Why is Volvo the safest car in the world?

80 years is a long time in the history of automobile industry, which is enough for a brand to accumulate details, so that it will eventually become a historical enrichment and a cultural inheritance.

At the beginning of the 20th century, when the global automobile industry was booming as a new industry, Swedish Volvo cars came into being, which attracted the attention of the whole automobile industry. Since then, Volvo cars, like its Latin meaning of "rolling forward", have been advancing continuously, driving in every corner of the world, driving in the history of human automobile industry, and also becoming a classic of safety luxury car brands.

"The car is driven by people. Therefore, the guiding principle of everything we do must be safety. " At that time, Arthur, the founder of Volvo? Gabrielsen and Gustav? Larson said. In fact, Volvo insists on safety as the core value of the brand. Since the first Volvo car rolled off the production line, it has become a global leader in automotive safety technology. So some people say that every car on the road today has the shadow of Volvo cars. Its safety achievements benefit the global automobile industry, such as three-point seat belts. Today, s80, as the flagship car of Volvo Cars, embodies the latest technical achievements of Volvo Cars in safety. Unscrambling the history of S80 means unscrambling the development history of automobile luxury and safety technology in the world.

1927, the door of a factory in Gothenburg, Sweden opened. The first Volvo car leaves from here? 0? 0V4. On the Volvo PV4 launched in the second year, the bumper became the standard configuration of this car.

After experiencing the early rapid development of the company and the heavy blow of World War II, Volvo once again ushered in the peak of development in the 1950s. 1953, Volvo Car released a PV83 1 luxury car, and was also the president. Metal maroon and dark blue body color make this car look outstanding, the interior is made of high-grade materials, and there are entertainment systems such as carpets and radios in the car. Folding handrails are designed in the back seat of the car. As soon as this car appeared, it was deeply loved and praised by the Chief Executive and other senior officials from all walks of life. Some big companies also chose this car to pick up VIPs, which became a highlight of the luxury car market at that time. By 1959, the front seat three-point seat belt has become the standard configuration of Volvo models. This technology has continued until now and is standard for most cars. It can be said that the three-point seat belt is an important technological innovation for Volvo to benefit the automobile industry.

1966, Volvo has taken another big step forward in the field of safety. Four-wheel disc brakes are used, and there are impact energy absorption areas at the front and rear of the car body. Later, it was equipped with a reversing child safety seat and a rear seat belt, which was a great success in the market. These Volvo designs 40 years ago are still the highlights of many manufacturers' publicity.

In February, a very important car in the history of Volvo Cars1982,760 was officially launched, which became the new representative of Volvo Cars in the luxury car field and laid the foundation for the development of Volvo Cars later. The 760 offers quite comfortable interior space and many luxurious configurations. And its safety performance is the best not only in the history of Volvo production, but also in most competitive models on the market at that time. This 80' s Volvo model won a strong response from the media and the public. Become synonymous with luxury, elegance and passion at that time. Volvo 760 has won a higher reputation for Volvo in the past 10 years.

1985 Volvo 780 was exhibited at the Geneva Motor Show for the first time and became the new top model of Volvo Car Family. This car was designed and produced in Italy. Volvo's classic and simple design style incorporates elegant and luxurious design elements. The interior design is also unique, especially the independently separated two-seat rear row design, which is still the design standard of top luxury cars.

1990 Volvo Car introduced the 960, which is the flagship model of Volvo Car and the predecessor of today's Volvo s80. The 960 adopts a brand-new 3.0 inline 6-cylinder engine, which represents a new era of inline engines. At that time, the characteristics of 6-cylinder engine and displacement above 3.0 were synonymous with luxury cars. The 960 is also equipped with more brand-new safety technologies, such as inertia reel automatic seat belt and rear adjustable safety headrest. In addition, an integrated child safety seat can be installed at the armrest position in the middle of the rear seat. Excellent safety performance has won many international awards for this car. Also in this year, Volvo Cars adopted a new naming system, and the 960 series was renamed S90. A particularly landmark event this year is that Volvo Cars rolled off the assembly line with 65438+ 1 100 million vehicles.

1994, Volvo Car Company developed the side airbag installed on the seat back, which was several years earlier than other car manufacturers. At the same time, Volvo has also developed another world-first technology-inflatable curtain (IC).

1998 S90 was discontinued, and Volvo S80 was unveiled and officially listed. It adopts a large number of world-leading safety technologies, including: side air curtain system, head and neck support (WHIPS). Among them, the head and neck support is considered to be one of the most effective safety devices to protect the head and neck. In addition, S80 is the first car in the world to put forward an environmental declaration. In the first year of listing, S80 won many awards. It was from this year that S80 took over the banner of Volvo Car's flagship car and undertook the mission of displaying Volvo Car's luxury image and enhancing its market position.

In 2006, the second generation Volvo S80 was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. At this time, luxury car has not only represented luxury, but also people have put forward more environmentally friendly and safer requirements for it. Volvo S80 is a new generation model of Volvo, which embodies Volvo's latest technology and sets a new standard of safety and environmental protection for luxury commercial vehicle market. More new safety technologies were applied to S80 for the first time, including adaptive cruise control system (ACC), collision warning system with automatic braking function (CWAB), newly developed driver warning control system (DAC) and lane departure warning system (LDW). These technologies are not only the latest safety technologies of Volvo cars, but also in a leading position in the automobile industry. In terms of environmental protection technology, S80 can reduce carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions by more than 95%, and the vehicle recycling rate reaches 85%. The material of its interior meets the most stringent health and environmental protection standard-Okotex standard 100, and a variety of interior metals meet the same standards as high-quality metal jewelry. In addition, S80 is equipped with electronic climate control (ECC), internal air quality system (IAQS) and Volvo's unique humidity sensor to create a healthy and environmentally friendly interior environment for drivers and passengers. In terms of luxury, Volvo S80 adopts high-end configurations such as suspended center console, navigation, inhalable color display DVD entertainment system, and Volvo's high-performance sound system, one of the best sound systems in the world, which shows the sense of luxury and dignity. What's more, S80' s ventilated and heatable leather seat is recognized as one of the best seats in the market, which can provide the best comfort in any season.

If you can feel the past glory of Volvo, you can feel the future development direction of Volvo. In 2004, Volvo introduced the concept car YCC, which has a strong functional and humanized design, but also full of dynamic, integrating beautiful and smooth lines with masculinity, and interpreting a brand-new design concept. In 2006, Volvo YCC concept car also won the 2006 Swedish Design Award. SCC (Safety Concept Car) is another heavyweight concept car launched by Volvo in recent years. It is a concept car with its latest safety technology, and it is called the safest car in the world, which fully shows the advanced concept and development trend of safety car.

It can be seen that Volvo cars have been leading the development trend of automobile safety from the past to the present and even the future. If Volvo Car is a crown in the development history of human automobile industry, S80 is undoubtedly a bright pearl in this crown, which embodies the brilliance and achievements of Volvo's unremitting efforts for more than 80 years. It is embedded in the crown, shining with luxury and safety, and emitting endless light. We believe that as the wheel of time rolls forward, this pearl will become more and more dazzling. Volvo S80 and even the whole Volvo car will bring us round after round of new surprises.