VOLVO CAR RENTAL WITH AVIS

All Volvo V40s come with a host of advanced safety features including curtain airbags, a pedestrian airbag and Volvo’s City Safety auto braking system. The Inscription variant available for hire also features heated leather seats, a colour TFT display with satnav, parking sensors, cruise control and more.

The mid-sized and XC60 SUV features adaptive cruise control with Pilot Assist semi-autonomous driving, Distance Alert, Oncoming Lane Mitigation and heated wiper blades along with a long list of other cutting-edge safety tech. Inside there’s Volvo’s Sensus touchscreen display and up to 1,455 litres of loadspace with a powered tailgate. And if you’ve not driven a contemporary Volvo before, you’ll be taken aback by the superb fit, finish and feel of all the materials.

Volvo’s seven-seater XC90 is the embodiment of modern Swedish luxury. You’ll be seated on fine nappa leather upholstery and surrounded by exquisite walnut finishes, while the T8 Inscription Pro twin-engine petrol hybrid powerplant can deliver a whopping 390hp via its sophisticated 8-speed auto transmission and AWD drivetrain.

That Volvos look terrific both inside and out is now a given, but the Gothenburg maker has also been outstandingly inventive, especially in terms of safety.

You may know, for example, that in 1959 Volvo was the first to introduce the three-point safety belt, making it standard on Amazon and PV544 models from 1959. But you may not know that the 1944 Volvo PV444 was the first car with a laminated windscreen, or that the first rear-facing child seat followed in 1967. Additionally, 1976 saw the first three-way catalytic converter, 1979 the first wide-angle rear-view mirror and 1990 the first integrated child booster cushion, all from Volvo.

In 1991 the Volvo 850 was the first car with a side impact protection system, and since then Volvo has also been first to introduce auto seat belt adjustment, curtain airbags and rear-facing ISOFIX child seat fitting. And that’s not to mention the first Ambient Air Cleaner, Blind Spot Info, Intelligent Driver Info, Driver Alert and factory-fitted SOS systems. In this decade we’ve seen the first diesel hybrid plug-in model (the 2011 Volvo V60) as well as the pedestrian airbag and the cyclist detection system with full auto brake.

Still more recently Volvo has come up with a diverse assortment of further developments including the first ‘outside air’ hi-fi subwoofer, intersection auto braking and running off road prevention technology, and the first integrated parking application.

Much of this ground-breaking innovation will naturally be incorporated in your latest-spec Avis Volvo V40, XC60 or XC90 hire car, so you’ll be sure to arrive in style with ‘relaxed confidence’.

So make a Volvo your car hire choice for a supremely comfortable, stylish and safe ride. Please click here for more information on Volvo car hire from Avis Prestige.

Bookings for cars are made on a first-come, first-served basis. So while Avis stocks a selection of Volvo models at its branches, we cannot guarantee the exact vehicle will be available until your booking has been made.