The Latest News, Announcements And Rumours From The World Of Cars
For the past few weeks the all-new Volvo V40 has been leaking over the interweb like a sieve – assuming you believe the online motoring media. First there was a collection of grainy images snapped from a brochure. Then the high-res exterior photos appeared closely followed by the interior ones. And now we’ve got a [...]
The new 2013 Volvo V40 is expected to debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. And while Volvo has started to ramp up the promotional intensity with a silhouette teaser on Facebook, they’re too late. In fact, after a series of leaked images (from Auto Motor Sport Sweden, Dutch site Autoblog.nl, French magazine [...]
Volvo hasn’t had much to show the world in recent months. Their stand at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show was bereft of new cars, apart from the special Inscription edition of the aging C70 Convertible. However, they have been busy designing the next version of their popular XC90 which celebrates its tenth birthday in [...]
This is the new 2012 Volvo C70 Inscription. The special edition of Volvo’s four-seat convertible which features a three piece folding hard top will debut at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show on November 16th. Available with a choice of two five-cylinder 2.0-litre diesel engines, the D3 provides 148bhp and 258 torques while the D4 [...]
This is the new 2012 Volvo V60 plug-in hybrid. In this guise, Volvo’s small estate is half diesel, half electric and all hybrid. But it’s the numbers that really impress. This 5 seat family estate is capable of 0-62mph in just 6.9 seconds, emits just 49 g/km of co2 and is capable of almost 150 [...]
The Volvo XC90 premium SUV is nine years old. And to celebrate this milestone, Volvo has treated it to a facelift. It promises more sophisticated lines and higher quality materials to provide a more rewarding driving experience. Fancy. So let’s investigate further. The Exterior The new look XC90 has received a nip and tuck with [...]
Volkswagen is to introduce cylinder deactivation on its 1.4-litre Four Cylinder TSI engine. And before your eyes glaze over, that means you’ll use less fuel and save money. Normally associated with larger engines such as the 5.5-litre V8 in the Mercedes SLK 55 AMG, this is the first time it has been used on a [...]
Speculation is mounting that Volvo will release a limited edition performance version of their C30 model. Called the Polestar, after the Swedish racing and tuning company that built last year’s performance car concept, it will have the same four-wheel drive powertrain and output of 400bhp. Using a highly tuned version of Volvo’s 2.5-litre T5 turbocharged [...]
As the years pass, global car manufacturers will become increasingly focused on the needs of the Chinese motorist…and Volvo is no exception. At the Shanghai Auto Show earlier this year Volvo unveiled their latest attempt to woo China…The Universe. The Volvo Universe concept is a large, luxury saloon “with a new human-centric design” [what a [...]
More power, less pollution is a common motoring theme these days. Cars that are enjoyable to drive yet kind to the environment are kinder to executive wallets and even better for the manufacturer involved. It’s a virtuous circle and one which Volvo is following with their “DRIVe towards zero” concept. The next stage is fitting [...]
