Volvo News
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Show up to your local Volvo dealer with a $100,000 check and you'll be able to afford most, but not all, of the automaker's new models. That's because Volvo is introducing an ultra-luxurious model dubbed the XC90 Excellence for 2017. It made its local debut this week at the 2016 New York Auto Show. At $105,895, including a mandatory $995 destination charge, the XC90 Excellence is more than double the price of a base XC90, which starts at $44,945. It's the most expensive Volvo ever offered to American buyers, and it's also the most luxurious. That extra 60 grand over the base XC90 price tag...
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2017 Volvo S90 priced from $47,945Volvo has announced pricing for its all-new S90 sedan that arrives in showrooms this summer. The Swedish automaker says it has officially opened the ordering banks today for the car, which will initially be available as either the T5 Momentum, at $47,945, or the T6 AWD Momentum, at $53,945. Those...
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2017 Volvo S60 and V60 get Edition trimVolvo clearly loves the word "edition". The Swedish automaker has two new special edition models being offered up on the 2017 S60 and V60, and it's simply applying the Edition tag to the cars. That would be like Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] taking a not-so-limited vehicle, adding the word Limited to...
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2016 Volvo XC90 T6 video reviewLuxury SUVs are more popular than ever, but let’s get real. Not everyone needs a leather-lined utility vehicle that’s capable of fording rivers and dealing with parking at Trader Joe’s. Most of us need a wagon with all-weather traction and a strong dose of safety. We like nice...
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Polestar launches official performance parts range for VolvoSince the middle of last year, Polestar, once a standalone motorsport and engineering firm, has been an official subsidiary of Volvo. Going forward, Polestar will continue to develop dedicated performance vehicles for Volvo like the previous S60 and V60 Polestar models, as well as offer performance...
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Volvo V40 updated, next-gen model bound for USVolvo’s rival to premium compact hatchbacks like the Audi A3 Sportback and Mercedes-Benz A-Class, the V40, isn’t offered in the United States though that is set to change with the next-generation model. However, a new V40 isn’t due for a couple of years still so in the meantime...
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After numerous leaks and prototype sightings, Volvo’s V90 wagon has finally been revealed to the public. The car was presented last month at a private showing in Stockholm, Sweden and this week it was presented at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. We should be seeing it showrooms alongside its sedan counterpart, the S90, later this year. ALSO SEE: 2018 Lexus LC 500h: First Details On Multi Stage Hybrid Tech The V90 will compete with other premium mid-size wagons such as the Audi A6 Avant, BMW 5-Series Touring and Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon. However, the V90 is unique in that it comes...
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2017 Volvo XC90 gets four-seat Excellence optionIt turns out the four-seat XC90 Excellence Volvo rolled out at last year’s Shanghai Auto Show wasn’t only developed for China’s chauffeur-driven class as the vehicle is being made available here in the United States for the 2017 model year. Billed as Volvo’s most luxurious...
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Volvo Amazon Packs A Two-Stroke Marine V-8 Surprise: VideoWe love engine swaps, especially when the owner is thinking a bit differently. Everyone and their grandmother can swap an LS motor into a car. It takes a special type of thinking to work with a different set of parts. One man in Sweden is going in a direction we never would've considered, but now...
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Volvo XC90 Starting Price Down To $44,945 With New T5 ModelThere are already plenty of reasons to like Volvo’s new XC90 but the Swedish automaker has just made the proposition of buying one a whole lot more compelling. Thanks to the addition of a new XC90 T5 model, the starting price of the luxurious SUV has been brought down to a very reasonable...
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2017 Volvo S90 previewFollowing the successful launch of its XC90, which this week was named 2016 North American Truck/Utility of the Year, Volvo’s next major product offensive comes in the form of the 2017 S90 sedan, on show this week at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show. Capturing the beauty of the original...
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Honda Civic And Volvo XC90 Named 2016 North American Car And Truck Of The YearThe 2016 Detroit Auto Show is just getting underway and to start things off with a bang the organizers have announced the winners of the 2016 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. In the car category, the winner was the 2016 Honda Civic which managed to beat out strong rivals such as the...
