The Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept has taken the record for the fastest four-door saloon and the fastest front-wheel drive car at the Nurburgring. We’ve never been huge fans fo Nurburgring lap records, as they really have little significance to owners’ real world enjoyment of a car. There also seem to be records in […]
Volvo S60 T8 Twin Engine Plug-in Hybrid arrives – and S60 trim options upgraded
The new Volvo S60 can now be had with the T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid drivetrain delivering 385bhp, and Volvo has upgraded the S60’s trim levels too. It’s taken a while to arrive, but Volvo has finally got round to offering the new S60 saloon with the T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid powertrain. That means […]
All new Volvo cars get 100GB data SIM for FREE – but only for a year
Volvo has announced it’s fitting a 100gb data SIM to all its new cars to enhance connectivity and safety alerts. But it runs out after a year. There was a time, which some of us still remember, when if you wanted any sort of ‘communication’ device in the car you had to fork out thousands […]
More Volvo SUVs on the way – Volvo XC100 and XC30 perhaps?
The rumours continue to grow that Volvo are planning to extend their SUV offering with new larger and smaller SUVs. Probably the Volvo XC100 and XC30. The changes at Volvo since Geely took the reins have been significant, with Volvo creating its own USP in the Premium market place, and doing very well from it. […]
Volvo RECALL 507,000 cars – from V40 to XC90 – over fire risk
Volvo is recalling 507,000 cars built between 2014 and 2019 – from the V40 to XC90 – over a possible fire risk from a melting manifold. Vehicle recalls are an expensive outing for car makers, and Volvo is about to take a bit of a financial hit as it announces it is to recall 507,000 […]
Volvo XC40 grabs yet another Car of the Year gong
The Volvo XC40 has grabbed yet another Car of the Year Award, winning the New Car of the Year Award at the 2019 Motor Trader Awards. You’d have to have been living in a cave in Peru for the last eighteen months if you haven’t worked out that the Volvo XC40 – Volvo’s entry-level SUV […]
Volvo XC40 and XC60 drive RECORD sales – but Volvo is still cost-cutting
Volvo’s SUVs play a leading role in record sales for Volvo in the first half of 2019, but Volvo are cutting costs to maintain profitability in a difficult market. Most car makers are rather gloomy about the global, and UK, car market, but Volvo continues to buck the market with record sales in the first […]
Volvo XC40 gets powertrain upgrades, but no XC40 plug-in Hybrid – yet
The Volvo XC40 gets powertrain upgrades, new engine/gearbox options and improved specs, but no sign of the XC40 plug-in hybrid yet. The Volvo XC40 may be a runaway success for Volvo, but they’re not sitting on their laurels with the range, tweaking and improving it with new engine and gearbox options and improved spec. Sensibly, […]
New Volvo XC90 model revealed – it’s the XC90 TANK
Volvo is getting in to the armoured car game with a new fully armoured version of the XC90, and ‘armoured light’ versions of the XC90 and XC60 too. If you want to be taken seriously as a Premium car maker, you need to offer not just substance and style but a perception that your cars […]
This is the Autonomous Volvo XC90 which, one day, won’t need a ‘Mission Specialist’
Volvo has revealed the first XC90 heading for Uber to be used as a fully autonomous taxi, although it doesn’t feature Volvo’s own autonomous driving systems. Eighteen months ago, Volvo revealed it had signed a deal with Uber to deliver ‘tens of thousands’ of XC90 models suitable for Uber to bolt on its own autonomous […]