Online Shop for Volvo Parts and Accessories:

Recently, anything can do online, because most company or individual can access internet easily. Shopping online has been a trend and this opportunity is touched by the company or individual to sell their products and services. Likewise the car dealers, include Volvo dealers and Volvo parts and accessories shop such as http://www.ipdusa.com/ in which offer the online shop for Volvo Parts and accessories. In this site, IPD offers many Volvo parts and accessories in features that make the visitor can dig any further information related to the price, type of products, and other news related to Volvo and IPD.

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Volvo S60 Second Generation

It will be a good news for automotive seeker, especially for Volvo mania because after the first generation of Volvo S60 that was produced on 2000, then on 2010, this Swedish automaker launches Volvo S60 Second Generation. The Volvo S60 is a compact executive sedan and marked a clean break for Volvo from the boxy design that many associated the brand with in the 1980s and 90s. Its design, done by a design team led by Peter Horbury, built upon the styling of the S80 and was the most marked departure from traditional Volvo styling since Horbury joined the firm in 1992. The S60 was built upon Volvo’s P2 platform,which was shared with other Volvo models like the S80, V70, XC70 and finally the XC90.

Volvo S60 First Generation

Volvo S60 Second Generation

This new Volvo S60 will be a close competitor for Mercedes C-Class, Audi A4 and the BMW 3-series with the consumer target is younger people. New features in this Volvo S60 can be seen in the new large Volvo iron symbol, parallel to the grille day running lamps, and larger spaced letters in the brand name on rear. A new safety feature, Pedestrian Detection, will be added to automatically apply brakes if a pedestrian is detected in front of the car and the driver does not react in time.

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Safe Driving with Volvo Pedestrian Detection

Volvo introduced a new system called Pedestrian Detection which developed over 10 years and claimed to be reducing the risk of fatal car accidents. This system will stop the car automatically if the driver is not aware of a collision would occur. Volvo has been leaked about this detection technology late last year. But now they are released video about how the system is used in officially. Volvo S60 will be the first model that uses this technology and go on sale next summer. Experts and engineers of this Swedish manufacturer spent 10 years perfecting this intelligent system. A series of tests are made highway in the whole world secretly.
This system works with the latest Volvo system Collision Warning. This system will give warning and automatic full braking power if the driver late to act. Manufacturers are known for this safety technology is utilize a radar and cameras to identify potential hazards that are forwarded to a computer that will calculate whether emergency action should be done or not.
Well, very interesting to wait how the functioning of Pedestrian Detection System, which is a vehicle safety technology from Volvo. But for connoisseurs of automotive have to be patient first and wait until the system actually launched.

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