Within its tastefully familiar--and nicely finished--exterior, the 960 shelters aninterior that's as warm, gracious and comfortable as an upscale Scandinavian home. It's truly easy to enter this luxury cabin, where you'd find a squarish dashboard inlaid with rich walnut panels, a thoughtful control layout and good driver sightlines all around. The nicely-contoured seats--always a strong point with Volvos--have tailored leather surfaces, and the steering wheel is also leather-wrapped. Other standard comfort/convenience features include automatic climate control, power everything, a premium AM/FM/CD/cassette sound system, power front seats with 8-way adjustability and a memory feature, cruise control and--yes!--cupholders. Safety features? Of course. This is a Volvo. In addition to the front and side airbags, the 960's seatbelts feature adjustable upper anchors with lockable inertia reels, an integrated child safety seat--standard on the wagon, optional on the sedan--and child safety rear door locks. Although this is a thoroughly equipped vehicle as is, there are five different option packages available, ranging from $395 to $1485. You can also delete the leather upholstery and walnut trim if you choose. Our test vehicle had everything you can add to a 960. We particularly appreciated the $485 Cold Weather Package, which includes heated front seats and an outside temperature gauge.
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