Volvo has given the S60, V60, XC60, V70, XC70 and S80 a facelift for 2013 which will debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor show. Only the V40 and XC90 remain unchanged. [nggallery id=1403 template=customlinks] Volvo has gone slightly berserk with updates to its range for 2013, with almost the entire Volvo range – except the new V40 […]
Want to drive the latest Volvo? Now you can.
Volvo is rolling out a new test drive programme that allows car buyers around the UK to enjoy proper test drives of the latest Volvos. It’s always difficult to change perceptions of a car brand. Even when you get the cars right, potential car buyers will still be saddled with their preconceptions. One good way […]
2014 Volvo XC90 on track as part of £3.5 billion investment in Sweden
Volvo are investing £7 billion in their future – half of that in Sweden – and the first model to benefit will be the long overdue 2014 Volvo XC90. Just like all of Ford’s premium automotive adventures – Land Rover, Jaguar and Aston Martin included – Volvo has suffered from a long period of under investment but now – with China’s […]
Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid: Production underway
The world’s first production plug-in diesel hybrid – the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid – has gone in to production ahead of customer deliveries. [nggallery id=861 template=customlinks] It’s a year since Volvo revealed their V60 diesel hybrid plug-in – a world first for a production car – would go in to production in 2012 – and cost […]
Volvo V40 Review: D3 SE Nav (2012)
This week we have Volvo’s very promising new V40 in for review and test in the guise of the V40 D3 SE Nav manual. [nggallery id=1303 template=customlinks] If the volume of traffic we’ve seen on Cars UK in recent months viewing stories, videos and photos of the all new Volvo V40 is anything to go […]
Your new Volvo will drive itself by 2014
Volvo is ready to offer an autonomous driving system in their cars by 2014 that will drive the car for you in traffic jams. Every petrolhead on the planet will throw their hands up in horror at the news that Volvo are to introduce a semi-autonomous driving system in to their cars in 2014. But […]
Volvo C30 production ends
The Volvo C30 is now going out of production as Volvo moves to refresh its range. A new small Volvo is planned. Volvo worked hard to get the small C30 in to the hearts and minds of a younger audience with a feature role in the Twilight films, but the C30 was never a stellar seller. Now, […]
Volvo V40 Cross Country & V40 R-Design: UK Price
We have UK prices for the Volvo V40 R-Design and V40 Cross Country. The V40 Cross Country starts at £22,595 and the V40 R-Design at £22,295. [nggallery id=1264 template=customlinks] Last week we had news of the prices for the new Volvo V40 Cross Country – Volvo’s ‘Allroad’ take on the new V40 – from Sweden, […]
Volvo V40 Cross Country to cost £2500 more than V40
It looks like Volvo will be asking around £2500 more for the V40 Cross Country than the regular V40 hatch. [nggallery id=1243 template=customlinks] With the Volvo V40 now starting to appear on the roads, Volvo has revealed two new variants – the Cross Country and R-Design – to mop up sales from the more niche corners of […]
Volvo V40 Cross Country & V40 R-Design: Paris 2012
Volvo has revealed the V40 Cross Country and V40 R-Design at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, and both are convincing. [nggallery id=1264 template=customlinks] Volvo has big expectations for the new 2012 V40 (and justifiably so – we have one in this week and it really is very good) and now, just six months on from […]