Despite the widely witnessed failure of the City Safe low-speed impact avoidance system in 2010, the technology really does work and the improved version now featured in the all-new 2014 Volvo S80 and XC70 will stop itself at speeds up to 31-mph to avoid an impact.
Volvo is the other come back kid from Europe, much as Ford has done over here in the US. The carmaker, once thought of as dead has come back nicely with a well diversified portfolio of cars, including a plug-in hybrid that will be presented at the Detroit Auto Show.
Beneath the bright lights of the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, Volvo will release the beast lurking within the Polestar S60 Concept, a sexy 508-horsepower, lightning-quick, glamorous beauty, built by Volvo's official performance partner.
The remarkable new Volvo V60 plug-in diesel hybrid was only introduced two months ago at the Paris Auto Show and has already sold out the 2013 model year’s 1,000 units before they even hit the showrooms and is rapidly taking orders for the 2014 models.
In an announcement we now hear regularly, Volvo claims its new technology allows for faster recharging of EVs, but sounds a little late to the party, and a little comic.
The worlds first diesel plug-in hybrid, Volvo's V60 Plug-in Hybrid, is debuting at the Paris Motor Show, and Volvo has already sold out the first years production.
Volvo Cars of North America (VCNA) has announced the launch of a new Pinterest-based promotion they’re calling the Volvo Joyride. This is reportedly the first social media platform campaign for the company while providing the official launch of their Pinterest channel.
Both Hyundai, with its Hope On Wheels program, and Volvo, with its sponsorship of the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, are spearheading September as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Volvo is the latest to dash in the pool of plug-in hybrid, toping this week’s list long on new entrant into this market segment. But what does it have to offer others don’t?
The year is barely mid way that accolades and awards are pouring in for the budding electric car market. Some will surprise you, others are obvious choices.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a new recall of 2011, 2012 and 2013 model year Volvo S80 sedans over a concern that the transmission may not properly downshift – increasing the likelihood of an accident should the Swedish sedan stall in traffic.
A report released this week by HLDI shows that some popular safety don’t work, while some simpler ones are very effective. Some systems actually showed an increase in accidents.
Pininfarina, one of the greatest coach masters of the history of the automobile passed away today in Italy at the age of 85. Our condolences go to the Pininfarina family.
Motorsport and performance tuner Polestar, who is the official partner of Volvo, has just released official details on the high-performance Volvo S60 Polestar sedan.
The SARTRE project has now begun testing on public roads in Spain as Volvo and its allies take connected vehicles on the highway in a first-ever public road demonstration of the potential of road trains. Check out the video.
People's Republic of China's Prime Minister, Wen Jiabo, visited Chinese-owned Volvo today highlighting just how global the automotive market has become and how seriously China takes manufacturing of cars for the international marketplace
The new 2013 Volvo XC60 Inscription will bring an already high level of luxury to a new level with custom interior and exterior treatments to set the compact sport utility apart from the crowd
On April 14th, 1927 the very first mass-produced Volvo vehicle rolled off the production line at the Lundby factory in Göteborg. Now, 85 years later, the company is celebrating this special occasion by driving the same car out of the factory.
This morning, the April 2012 car pack for Forza Motorsport 4 hit the Xbox Live marketplace – bringing 10 new cars to the incredible driving simulator that offer a great spread of European luxury performance road and street cars both new and old, old school and new school Japanese performance coupes, a 50s era American convertible and even a high performance Swedish station wagon.
