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Volvo Ocean Race

27 May 2005

To celebrate the start of the next, round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race¹ in November and its official UK stopover this time next year in Portsmouth², Volvo is introducing special Volvo Ocean Race editions of the XC90, XC70 and V70.

The Volvo Ocean Race models will be the official cars of the race at each of the nine stopover ports around the world and available globally for customers from now until the end of the race next summer.

A unique Ocean Blue pearlescent paint immediately differentiates the Volvo Ocean Race edition from the standard models. Their appearance is enhanced with 'Electric Silver' coloured side door mouldings, brushed aluminium roof rails, and special Volvo Ocean Race badges, key ring and tread plates on the door sills. The XC90 version has body coloured door handles and mirrors, while the XC70 gains larger 17in alloy wheels.

Naturally, the interiors are also distinctive, with special Ocean Blue aluminium inlays, plus floor mats with co-ordinating blue piping. They also have unique upholstery with blue stitching inspired from the world of sailing; the V70's upholstery has a tactile 'T-Tec' material, while the XC70 has a mixture of leather and textile, with full leather upholstery for the XC90.

Every model offers a choice of Volvo's powerful, five-cylinder turbocharged petrol and diesel engines, including the new D5 turbo-diesel with 185bhp.

With all these special features in addition to the usual SE specifications (and SE Lux for the XC70), the Volvo Ocean Race editions represent excellent value with on the road prices starting £34,735 for the XC90, £30,593 for the XC70 and £27,648 for the V70, which are just £1,000, £1,050 and £700 respectively above the equivalent standard models.

Volvo also offers special styling extras available to customise the Volvo Ocean Race Edition cars, including silver cross bars for the roof rails, sunglasses holder, and mudflaps, plus aluminium side scuff plate for the XC70 and aluminium running boards for the XC90. In addition, front and rear park assist are available, plus the usual array of options to enhance standard specifications.

1. The round the world Volvo Ocean Race (www.VolvoOceanRace.org) represents the ultimate sailing endurance event. The next Volvo Ocean Race starts on 12^th November 2005 in Vigo, Spain and crosses four oceans, five continents and covers 33,000 miles, with stops at Cape Town (South Africa), Melbourne (Australia), Wellington (New Zealand), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Baltimore/Annapolis (USA), New York (USA), Portsmouth (UK), Rotterdam (Holland), and Gothenburg (Sweden). The expected finish date in Gothenburg is 17 June 2006.
2. Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race departs from New York on 11^th May 2006 and is due to arrive in Portsmouth from 23^rd May. Over the UK Bank Holiday weekend, there will be a range of activities within the Portsmouth Race village, including exciting in-port racing.
3. Special features of the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) editions:

XC90 Volvo Ocean Race edition

• Ocean Blue pearlescent paint
• Ocean Blue door handles and mirrors
• Brushed aluminium roof rails
• Electric Silver rubbing strips
• VOR badge
• Leather upholstery with textile inserts
• Ocean Blue aluminium or Light Linear wood inlays
• Floor mats with blue piping
• Rear skid plate
• VOR tread plates
• VOR key ring
• SE specification
• £1,000 over standard model
• Available from £34,735

XC70 Volvo Ocean Race edition

• Ocean Blue pearlescent paint
• Ocean Blue door mirrors
• Larger 17in alloy wheels
• Electric Silver rubbing strips
• VOR badge
• Leather/textile upholstery
• Ocean Blue aluminium inlays
• Floor mats with blue piping
• VOR tread plates
• VOR key ring
• SE or SE Lux specification
• £1,050 over standard model
• Available from £30,593

V70 Volvo Ocean Race edition

• Ocean Blue pearlescent paint
• Electric Silver rubbing strips
• Brushed aluminium roof rails
• VOR badge
• T-Tec upholstery
• Ocean Blue aluminium inlays
• Floor mats with blue piping
• VOR tread plates
• VOR key ring
• SE specification
• £700 above standard mode
• Available from £27,648

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