We’ve had the new Volvo XC60 SUV with the D4 diesel engine and R-Design sporty trim in for review and road test. Is the new XC60 as good as the XC90? The Volvo XC60 has never been a ‘Shouty’ SUV, but despite its laid back demeanour it’s managed to be a proper success for Volvo. […]
Volvo S90 S4 Momentum Review (2017) – Volvo’s entry-level S90 tested
We’ve had the 2017 Volvo S90 in for review and road test, with the entry-level Momentum trim and the base D4 diesel engine with 187bhp. The new 90 Series cars from Volvo – S90, V90, V90 Cross Country and XC90 – heralded the arrival of a new kind of Volvo; a Volvo that wasn’t just […]
Volvo V40 D3 R-Design Nav Plus Review (2017) – Volvo’s outgoing 40 Series reviewed
As the current 40 Series cars from Volvo come to the end of their life, we’ve had the Volvo V40 D3 diesel with R-Design Nav Plus trim in for review. It’s five years since the current Volvo V40 arrived in the UK to deliver a Volvo which could take on cars like the Mercedes A […]
Volvo V90 D4 AWD Cross Country Review (2017) – Volvo’s big ‘Off-Road’ Estate reviewed
We’ve had the Volvo V90 D4 AWD Cross Country in for Review and Test, Volvo’s cross between the V90 and XC90. A compromise or a star? We’ve had both the regular V90 and the V90 R-Design in for review recently, and they are exceptionally good big estate cars, although we’d have liked a V90 with the […]
Volvo V90 D5 AWD R-Design Review (2017) – Volvo’s ‘Sporty’ V90 Estate reviewed
We’ve had the new Volvo V90 with the D5 PowerPulse engine, AWD and sporty R-Design trim in for review. Does the V90 make a ‘Sporty’ estate? Volvo’s new range of 90 Series cars – the XC90, S90 and V90 – are the bedrock on which Volvo is building a reputation as a maker of genuinely […]
Volvo V90 D5 Inscription Review (2017) – Volvo’s 90 Series Estate
We’ve had the 2017 Volvo V90 D5 PowerPulse AWD Inscription in for review, Volvo’s new 90 Series Estate car. Is it a properly appealing Volvo estate? There really is nothing Volvo is better known for than boxy, capacious estates, beloved of the chattering classes and passed down like an heirloom. But that’s all changed in recent years. […]
Volvo S90 D4 Inscription Review (2016)
This week we’ve had the new Volvo S90 in for review, complete with range-topping Inscription trim and entry-level D4 diesel engine. Another appealing Volvo 90 Series? It only seems like five minutes since we were raving over Volvo’s new Xc90 for the first time, but things have moved on for Volvo’s new 90 Series cars […]
Volvo XC90 T8 Momentum Review (2016) – it’s the TWIN ENGINE Hybrid XC90
This week we’ve had the plug-in hybrid version of the new XC90 in entry-level trim – the Volvo XC90 T8 Momentum – in for review. The new Volvo Xc90 is proving to be an overwhelming success story for Volvo, despite just a single diesel engine and a single petrol engine on offer, and even then the […]
Volvo XC60 D4 AWD R-Design Lux Nav (2016 Review)
This week we’ve had Volvo’s best-selling XC60 SUV in for review and test, this time in range-topping R-Design Lux Nav trim with AWD and Volvo’s Geartronic. Last month we had the Volvo XC60 D4 SE Nav in for review, a relatively lowly spec XC60 but with Volvo’s new D4 diesel under the bonnet and a six-speed […]
Volvo V60 D2 R-Design Nav Review (2016)
This week we’ve had the Volvo V60 estate in for review, with Volvo’s least powerful D2 diesel engine but with R-Design Nav trim. Is the D2 with R-Design a good match? The compact executive market for estate cars usually means buyers defaulting to the German offerings from BMW, Mercedes and Audi, but despite Volvo’s V60 estate […]