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The futuristic steering wheel of Volvo's S60 Concept, revealed at the Detroit Motor Show.
VOLVO IS DEVELOPING technology that could see motorists rushed into a world depicted only in futuristic movies, with laser-guided cars allowing drivers to relax behind the wheel with a good book or a DVD while on their way to work.
Locking vehicles into [...]
COME SEPTEMBER, Volvo will be offering one of the most fuel efficient cars on the Australian market, thanks to the upcoming C30 DRIVe (pronounced “drive-e”).
Featuring stop-start technology that switches off the engine when the car is idle, the C30 DRIVe will offer a fuel consumption figure of just 3.9 l/100km, putting it in line with [...]
LATE LAST YEAR Volvo announced that it would be launching its first diesel-electric hybrid model in 2012, which will spearhead a range of fuel-sipping Volvos.
Now the Swedish automaker has upped the ante, announcing a partnership with Swedish power company Vattenfall and pledging to have its first plug-in hybrid on the road in 2012.
The industrial joint [...]
WE TOLD YOU about it last month, but now it’s finally here. Volvo - The Game launched yesterday , and we decided to kill some time research it further by downloading a copy, dusting off the gaming wheel and donning our e-helmet.
Produced by renowned racing game studio SimBin, Volvo - The Game had the right [...]
Back in 2007, Ford announced it would not be selling Volvo, as it worked to move the Swedish carmaker to a more efficient and independent system. But a lot of things have changed since.
With 2009 bringing with it the full impact of the global economic crisis, Ford HQ has a vastly different view of the [...]
Ferrari Virtual Race too posh for you? Never fear; Volvo is putting the finishing touches on its own free-to-download racing sim - and it looks like an absolute barrel-load of Swedish-flavoured fun.
The imaginatively titled “Volvo - The Game” will be released on Volvo’s global website on May 26, and will feature the shapely S60 Concept alongside [...]
Granted, Volvo’s XC60 SUV is more known for its kid-carrying ability than its tuning potential, but that hasn’t deterred tuning company Heico Sportiv from developing its own range of go-faster parts for the high-riding Volvo.
Headlining Heico Sportiv’s XC60 parts lineup is their tweaked ECU packages for both the turbodiesel and petrol-powered XC60s. With changes to [...]
While Ford has officially had Volvo under strategic review since late last year, the American carmaker has yet to confirm its specific plans for the Swedish brand.
There have been numerous reports of Ford’s intent to sell to “strengthen its balance sheet” and numerous reports of possible buyers for the brand. But Ford has remained relatively tight-lipped [...]
Forget the Nissan Skyline GT-R / Stagea Ute Hybrid, it’s time to put a bit of Euro prestige into the ute mix.
Master of the 3D arts Bo Zolland has taken a (thankfully virtual) Volvo V70 and chopped it into a ute hot enough to rival the best efforts from Aussie heroes Holden and Ford.
Titled simply [...]
While it busies itself looking for a buyer, Volvo is reportedly looking toward a future that features a line-up of nothing but four-cylinder models.
According to German mag Auto Motor und Sport, a Volvo insider has hinted that the Swedish carmaker will soon drop its five, six, and eight-cylinder models.
It’s believed this action will be taken [...]
An oil-free future might sound like a pipe-dream right now, but that is exactly what Sweden is aiming for by 2030.
In just 21 years’ time, Sweden hopes to have kicked its oil habit. The country’s heavy investment in renewable fuels like ethanol and clean electricity are seen as the way forward.
Already, around 85 percent of [...]
Last month we reported that Ford is looking likely to sell off Volvo, and that certain Chinese brands are reportedly interested in adding the prestigious European badge to their portfolio.
Today news has come in that the Chinese government has approved Chery’s bid to take the Swedish automaker off Ford’s hands.
However, government approval or not, Chery [...]
After offering an in-the-metal glimpse of their XC60 luxury cross-over at last years Sydney Motor Show, Volvo has announced pricing and specifications for its new SUV offering.
The XC60 is the first car in the Volvo range to showcase the brand’s refreshed ‘Nordic’ design language, finessing the already established look of the existing line up. In [...]
Here’s a little something to brighten up your Friday afternoon. It appears that decrepit farm tractors are gaining favour amongst Nordic musicians (okay, it’s probably just the one guy) as tempo-keeping instruments, with the stacatto rhythm emanating from a Volvo tractor’s collapsed muffler at 200rpm being especially favoured.
Hit the jump to check out video of [...]
Designed by Nouphone J. Bansanine during his internship at Volvo, the SC90 was conceived to provide Volvo with an entrant in the four-door coupe supersports category. With the likes of the Aston Martin Rapide, Porsche Panamera, and Maserati Quattroporte in the minds of buyers, there’s never been a better time to pounce.
