Sachin Tendulkar, one of the greatest batsman in the world, was awarded the man of the series and was gifted the keys to the Volvo S80 twin-turbo diesel. The Volvo S80 is the most luxurious car ever to be won by a cricketer in India. Sachin Tendulkar was awarded the man of the series for his historic knock in the second ODI as he became the first batsman in the world to score 200 runs in an ODI. With the latest Twin Turbo and Peizo high-pressure technology, the inspiring five-cylinder state-of-art is high on performance (205hp and 420 Mm torque). The car provides top-class fuel consumption (13.1 kmpl) and class-leading low CO2 emissions (203 g/km) coupled with Volvo’s signature safety features.

“With Sachin winning the man of the series and the New Volvo S80 twin-turbo diesel, it went beyond just an association with a game. It was associating with a legend and his brilliance. For the first time we felt the magic and emotions this game brings with it. Sachin got the car, but we got much more than that,” Paul de Voijs, managing director, Volvo Auto India said.

Volvo India has launched the refreshed Volvo S80 for model year 2010 with the latest generation D5 Twin-Turbo diesel engine. The 2.4-litre diesel engine boasts of 205 hp of power and 420 Nm of torque and has several advanced technical features. With the latest Twin Turbo and Peizo high-pressure technology. The new D5 already complies with Euro 5 exhaust emission requirements. Volvo is the only car company in India to offer the DPF feature across all its diesel models from the beginning of its operations in the country. The car is priced at Rs. 38.79 lakhs (ex-showroom, Mumbai) and Rs. 37 lakhs (ex-showroom, Delhi).

Safety features on the Volvo S80 include : -

• IDIS (Intelligent Driver Information System), that help the driver maintain better control over the traffic situation
• Personal Car Communicator (PCC) is an advanced control centre in pocket format.
• ABL – (Adaptive Brake light), which can sense the difference between normal and panic braking
• RAB- (Ready Alert Brakes), reduces the braking distance further when anticipates an emergency braking
• DSTC–(Dynamic Stability Traction Control) is stability control technology which helps prevent spinouts and roll overs.
• WHIPS – (Whiplash Protection System), which cradles the front seat occupants in a controlled manner to help prevent whiplash injuries.
• Like the rest of the Volvo range, the Volvo S80 features a transversely installed engine.

Luxury car = German, or is it? Volvo doesn’t seem to be doing well with the sales of the S80 ploughing in single digits. Thus they did the obvious bit of offering discounts again to lure buyers, The S80 D5 diesel can be yours for just Rs. 30 lakh (ex- showroom Mumbai), a straight Rs. 8 lakhs off. The V8 AWD petrol is not far behind with a discount of Rs. 3 lakhs. So if you are Swedish or hate Hitler, rush to the nearest Volvo showroom now.

Volvo is offering a massive discounts on its sensible and subtle luxury sedan – the S80. Cash discounts of up to Rs 400,000 are available on the 3.2 petrol and D5 diesel versions. There’s also a payout of 1% which equals to Rs 25,000 for a 70% loan on the 3.2 petrol engined variant. However petrol heads have no reason to smile as the beastly AWD V8 has no discount available.