We have the new Volvo V60 Estate with Momentum Pro trim in for review and test, Volvo’s second 60 Series car and little brother to the big V90 estate. We’ve always liked the last Volvo V60, offering as it did an ‘almost’ premium estate car with good looks and practicality, and without the German obsession […]
2018 Volvo XC40 T3 Momentum Pro Review
We have the Volvo XC40 T3 Momentum Pro in for review and test, Volvo’s entry-level T3 with manual gearbox and 1.5 litre three-cylinder engine. Volvo’s first foray in to a more compact SUV market than they’ve traditionally competed in – the Volvo XC40 – has been a real success story so far, garnering praise and […]
Volvo XC60 D4 R-Design Review (2018): Volvo’s new XC60 SUV tested
We’ve had the new Volvo XC60 SUV with the D4 diesel engine and R-Design sporty trim in for review and road test. Is the new XC60 as good as the XC90? The Volvo XC60 has never been a ‘Shouty’ SUV, but despite its laid back demeanour it’s managed to be a proper success for Volvo. […]
Volvo S90 S4 Momentum Review (2017) – Volvo’s entry-level S90 tested
We’ve had the 2017 Volvo S90 in for review and road test, with the entry-level Momentum trim and the base D4 diesel engine with 187bhp. The new 90 Series cars from Volvo – S90, V90, V90 Cross Country and XC90 – heralded the arrival of a new kind of Volvo; a Volvo that wasn’t just […]
Volvo V40 D3 R-Design Nav Plus Review (2017) – Volvo’s outgoing 40 Series reviewed
[nggallery id=2495 template=customlinks] As the current 40 Series cars from Volvo come to the end of their life, we’ve had the Volvo V40 D3 diesel with R-Design Nav Plus trim in for review. It’s five years since the current Volvo V40 arrived in the UK to deliver a Volvo which could take on cars like […]
Volvo V90 D4 AWD Cross Country Review (2017) – Volvo’s big ‘Off-Road’ Estate reviewed
[nggallery id=2482 template=customlinks] We’ve had the Volvo V90 D4 AWD Cross Country in for Review and Test, Volvo’s cross between the V90 and XC90. A compromise or a star? We’ve had both the regular V90 and the V90 R-Design in for review recently, and they are exceptionally good big estate cars, although we’d have liked a […]
Volvo V90 D5 AWD R-Design Review (2017) – Volvo’s ‘Sporty’ V90 Estate reviewed
[nggallery id=2472 template=customlinks] We’ve had the new Volvo V90 with the D5 PowerPulse engine, AWD and sporty R-Design trim in for review. Does the V90 make a ‘Sporty’ estate? Volvo’s new range of 90 Series cars – the XC90, S90 and V90 – are the bedrock on which Volvo is building a reputation as a […]
Volvo V90 D5 Inscription Review (2017) – Volvo’s 90 Series Estate
[nggallery id=2438 template=customlinks] We’ve had the 2017 Volvo V90 D5 PowerPulse AWD Inscription in for review, Volvo’s new 90 Series Estate car. Is it a properly appealing Volvo estate? There really is nothing Volvo is better known for than boxy, capacious estates, beloved of the chattering classes and passed down like an heirloom. But that’s all changed […]
Volvo S90 D4 Inscription Review (2016)
[nggallery id=2411 template=customlinks] This week we’ve had the new Volvo S90 in for review, complete with range-topping Inscription trim and entry-level D4 diesel engine. Another appealing Volvo 90 Series? It only seems like five minutes since we were raving over Volvo’s new Xc90 for the first time, but things have moved on for Volvo’s new […]
Volvo XC90 T8 Momentum Review (2016) – it’s the TWIN ENGINE Hybrid XC90
[nggallery id=2364 template=customlinks] This week we’ve had the plug-in hybrid version of the new XC90 in entry-level trim – the Volvo XC90 T8 Momentum – in for review. The new Volvo Xc90 is proving to be an overwhelming success story for Volvo, despite just a single diesel engine and a single petrol engine on offer, and […]