Volvo Car Reviews
The first Volvo car rolled off the line in Göteborg, Sweden in 1927 and the first truck followed the next year. Over the decades Volvo became a major vehicle exporter, sending cars, trucks, busses and tractors all over the world. Volvo Car Co. was sold to Ford Motor Company in 1999 for a reported $6.45 billion.
Recent Volvo Reviews
2012 Volvo S60 T5 Review [Video]
A solid offering in standard trim, luxury options elevate the S60 from being cross-shopped with a mid-size sedan to challenging some luxury rivals.
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A solid offering in standard trim, luxury options elevate the S60 from being cross-shopped with a mid-size sedan to challenging some luxury rivals.
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2011 Volvo S60 Review
Volvo has finally built a genuine competitor to its German rivals and has even managed to keep the brand’s distinct identity intact. The only issue will be attracting buyers to this more engaging Volvo considering the automaker’s decades-old reputation for building solid and safe, and therefore dull, automobiles.
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Volvo has finally built a genuine competitor to its German rivals and has even managed to keep the brand’s distinct identity intact. The only issue will be attracting buyers to this more engaging Volvo considering the automaker’s decades-old reputation for building solid and safe, and therefore dull, automobiles.
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2010 Volvo S80 Review
Volvo has once-again updated the look and features of its flagship S80 sedan for 2010. But are these changes enough to keep this old platform competitive in a segment that is changing fast?
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Volvo has once-again updated the look and features of its flagship S80 sedan for 2010. But are these changes enough to keep this old platform competitive in a segment that is changing fast?
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More Volvo Reviews
2010 Volvo C30 R-Design Review Don’t call it a purse!
2009 Volvo XC90 Review Soldiering on
2009 Volvo S40 T5 R-Design Sporting safety
2009 Volvo XC70 Handsome body and zen-like interior make you forget this wagon’s shortcomings
2010 Volvo XC60 First Drive New Volvo safety in a new Volvo package
2009 Volvo XC90 Review Soldiering on
2009 Volvo S40 T5 R-Design Sporting safety
2009 Volvo XC70 Handsome body and zen-like interior make you forget this wagon’s shortcomings
2010 Volvo XC60 First Drive New Volvo safety in a new Volvo package
Volvo Embraces the Four Cylinder Engine
As fuel prices continue to rise, fuel economy in our cars becomes a bigger issue on a daily basis. Volvo announced at the Chicago Auto Show that they are working towards a line-up of automobiles that utilize nothing but four cylinder engines. Within five years, U.S. president and chief executive officer of Volvo John Maloney says [...] more
As fuel prices continue to rise, fuel economy in our cars becomes a bigger issue on a daily basis. Volvo announced at the Chicago Auto Show that they are working towards a line-up of automobiles that utilize nothing but four cylinder engines. Within five years, U.S. president and chief executive officer of Volvo John Maloney says [...] more
Volvo Celebrates 30 Years of the 760 GLE
Volvo has long been recognized for its boxiness and its Swedish sensibilities but it wasn’t always so. For February 2012, Volvo is celebrating the 30th birthday of the original 760 GLE sedan, the car that saved the Volvo Car Corporation. During 1975, automakers across the world were badly beaten by the effects of the oil [...] more
Volvo has long been recognized for its boxiness and its Swedish sensibilities but it wasn’t always so. For February 2012, Volvo is celebrating the 30th birthday of the original 760 GLE sedan, the car that saved the Volvo Car Corporation. During 1975, automakers across the world were badly beaten by the effects of the oil [...] more
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2012 Volvo S60 Earns Perfect Scores in NHTSA Crash Testing [Videos]
For decades, the Volvo brand was the epitome of safety. Many perceived the Swedish automaker’s models to be bland and boring, but one thing was for sure: they were built like tanks. Nowadays though, Volvo has developed a reputation for having sportier vehicles while maintaining the safety standards they established throughout the years. And now [...] more
For decades, the Volvo brand was the epitome of safety. Many perceived the Swedish automaker’s models to be bland and boring, but one thing was for sure: they were built like tanks. Nowadays though, Volvo has developed a reputation for having sportier vehicles while maintaining the safety standards they established throughout the years. And now [...] more
Volvo S60 T5 AWD Bolsters US Lineup (Sort of)
The new model will slot in between the front-drive S60 T5 (which currently stickers for $32,175) and the S60 T6 AWD ($39,325). more
The new model will slot in between the front-drive S60 T5 (which currently stickers for $32,175) and the S60 T6 AWD ($39,325). more
Volvo Road-Train Completes First Successful Test
A major step towards self-driving cars, Volvo has announced its first successful test of what it calls a “road train”. As a part of the SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) project, a test fleet of cars fitted with special equipment becomes a caravan of sorts, bunching up behind a lead vehicle and acting [...] more
A major step towards self-driving cars, Volvo has announced its first successful test of what it calls a “road train”. As a part of the SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) project, a test fleet of cars fitted with special equipment becomes a caravan of sorts, bunching up behind a lead vehicle and acting [...] more
Volvo Searching For New Small Car Partner
Swedish automaker Volvo is looking to shack up with a new mate in the hopes of making a fresh set of small cars. Their current compact, the C30 (above), is based on technology from former parent company Ford. However, Ford dumped Volvo almost two years ago, passing them off to Chinese Geely Holding Group for $1.8 [...] more
Swedish automaker Volvo is looking to shack up with a new mate in the hopes of making a fresh set of small cars. Their current compact, the C30 (above), is based on technology from former parent company Ford. However, Ford dumped Volvo almost two years ago, passing them off to Chinese Geely Holding Group for $1.8 [...] more
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