Here we have the first official photos of the new Volvo V40 hatchback, namely the five-door variant of the model which is set to debut this March at Geneva. However, these photos were published by a Polish magazine not by the car maker but we got no reason to think that the images are not
Sweden is a wonderful country. Among the many reasons behind that statement we find how serious they are about having their own touring car racing series. Known as the Swedish Touring Car Championship for a while it recently got itself a re-brand into the Swedish Racing Elite League is quite the pretty affair. Sure, it’s
The Swedish have finally announced the price they’ll be asking for the latest limited edition model of their 2012 Volvo C70. Called the Inscription Edition, was announced just over a month ago and it is one of the last efforts the company will undertake in convertible creating convertibles. All the changes brought along by the
The Swedish at Volvo are doing much better than their counterparts over at Saab and here they come now unveiling a new model. What’s particularly interesting about the brand new model they’ve unveiled is that despite it being a rather boring older model outside, it’s a completely new idea inside. The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid
The Swedish company that announced some serious numbers in new job creation recently also has some fun stuff from Polestar to tell us what’s going on. Volvo is retaining the emphasis on the safety features of their cars but for some time now they’ve been having quite a powerful incline towards… power. The latest announcement
The economic crisis seems to be an unusual term for the Swedish people from Volvo as the company plans to sell more vehicles, extend the production and add more than 10,000 new employees by 2020. For instance, if Volvo sold more than 370,000 vehicles in 2010, the company expects to produce and sell almost 450,000
Volvo prepares to debut a new special edition of the current generation C70 at this year’s edition of the Los Angeles Auto Show. The American event will open its gates next week and we expect to see a large number of world premieres as we talk about one of the most important automotive events. As
The Swedish people from Volvo announced that the hybrid version of the current V60 will go on sale somewhere next year. Volvo V60 is a common name in the automotive market as the company offers the estate model for many years but starting 2012 they will produce a hybrid variant of the vehicle. Under the
Volvo’s CEO, Stephan Jacoby has realized that even though his company has slumped out of the serious financial hardships it’s been under not that long ago, there are still some leaks. And it seems that leading the pack in the Swedish company’s problems is something we all refer to as the Volvo C70, the only
Just as I was complaining about the manufacturers giving us a lot more minor tweaks and facelifts than usual, Volvo pours some more gas on the fire. The Swedes have recently announced a small series of even smaller details being updated on their popular XC90 SUV in order to make it a 2012 model. To
Most likely when you talk about Volvo you immediately think at a very safe vehicle, the results of advanced and long term research. Today, the Swedish company gets appreciations from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), two important companies in this domain. The two institutes released a study
German car companies are doing great, Japanese ones are recovering after a massive disaster, American car makers are recovering after a financial problem but the Swedish ones are still on the edge of the cliff. After Saab’s continuous issues of recent times, Volvo now announces that they need to tighten their belts and that they
It’s well known that Volvo is a brand which grants a great deal of time to safety and driver assist systems for their models in the range, therefore, there is nothing surprising that they are preparing a new technology able to detect the animals, especially the wild ones. The problem of wild animals which get
The Swedish manufacturer based in Gothenburg officially announces that the electric Volvo C30 enters the production at the Ghent plant while Gothenburg factory will play an important role as well in Volvo’s new electric model assembly process. To be more precise, Volvo plans to assemble the model at Ghent and then transfer it to the
The original Volvo XC90 was a great attempt from the Swedish towards making an SUV they way parents wanted it as opposed to how off-road enthusiasts did. In a recent announcement we’ve been told they plan on making a brand new version of the Volvo XC90 and this time they are going to overcome some
Despite my image of a no-life car fan, I’m very important for the entire automotive industry and I finally have proof of that. The minute I saw the Volvo Universe Concept and the announcement according to which they were considering making it their flagship sedan I said it was wrong.
The Swedish people from Volvo released all the details on the R-Design S60 and XC60, models that receive some performance tweaks from the sport division of Volvo. Priced from €29,050 and €29,650, the Swedish models are scheduled to enter the American market later this year. R-Design picked the six-cylinder 3.0-liter and operated some minor tweaks
I don’t like it, I’m sure plenty of others will not find the Volvo Universe concept very appealing either, but why all the hate? Simply because whereas the Swedish at Volvo have recently turned themselves around into a pleasant direction, one which I really like.
Models such as S80, V70 and XC70 will get soon a revised version of the 2.4-liter unit known as D5. The new D5 five-cylinder engine develops 215 horsepower and 440 Nm of torque but manages to obtain a lower fuel consumption by up to 8%, according to the official statements. Of course, each of the
We already know Italians make their cars with a bit more of a visual flair than other nations, but can they be persuaded to buy something from those nations? Volvo certainly thinks their C30 can cut the mustard, but even so, they decided to help along sales in Italy with this special edition.
