The Volvo Concept Coupe – a 21st century take on the iconic P1800 – is revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show as a stunning new Volvo. [nggallery id=1616 template=customlinks] It’s only two weeks since Volvo revealed their concept coupe, and we’ve been looking forward to seeing it in the flesh at Frankfurt and see if […]
Volvo Concept Coupe IS a modern Volvo P1800
The Volvo Concept coupé – revealed this morning – and heading for the Frankfurt Motor Show is a modern day P1800 with 4WD and 395bhp. [nggallery id=1616 template=customlinks] A few days ago we had a tease video of a new Volvo Coupe concept which we though could turn out to be Volvo’s modern take on […]
New Volvo tease for Frankfurt – is it a modern P1800 Coupe? (video)
Volvo has released a teaser video for a new car at the Frankfurt motor Show promising a more dramatic style. Is this a modern Volvo P1800. We really didn’t have anything completely new and radical on the radar from Volvo for the Frankfurt Motor Show next month, but if this teaser video from Volvo is […]
Volvo’s new engine range revealed – and there’s just 2 of ’em!
The new Volvo Engine Architecture range of Volvo engines – now called DRIVE-E – has been revealed, and there’s just one 2.0 litre petrol and one 2.0 litre diesel. It’s a bit hard to get your head round the idea that a major car maker could offer the option of just two engines across its […]
Volvo City Safe means lower insurance preniums for Volvo drivers
Volvo has revealed that their City safe autonomous braking system works so well that insurance premiums for Volvos fitted with City Safe are falling. Volvo are on a mission to ensure that no one dies or is seriously injured in a Volvo by 2020, and that means more and more clever technology to protect Volvo […]
2014 Volvo XC90 to get a raft of new safety technology
Volvo has revealed the 2014/2015 XC90 Crossover/SUV will come with a raft of new safety technology including animal detection and autonomous parking. [nggallery id=1559 template=customlinks] We know that the Volvo XC90 will be replaced (finally) next year with a new XC90 using Volvo’s new SPA platform and powered by their new range of 4-cylinder, high […]
Volvo’s self-parking car will park your Volvo for you
Volvo has developed self-parking technology for cars that will allow you to arrive at a car park, leave the car and use an APP to park and retrieve your car. [nggallery id=1546 template=customlinks] It’s rapidly getting to the point where drivers will need to do little more than be in the car to ‘drive’ it, […]
Volvo V40 vs Mercedes A Class – Take the Challenge
Volvo are offering to pay the first month’s payment on a Mercedes A-Class A180 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Sport if, after driving the Volvo V40 D2 R-Design, you buy the Merc. [nggallery id=1223 template=customlinks] Car makers often run a little scared of overt comparisons between their cars and those of rival car makers. But not Volvo. Volvo are throwing down […]
WIN the last ever Volvo C30 on Twitter
The last ever Volvo C30 – a C30 R-Design in Ice White with Polestar upgrade – is up for grabs in a Twitter competition as C30 production ends. [nggallery id=1532 template=customlinks] The Volvo C30 has only been with us for seven years, but it’s made its mark. Perhaps the highest profile outing for the C30 […]
Volvo’s ‘World Premier’ is a bit of a damp squib
Volvo’s ‘World Premier’ – which we thought might be the first look at the 2015 XC90 – turns out to be a tie-up between the new XC60 and the DJ trio Swedish House Mafia. We had been hoping – and, to a degree, expecting – that Volvo’s big ‘World Premier’ they’ve been teasing for today would be the […]