a diesel and. retested the s $65.00 version powered by a 2 liter 4 cylinder engine rated at $184.00 kilowatts it makes the dash from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 6 and a half seconds leaving 152 grams of c o 2 behind it per kilometer prices start at $46000.00 euros in germany. impressed by this as sixty s engine performance though he s afraid some drivers might want to bit more emotion or character he hears next to nothing from it inside the car the s 60 has some sporty moves but in general it s more laid back and easy going than its competitors that makes it better suited to long haul driving only in the sport mode does the suspension make for a slightly bumpy ride. it s sporty and so for sure
ainsley: history happening today. volvo is opening a brand new brand in south carolina. jobs. steve: south carolina. swedish car maker s first factory here in the u.s.a. of a. brian: thanks, sweden. jeff flock is outside the plant in ridgefield, south carolina. hey, jeff, where is your other arm? [laughter] actually they let us in the plant, brian. and i am here with the usceo of volvo and behind us, maybe you see under wraps, that s the new vehicle they are going to make here the volvo s-60. at least that s what they tell me is back here. is that really back here. it s true. it s a beautiful piece. they say thank you, volvo for coming to the u.s. did you know something by the way? did you know donald trump was going to be elected? did you know there was going to be a trade spat and that s the whole reason did you this. no. we are smart but we are not
work of the warning system. which alerts drivers a collision is coming. with an automatic braking system, the institute says the effectiveness doubles. the top performers, the subaru legacy, outback, cad dak ats and srx, mercedes c plus, volvo s 60 and xc60. without auto brakes damage exceeds $28,000 but with auto brakes less than $6,000 in damage. now compare the two. we think it s worth the money. we ve got two cameras mounted up here. reporter: inside the top rated subaru legacy, dominic infante calls the two cameras a second pair of eyes. i was able to take my foot off of the brake and the gas and the car stopped on its own. that s how it was meant to work. exactly. so what you ve got are two cameras, the cameras are seeing
or a utility pole. the institute says 10,000 people die in frontal crashes each year and the collision types of you see in the videos here are a major source of the fatalities. here are the winners and losers in the new round of testing. the cars that performed the best, acura tl and volvo s- 60 which had good ratings. inifiti g got acceptable rating. the losers? they got the same poor rating from the institute. mercedes-benz c-class. lexus is 250 and 350. the audi @4 and, lexus, es-350. this is first time a test of this particular type has been used in the u.s. the carmakers have not responded to the tests. mercedes says this is uncommon scenario and we have full confidence in the