Looking at its singularly [...]
Volvo’s new XC60 SUV – nominated by EuroNCAP as the vehicle with the best whiplash protection – will be available in petrol and turbo diesel form, at a starting retail price of $57,950.
The new XC60 will offer a choice of two engines and feature as standard Volvo’s new City Safety system, designed to reduce the [...]
Volvo has taken the wraps off its seductive S60 Concept a few weeks before its official unveiling at the North American International Motor Show in Detroit, giving us a sneak peek at the car that’ll form the basis for the 2010 S60.
And boy, is this just about the most non-Volvo-looking Volvo, or what? Yep, there’s [...]
Volvo is reportedly working on an all-new hybrid model, which will join the Swedish automaker’s lineup in 2011 as a prelude to even more alternative fuel models.
The so-called ‘micro-hybrid’ will be available with either a petrol or diesel engine and an automatic, or (unusual for a hybrid), manual transmission. A stop-start system and regenerative [...]
Coming just hours after the US House of Representatives passed a bill to provide financial aid for the ‘Big Three’ (but it still has to get through the US Senate), Sweden has stepped in to ensure the survival of its native brands Volvo and Saab - owned by Ford and GM respectively.
In their commitment to [...]
Times are tough, and when the accountants start breaking out the red ink something’s gotta give. Volvo, like pretty much every other car manufacturer, has been feeling the economic squeeze lately, and has just announced that it’ll be shedding a total of 4616 employees by the end of this month as part of an effort to [...]
Volvo has scored a major win in the car safety stakes this week, with its XC60 softroader being nominated by EuroNCAP as the vehicle with the best whiplash protection.
The XC60 also scored a full five stars in EuroNCAP’s Adult Occupant Protection category. Considering whiplash is one of the most common injuries sustained in road accidents, [...]
Volvo’s teaser image of the S60 Sports Sedan Concept, released some weeks ago, showed an exquisite crystal rendering of Volvo’s trademark ‘waterfall’ central console stack. The image was stunning and, if the darkened lines of the first official exterior photo of S60 are anything to go by, the rest of the car ain’t too shabby either.
The Sports [...]
Volvo has extended the R-Design styling pack to include its XC90 and V70 ranges, a move it says will “increase their dynamic appeal for Australian customers”.
The R-Design styling pack has been available on the C30, S40 and V50 T5 models for some time now. The latest additions to the R-Design rank include the XC90 3.2, [...]
Aside from the strong-selling XC90, Volvo has been struggling to trouble the scorer in Australia these days. But that does not mean that the Ford-owned Swedish brand does not have some worthy cars in its model line-up. Any and all of its T-designated models, ‘T’ signifying ‘turbo’, are satisfying and swift drives; [...]
Often times teaser images can be heavily obscured or provide a viewpoint so abstract you’re left wondering just what it is you’re looking at. No such problems with Volvo’s S60 teaser image though: there’s no mistaking the exquisite design and craftsmanship of this new interpretation of Volvo’s trademark ‘waterfall’ central stack.
Volvo teamed up with renowned [...]
The 2008/2009 Volvo Ocean Race is an event that challenges competitors over ten legs circumnavigating the globe, beginning at Alicante in Spain on 4 October 2009 and finishing at St Petersburg in Russia on 27 June 2009.
Dubbed “the Everest of sailing”, the event takes place every four years. This year will see seven entries, all [...]
Anyone getting the feeling that cars are suddenly harder to sell? A deluge of announcements over the past week have announced equipment upgrades and even pricing downgrades for a number of manufacturers. Subaru, Toyota and now Volvo. But, if you’re in the market, the news is all good.
Volvo has announced new levels of standard equipment [...]
If a diesel engine is more economical than its petrol counterpart and a petrol-electric hybrid motor is also thriftier than a conventional powerplant, then what does that make a diesel-electric hybrid engine?
Efficiency? Volvo certainly seems to think that combining an oil-burner with an electron-guzzler is a winning combination, and has announced its intention to introduce [...]
With Nissan already confirming a fuel and emissions conscious approach to this year’s Paris Motor Show, Volvo has just announced that it too will be centering its Paris display on a trio of highly-efficient models.
The C30, S40 and V50 on show will all feature a range of Volvo upgrades, designed to improve efficiency and reduce [...]
Volvo has chosen the 2008 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney as the venue in which to reveal its new mid-sized luxury SUV, the XC60. The XC60 will debut ‘City Safety’ - a world-first in low-speed crash avoidance technology. Show attendees will be able to view live demonstrations of the new [...]
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