THE WORLD’S FIRST DIESEL PLUG-IN HYBRID – THREE CARS IN ONE At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Volvo Cars will be unveiling the world’s first diesel plug-in hybrid – a virtually production-ready Volvo V60 with carbon dioxide emissions below 50 g/km. The Plug-in Hybrid, which will be launched in the market in 2012, is the […]
Volvo V60 diesel plug-in hybrid – again
A recap on last month’s story that Volvo are taking the Volvo V60 diesel plug-in hybrid – a world first – to the Geneva Motor Show. Last month we reported on the innovative Volvo V60 diesel plug-in hybrid, a proper advance in hybrid gubbins which Volvo are planning on revealing – in practically production-ready form […]
Volvo slashes model range – V50 out first
Volvo has revealed that they are cutting their range of models on the US by up to half in a bid to win back sales. That got your attention, didn’t it? Volvo slashing their model range. What’s going on? Have they taken the whole ‘We’re not a Premium Maker – Just Swedish’ thing too far? […]
Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid at Geneva
Volvo has announced they are taking the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid to Geneva. Offering 50g/km Co2 and 150mpg the V60 plug-in is said to be almost production-ready. Yes, it’s yet another eco car, this time from Volvo. But as eco cars go the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid does seem to have quite a lot going […]
London Congestion Charge Exemptions now CO2 based. Wrong.
Volvo are claiming victory in their campaign to get London Congestion Charge Exemptions changed. But it’s no victory at all. We had high hopes for Volvo’s campaign to change the exemptions for the London Congestion Charge. Volvo had moaned – quite rightly – that hybrid cars were being exempted even when they were great big […]
Volvo V60 (2011): Price & Specs revealed
Volvo has released UK model and price detail for the Volvo V60 Estate / Sport wagon. Prices start at £23,145 for the T3, rising to £37,895 for the T6. The Volvo V60 was revealed back in July and is the Estate version of Volvo’s S60, although Volvo would be much happier if we called it […]
Volvo highlights REAL emissions with an emissions App
Volvo has released an App which allows users to see the real emissions of cars, rather than just the rather pointless CO2. Back in July we reported that Volvo had launched a campaign to raise awareness of the real emissions from cars, rather than just the headline CO2 emissions which, thanks to the short-sighted attitude of Governments, seems […]
Volvo S60 R-Design & V60 R-Design launched
Volvo has launched sport versions of the S60 and V60 – the Volvo S60 R-Design and the Volvo V60 R-Design Both the Volvo S60 and the Volvo V60 are new in 2010, and both illustrate that Volvos are no longer just safe, boring boxes. They’re actually quite stylish in a grown-up, subtle kind of way. […]
Volvo V60 Press Release
THE ALL-NEW VOLVO V60 SPORTS WAGON BLENDS STYLE AND PERFORMANCE WITH GROUND-BREAKING SAFETY The all-new Volvo V60 sports wagon launches with coupé-like design combined with dynamic driving characteristics The load area has a capacity of 430 litres with the rear seats in place The award-winning City Safety technology is standard with the new Pedestrian Detection […]
Volvo V60 revealed officially
After it leaked to the web Volvo has decided to release details and photos of the S60 Estate – the Volvo V60. It doesn’t usuallt take too long once a new car is oured on the web in all its production-ready glory for the maker to bite the bullet and do an official reveal. Which […]