THE  2.0 LITRE ECOBOOST inline-four that’s destined for the 2011 Ford Falcon is also set to appear under the bonnets of a number of future Volvo models. The first of these is expected to arrive on Australian soil toward the end of next year.

Although sharing a significant amount of componentry, Volvo [...]

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VOLVO HAS REPORTEDLY cancelled the launch of its next-generation S60 sedan, as a result of uncertainty surrounding the company’s future interrupting development of the car.

Although presently owned by Ford, Volvo may soon be sold to either Chinese manufacturer Geely, or bought up by a Swedish-led consortium.

With its future owner and parts suppliers still unknown, there [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Motor racing isn’t the ‘greenest’ of activities and its been copping its fair share of flack over the last year or two by those who know best. There have been murmurs about Formula One going diesel and the rise of the Audi and Peugeot diesel powered Le Mans racers. Volvo may not be the first [...]

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