Volvo

Volvo’s R-Design versions of the S60, V60 and XC60 are headed for the US

April 1, 2013, By Alexander Eckhart

Volvo has announced that its R-Design treatment, for the recently facelifted 2014 S60, V60 and XC60, is all set and ready to hit the dealerships. The US dealerships to be more precise. The models equipped with the aforementioned styling package, have the same engine variants as the standard models, the only difference being the styling [...]

Volvo XC90 successor confirmed for 2014

December 4, 2012, By Alexander Eckhart

The Volvo XC90 is a great car, there’s no doubt about that. The only thing rather awkward about it is the vehicle’s outdated look, that’s all. The Swedish automaker seems to have noticed that and as a consequence, it has recently announced that the 2013 XC90 will go through a series of updates. With the [...]

Volvo promises an advanced EV charger that takes 1.5 hours to recharge

November 7, 2012, By Alexander Eckhart

There are two things I love and two that I hate about electric cars: I love the awesome torque and the engine silence and I hate their limited range and long recharging times. It seems that no matter how modern and powerful electric cars get, they all kinda’ revolve around the same problem. Volvo has [...]

First details about the Volvo V40 Cross Country

September 20, 2012, By Alexander Eckhart

Do you still remember your highschool nerd? Well I remember his mother’s Volvo. Yes, I remember a square shaped green station wagon that everybody made fun of.  Time has passed and now I’m looking at this beautiful Volvo V40 Cross Country and I can’t help myself from thinking that this might be one of the [...]

Heico Sportiv Tunes the New Volvo V40.

September 17, 2012, By Alexander Eckhart

Heico Sportiv is one of those tuning brands that successfully combine performance and style. Their latest project brings into focus a new tuning package for Volvo’s diesel engines. The German tuner is the official tuning partner of Volvo Car Germany GmbH, Volvo Automobile (Schweiz) AG and Volvo Car Overseas Corporation and it offers a variety [...]

Volvo S60 Polestar Performance concept comes out to hunt rivals

June 26, 2012, By Alexander Eckhart

I guess Volvo has had enough with its safety and protection program so they had a little chat with their official performance partner, Polestar. It didn’t take too long to come up with the Volvo S60 Polestar performance concept car, a pre-production model that is set hunt down rivals such as the BMW M3, Audi [...]

The Volvo V40 and the innovative Pedestrian Air-Bag

May 23, 2012, By Alexander Eckhart

Developed as part of the Swedish automaker’s objective –  ”no-one should be killed or injured in a new Volvo by 2020″ – the V40′s pedestrian air-bag promises to significantly reduce the risks of head injuries.Volvo says that in Europe alone, 14 percent of traffic fatalities are pedestrians, around 12 percent in the U.S. and 25 [...]

The future of Volvo: Volvo Concept You

September 13, 2011, By CarsAddict

Volvo has unveiled today at the Frankfurt Motor Show the Volvo Concept You, a car that’s going to give a good indication of what to expect from the company’s next large sedan. The sleek exterior look of the car will be combined with a high tech interior with an intuitive smart pad technology which will [...]

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