Volvo US has revealed a power boost for the Volvo S60 T6 and XC60 T6 R-Design, which will get an extra 25bhp and a raft of tweaks for the 2012MY. We’re quite partial to the Volvo S60 (actually, we’re even more partial to the Volvo V60) and we like how Volvo’s R-Design pack makes a […]
Volvo Concept Universe: Volvo aims high
Volvo has revealed the Volvo Concept Universe at the Shanghai Motor Show, a new look at a high-end Volvo. With a spangly grill. We got the tease on the Volvo Concept Universe, which is what you would expect in this age of pre-launch torment from car makers. And now we get the reality. And we’re […]
Volvo Concept Universe teased. Is this the Volvo S90?
Volvo has released a video teasing the Volvo Concept Universe, which we expect to launch at the Shanghai Motor Show next week. As you really can’t have failed to notice, we have two major motor shows looming – the 2011 New York Motor Show and the 2011 Shanghai Motor Show. Both are vying to host […]
Volvos get a facelift: V70, XC70 & S80 get tweaked
Volvo has been Spring cleaning and has facelifted and tweaked the Volvo V70, Volvo XC70 & Volvo S80 with engine tweaks and cosmetic updates Well, if you’re going to have a fiddle with one car, you may as well have a fiddle with three. That seems to be Volvo’s point of view as it performs a bit […]
Volvo C30 Electric: A severe cold-weather bashing
Volvo has been cold weather testing the electric Volvo C30 in Sweden at temperatures down to -20C We do have more than a degree of scepticism when it comes to electric cars. Actually, it’s not the electric cars that cause us to be sceptical, more so the claims – or a lack of transparency – by car makers, which […]
Volvo S40 Review & Road Test: Volvo S40 SE DRIVe Start/Stop (2011) Part 2
Part 2 of our review and road test of the Volvo S40 DRIVe. Does the frugality detract from the drive? Is the S40 DRIVe competitively priced? As already noted, the Volvo S40 DRIVe is pretty much a Ford Focus under the skin, which is a more than decent starting point. The Focus has a very good […]
Volvo S40 Review & Road Test: Volvo S40 SE DRIVe Start/Stop (2011)
We have the Volvo S40 SE DRIVe Start/Stop in for review and road test this week. Is Volvo’s frugal S40 a quality car? There was a time – when Adam was a lad and so was I – Volvo just made a certain kind of solid, respectable saloon car for solid, respectable middle class families to […]
Volvo C30: now starts under £15k
Volvo has cut the entry-level Volvo C30 – the C30 ES 2.0 – to £14,995. A much more encouraging entry point. It’s been all change at Volvo in the last year, with the Swedish car maker going from being the last vestige of Ford’s ill-fated Premier Auto Group to the first high-profile car maker to fall to […]
Volvo V60 Plug-in Diesel Hybrid: Geneva 2011 catch-up
Volvo has revealed their diesel plug-in hybrid at Geneva – the Volvo V60 Diesel Plug-in Hybrid – offering a decent drive and good economy We’re probably going to be playing catch-up for the next few days on stuff we didn’t manage to cover on the press days at Geneva. And this – the Volvo […]
Volvo S60 DRIVe & V60 DRIVe launch
Volvo reveals its latest eco warriors – the Volvo S6 DRIVe and the Volvo V60 DRIVe – offering more than 60mpg and less than 120g/km. This week we’re out playing with a Volvo DRIVe model, although our car is the S40 DRIVe. DRIVe models are Volvo’s push at all things green (or all things blue if you’re German) […]