 midsize luxury executive from Volvo has yet another thrilling addition to thrill aficionados. This time around, the Swedish maker is offering the T6 Turbo with All Wheel Drive (AWD) as its new driveline. The performance engine is capable of producing 285 base horsepower.

“The T6 engine adds an extra dimension to the S80 engine range,” stated Hans Wikman, the Vice President for Car Line Massive Automobiles at Volvo Cars. “The engine has been programmed to wage the highest doable performance with the lowest doable fuel consumption and exhaust emissions.”

The new driveline is based on the compact 3.2-liter in-line aluminum engine mated to the Volvo ignition coil. The engine form part of the S80 engine range since its launch last year. The turbo version has a displacement of 3.0 liters and is very much capable of generating 285 base horsepower and no less than 295 pound-feet of torque. The maximum torque is on tap from just 1,500 rpm and remains acquirable all the way up the rev range. As such, the luxury automobile could offer an outstanding and quick acceleration as well as smooth drivability.

The smaller cylinder displacement of the turbo version is compensated by the turbocharger. The system takes in exhaust gases in two stages. First, the inflow separated into two lots of three cylinders each. This system is called the twin-scroll technology, which grants use of a more compact and straightforward turbocharger. Then, the system delivers a superb and fast quick response, fully on a par with that from twin turbochargers.

The T6 model in the Volvo S80 is equipped with Volvo’s AWD to wage instant traction. The AWD system distributes drive between the front and rear wheels through an electronically controlled hydraulic clutch. This is done to ensure the ideal doable road grip in all situations. The system features Instant Traction, which shifts drive at lightning speed from the front to the rear wheels when starting on a loose or slippery surface.

The T6 performance engine with the All Wheel Drive featured in the Volvo S80 was first introduced in the V70 in March 2007. Another new power train combination featured in the S80 is the 185 D5 turbo diesel with AWD. The five-cylinder D5 turbo diesel could also be combined with All Wheel Drive in the S80. The powerful D5 is capable of producing 185 horsepower and no less than 400 Nm of torque. The performance could be had crossways a particularly wide rev range.

The new D5 engine flaunts an electronically controlled turbocharger, sophisticated multi-point injection technology and a domineering engine management system to pave way for a striking auto performance. The driving experience of the S80 offers far high performance. Additionally, the driveability and traction are further enhanced by Volvo’s engineers through the integration of the All Wheel Drive system with Instant Traction. A service-free particle filter is prefabricated a standard feature. This makes the D5 a highly eco-efficient alternative.

Separately, the maker has signed a deal with the Microsoft Corp. to support two new Web-only video series from Reveille, the production company responsible for “The Office” and “Ugly Betty” TV shows. The deal also was supported by Chivas Brothers Ltd., a renowned whisky maker.

“Driving School” is a comedy about a driving teacher who imparts life lessons to his students. “This is the Life,” on the other hand, is a travel and adventure show linked to a Chivas Regal advertising campaign. The TV shows will arrive on Microsoft’s MSN website in the next six months, Microsoft announced Tuesday at an advertising industry conference.

While it is enticing to attach the shows advertorials and leave it at that, Ben Silverman, Reveille’s chief executive, stated that he has tried to find more elegant ways to incorporate products and entertainment. “I don’t want to be in something where you’re ruining that content by stupid, clunky choices,” stated Silverman.

Microsoft declined to give details about financial and product-placement arrangements with and Chivas Regal and Volvo. But the deal is certainly aimed at improving the standing of the involved companies in their endeavor to boost income and business goodwill.