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Two Volvo's Win Top Awards From The Auto Channel

13 August 1999

Volvo S80 Named 'Car-of-the-Year' and Volvo V70 AWD Named 'Wagon of the Year' by The Auto Channel

    ROCKLEIGH, N.J., Aug. 12 -- The Volvo S80 has been named
Car-of-the-Year and the V70 AWD has been named "Wagon of the Year" in The Auto
Channel's Golden Tachometer Awards.
    Staff at The Auto Channel (http://www.theautochannel.com) used judgment
criteria including price, design, comfort, handling, performance,
technological advancement, brand positioning, and overall value.
    "Demonstrating an impressive ability to provide style, safety, and luxury
at a fair price, the S80 epitomizes value for the consumer," according to the
judges, who also remarked the V70 AWD models offer "a complex combination of
advanced technology, attractive style, efficient load-carrying design, and
enough get-up-and-go to deliver an exciting drive."
    Since its introduction in October 1998, the S80 has received a variety of
awards including National Highway Transportation Safety Association's Highest
SINCAP rating,  AutoPacific's 1999 Vehicle Satisfaction Award, Strategic
Vision's Total Quality Award, the European Design Award, the Automobile
Journalists Association of Canada's Best New Prestige Car Award, the
Automobile Club of Southern California's "Ideal Consumer Vehicle," Inside
Automotives International's Automotive Interior of the Year, and Australia's
National Roads and Motorist Association's Luxury Car of the Year.
    V70 models have been honored as the Automotive Journalists Association of
Canada's Best New Wagon 1997, Carguide's Best Buy in "Wagon" Class, AAA's 1998
Best in Price Class, and Carguide's 1997 People's Choice Award.