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According to Carscoop's insiders, Volvo will perform the world debut of the S80 facelift at the Geneva motorshow. The Swedish firm's flagship sedan will receive a light makeover and a new, top-of-the-line diesel engine. The 2010 S80's D5 2.4-liter 5-cylinder oil-burner comes equipped with sequential twin turbochargers, ceramic glow-plugs and piezoelectric fuel injectors for a power output of 205HP and 420Nm of torque. The Swedes claim that with this engine, the new S80 will achieve a combined fuel consumption of just 6.2 lt /100 km (38mpg US - 45.6mpg UK) with low -for the size of the vehicle- CO2 emissions of 164 g/km.
BMW seems to believe that Arctic Circle is not only an ideal test ground but also a perfect playground for its forthcoming X1 SUV / Crossover which is seen here in prototype form fooling around in the snow. If you could magically strip away the X1's psychedelic camouflage, with the exception of a few minor details, what you would get is the production version of last year's X1 Concept that was shown at the Paris Salon. The X3's smaller sibling is expected to hit European and international markets in both four-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive configurations by the end of 2009.
