Dublin Lord Mayor chooses Volvo S80

Tradition dictates that the first citizen of Dublin has the first car registered in the capital each year, and once again the Lord Mayor of Dublin has chosen the Volvo S80 as his official Mayoral car, writes Trish Whelan.

The Lord Mayor, Oisín Quinn, has chosen the Volvo S80 D4 SE Lux Geartronic equipped with Volvo's latest Drive-E D4 2.0 diesel powertrain with C02 emissions of 117g/km (tax band A4) and a fuel consumption of 4.5 L/100kms (62.7mpg).

The SE Lux trim levels include a new eight-speed Geartronic transmission, City Safe, Electronic climate control, cruise control, rear park assist, leather upholstery, Bluetooth, power driver seat with memory function, satellite navigation, and 17-inch Rex alloy wheels. The Lord Mayor's car, in Black Sapphire Metallic, also has heated front seats.

On behalf of the Lord Mayor and Dublin City Council, the Office of the Lord Mayor has thanked Volvo Cars Ireland for providing the Lord Mayor for the third successive year with the Volvo S80 D4 SE as the official mayoral car for 2014.

Pictured are Adrian Yeates, Managing Director of Volvo Car Ireland; and Oisín Quinn, Lord Mayor of Dublin.