What Changed for 2008

• New S80 T6 AWD offers a turbocharged 6-cylinder engine


• Climate package adds rear heated seats


• Dynaudio package replaces Audio package, adds rear seat headphone jacks and controls


• S80 V8 gets upgraded exterior trim and moldings


• S80 V8 offers soft leather seating and wood inlay center console


• S80 V8 offers optional Classic Wood steering wheel


• New color added

The Volvo S80 was first introduced in 1997 as a replacement for the Volvo 960, a 5-passenger, rear-wheel-drive (RWD) sedan. The first-generation S80 was designed on a front-wheel-drive (FWD) platform and later equipped with all-wheel-drive (AWD). The S80 was unique in that it offered a transversely mounted inline-6 powerplant—an uncommon engine arrangement, but a necessary contributor to the high safety ratings the S80 earned. Now in its second generation, the new-for-2007 S80 enters the 2008 model year offering a new turbocharged engine, upgraded interior appointments, and even more standard features.