This week we’ve had Volvo’s best-selling XC60 SUV in for review and test, this time in range-topping R-Design Lux Nav trim with AWD and Volvo’s Geartronic. Last month we had the Volvo XC60 D4 SE Nav in for review, a relatively lowly spec XC60 but with Volvo’s new D4 diesel under the bonnet and a six-speed […]
Volvo V60 D2 R-Design Nav Review (2016)
This week we’ve had the Volvo V60 estate in for review, with Volvo’s least powerful D2 diesel engine but with R-Design Nav trim. Is the D2 with R-Design a good match? The compact executive market for estate cars usually means buyers defaulting to the German offerings from BMW, Mercedes and Audi, but despite Volvo’s V60 estate […]
Volvo XC90 T6 Inscription Review (2016) – it’s the PETROL XC90
This week we’ve had the 2016 Volvo XC90 in for review, this time the petrol-engined T6 in Inscription trim. Is the petrol XC90 worth considering? A few weeks ago we had the 2016 Volvo XC90 D5 in for review, and were bowled over by just how good it was. But Volvo isn’t just offering a […]
Volvo V40 Cross Country D3 Lux Nav Review (2016)
This week we have the Volvo V40 Cross Country D3 Lux Nav – Volvo’s crossover take on the V40 – in for review and test. Is it worth the extra money? The Volvo V40 has been around for a few years now, and in that time has established itself as one of the more appealing compact premium […]
Volvo XC90 D5 Inscription Review (2016)
This week we’ve had the new Volvo XC90 D5 Inscription in for review and road test. Is the new XC90 a worthy successor to the game-changing original? It was way back in 2002 – an eternity in the car world – when Volvo launched the XC90 as a Swedish take on what an SUV should […]
Volvo XC60 D4 SE Nav Review (2016)
This week we have the Volvo XC60 D4 SE Nav in for review, still Volvo’s best-selling car, and now equipped with the latest D4 Drive-E engine. For many, when considering what the market offers in the way of premium, mid-size, SUVs, most will consider the best-selling models are likely to be the BMW X3, Audi Q5 […]
Volvo XC70 D5 SE Lux AWD Review (2016)
We’ve spent a week with the Volvo XC70 D5 SE Lux AWD for a review and road test as Volvo’s V70 off-roader comes to the end of its life It’s all change at Volvo with the arrival of a new generation of cars built on their new Scalable Platform – the XC90, S90 and V90 – and […]
Volvo V70 D4 SE Lux Review (2016)
This week we’ve had the Volvo V70 D4 SE Lux in for review and road test, Volvo’s oldest model – about to be replaced – with the new D4 Drive-E engine. It’s three years since we last reviewed the Volvo V70, and even then it was pretty much the last of the traditional, box-shaped Volvos. Now, […]
Volvo V60 Cross Country D3 SE Nav Review (2016)
This week we have in the Volvo V60 Cross Country D3 SE Nav for review and road test, the V60 Volvo with added ride height and ruggedness. Volvo is busy tidying up its range of cars – and in the process introducing new class-leading models – with the aim, in the next few years, of […]
Volvo S60 D3 SE Lux Nav Geartronic Review (2016)
This week we have the Volvo S60 D3 SE Lux Nav with Geartronic automatic gearbox in for review and road test. Is the Volvo S60 still a viable option? When you think of cars in the same segment as the Volvo S60, the ones that spring to mind are the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C-Class, […]