Volvo has renamed the XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge to EX40 and EC40 respectively amongst a range of updates for 2024. Despite a lot of antipathy from private buyers towards EVs, Volvo is ploughing ahead with its aim to be a maker of only electric cars by 2030. Volvo says their EV sales in 2023 […]
Volvo P1800 GT by Cyan Racing – a practically perfect Restomod
Cyan Racing is back with a new version of their Volvo P1800 – The Volvo P1800 GT – promising a more road-focused experience. The Volvo P1800 – perhaps still best known as Simon Templar’s car of choice in The Saint – is a timeless classic car with proportions that remain elegant and desirable more than […]
Electric Volvo ES90 on the way to challenge the BMW i5 and Mercedes EQE
The next electric car from Volvo looks to be the electric ES90 – a replacement for the ICE S90 – according to media reports. Volvo has big ambitions to go all-electric with its cars, although the only Volvo EVs until recently have been the ICE-based XC40 and C40. But Volvo has already started culling its […]
Polestar 4 grabs Car Design of the Year gong, beating the Kia EV9 and Volvo XC30
The new electric Polestar 4 is voted Production Car Design of the Year, with the runners-up the Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30. Car Design is a pretty subjective thing, and if you ask groups of 16 people to pick their favourite design you’ll probably find each group chooses a different car. But if you ask […]
Volvo XC90 may be NINE years old, but it’s still grabbing Car of the Year Awards
The Volvo XC90 has been voted the Professional Drivers Luxury SUV of the Year and Car Dealer used Large Car of the Year too. It took Volvo 12 years to replace the original XC90 so good was it, so the fact that its replacement is still going strong – albeit with a few updates over […]
Volvo EM90 Electric MPV OFFICIALLY revealed – but it looks like no EM90 for the UK
The Volvo EM90 – Volvo’s first MPV and third new ‘E’ EV – is officially revealed, although it looks like it’s not coming to the UK. Volvo’s been teasing the arrival of their next EV, and first MPV, for some time, although we published a photo of the EM90 last month so we already had […]
Polestar 5 – Polestar’s Porsche Tyacan rival – REVEALED promising 100 miles of charge in five minutes
The Polestar 5 – Polestar’s 874bhp rival for the Porsche Taycan – is revealed in Los Angeles and promises up to 100-mile range from a five minute charge. Polestar has big ambitions to be a major player in the performance EV market, and the halo of the range, certainly in performance terms, will be the […]
Volvo rolls out a Black Edition option for the XC60 SUV ahead of next year’s electric EX60
The Volvo XC60 Black Edition goes on sale in the UK, perhaps as a run-out XC60 ahead of next year’s EX60 electric replacement. The XC60 is a big deal for Volvo, mopping up lucrative sales in big numbers. But its time in the spotlight is coming to an end as Volvo plan a new electric […]
New Polestar 4 EV has the lowest carbon footprint of any Polestar to date
The new Polestar 4 – Polestar’s new electric Coupe SUV – has the lowest carbon footprint of any of Polestar’s cars so far. Just like every other car maker, Polestar is on a mission to achieve carbon neutrality in the manufacture of its cars, although it has more ambitious plans than most and a shorter […]
New electric Volvo XC30 – Volvo’s new entry level electric SUV – will also be built in Europe
The electric Volvo EX30 compact SUV will also be built in Europe as Volvo looks to decentralize car production to suit a global market. Volvo revealed their new entry-level electric SUV – the Volvo EX30 – back in the summer, and production is already underway in China. Now, Volvo has announced that the EX30 won’t […]