Volvo's flagship sedan now available three ways

20/09/2008 04:17. Volvo has always been about safety, and safety hasn't always been pretty. But when Volvo introduced the C70 Coupe and Convertible, they showed the world that safety could indeed be attractively packaged. In fact, by covering the signature grille and vehicle badging, one would have been hard-pressed to identify the C70 Series as a Volvo.

The all-new Volvo S80, when it bowed in 1999 was a luxurious saloon model that combined innovative styling, world-leading safety and a high level of technology in a package that was capable of stirring the soul.

The S80 represented the first successful modern application of an in-line six-cylinder engine's transverse fitment - with the world's shortest manual gearbox. A new seat concept called whiplash protection system provided improved protection... // San Francisco Chronicle