Volvo prepares two sweet surprises for the UK, named DRIVe S80 sedan and V70 wagon with the impressive “119 g/km CO2 emmissions” tag. This makes the S80 and V70 the first premium executive cars to emit less than 120 g/km CO2. More importantly to buyers, that sub 120 g/km CO2 rating means both models fall into the Vehicle Excise Duty Band C category, resulting in a low road tax.

The DRIVe variants of the S80 and V70 are motivated by Volvo’s 1.6L turbocharged diesel engine, developing 109 horsepower and 177 lb-ft of torque, at 52mpg. Like all of Volvo’s DRIVe models, the DRIVe versions of the S80 and V70 will be available in SE, SE Premium, SE Lux and SE Lux Premium trim levels.