2010 Volvo XC70 Brochure

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Since 1970,  Volvo’s Accident  Research Team  has investigated  accidents  involving  Volvo cars  on Swedish
roads.  Today, our  own statistical   database  contains  over  36,000  accidents  with more  than  60,000
occupants.  In  addition  to studies  on the  scene of  the accident,  our  researchers  also  investigate  what
happened  before  the crash  to understand   how to improve  the  driver’s  conditions  to  avoid a collision.
These  findings  give us  unique knowledge   that guides  us in  creating  technology  that  helps prevent  or
mitigate  accidents  and – if an accident  can’t  be avoided  – to help protect  the occupants.
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Based on  the findings  from our accident  research,  we can recreate  a variety  of real-life  traffic  situations
and crashes.  Beyond  numerous virtual  crash  tests in super-computers,   we perform  around 400  crash
tests each  year. We crash  test car-to-car  at different  speeds  and from different  angles.  We perform  frontal
impacts,  rear impacts,  side impacts  and  roll-over tests  and test  cars off-road  as well as against  genuine
Swedish granite  rock-face  – we can even  simulate impacts  with  wild animals.
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Other car  manufacturers  come to  Sweden for final  car testing  under harsh  and capricious  conditions.
For us it’s  home. Our  own proving ground  Hällered  with its 34  miles of test  tracks includes  different  road
types  from all over the  world. Here  we scrutinize  our cars’  ability to  support their  drivers  in all imaginable
and unimaginable  situations  during  thousands  of test miles  – not to mention  the distances  driven  on
ordinary  Swedish roads.
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We already  know what we want  to achieve:  no accidents.  By applying  a holistic  approach which  considers
the driver  and the vehicle  as well  as the infrastructure,   we can realize  a future where  cars interact  with
other cars,  the road  and the traffic-control   systems.  For example,  this includes  cars that can  brake and
steer automatically,   if needed.  This makes  it possible  to design cars  in completely  new ways to  protect
and preserve  life.
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Model Year2010
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