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Volvo at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show confirmed that its all-new S90 sedan going on sale later this year will be fitted as standard with its latest Pilot Assist semi-autonomous system. The original version of Pilot Assist made its debut on the 2016 XC90 and allows the vehicle to accelerate, decelerate, come to a complete stop and steer in road conditions with clear lane markings based on the car in front up to speeds of 30 mph. CHECK OUT: Volvo And Ericsson Developing High-Speed Streaming For Autonomous Cars: Video The version of Pilot Assist debuting on the S90 offers the same...
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Volvo And Ericsson Developing High-Speed Streaming For Autonomous Cars: VideoVolvo recently showed off a concept that previewed the interior of the future, a future where cars will be capable of driving themselves without any human intervention. To spend the time that normally would be spent on driving, the driver can simply sit back and watch a movie, catch up on some work...
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Talk To Your Volvo With Microsoft Band 2 SmartwatchWill wearable technology actually become a thing? Perhaps. Volvo, however, isn’t waiting around to find out and instead is already rolling out new features on its cars that leverage some of the capabilities of wearable technology such as the smartwatch. The Swedish automaker recently teamed...
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Get A Feel For The 2017 Volvo S90’s Interior In New VideoWith the 2016 Volvo XC90, the first model based on Volvo's modular SPA platform, now in showrooms all across the country, attention turns to the next SPA-based model in the works, a new flagship sedan reviving the S90 nameplate. The car replaces the aging S80 in Volvo’s lineup and will be...
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4-Year-Old Girl Tests Volvo FMX Truck, Hilarity EnsuesVolvo Trucks has the greatest marketing team in the world. We're constantly impressed each time a new video comes out. Be it Jean Claude Van Damme doing the splits, trucks doing ballet, or having a truck race a Koenigsegg, Volvo nails it every time. The company's latest video is no exception as it...
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2017 Volvo S90 Revealed Ahead Of Detroit Auto Show: VideoAfter numerous leaks, we finally have our first official look at Volvo’s all-new S90 sedan. The luxurious mid-sizer, which makes its world debut next month at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show, is the second model in Volvo’s brand renaissance and, like the XC90 that precedes it, is based on...
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Anyone who’s away from home during business hours will no doubt know the frustration of having a delivery person turn up at your door with an important package only to find no one at home and thus forced to leave a note requesting that you pick up the package yourself at some busy center. ALSO SEE: 2016 Tesla Model X Priced From $81,200 One solution has been dedicated delivery boxes where your package can be left and later picked up using a one-time code sent to your phone. Of course, this still requires you to go out of your way to receive your package. And then it’s usually only...
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Volvo Concept 26 Hints At Interior Design In A World Of Autonomous CarsA handful of firms has started showing off concept cars in which actually doing the driving is optional. Utilizing autonomous car technology, these concepts preview a world where cars are able to drive themselves, essentially becoming an office or lounge on wheels for their owners. Some recent...
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Volvo Trademarks C40 And C60 NamesTrademarks for the C40 and C60 names registered by Volvo hint at new coupe or convertible models from the Swedish automaker. Volvo registered the trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on November 5 for use on land motor vehicles. A trademark for C90 was registered by Volvo...
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Volvo Adding Drive-E Four-Cylinder Engines To More S60 And V60 ModelsVolvo is overhauling its engine lineup for the S60 and V60 model lines overseas and the changes hint at what’s in store for the cars here in the United States. Currently, the 60-series cars equipped with the Swedish automaker’s fuel-efficient Drive-E four-cylinder engines come with...
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Volvo electric car coming in 2019Volvo unveiled a fully electric C30 compact hatch in 2009 that it used for research purposes and even loaned out to customers to learn more about how people use electric cars on a daily basis. The electric C30, dubbed the C30 BEV, proved popular as Volvo soon after became one of the first...
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First Of Volvo’s Next-Generation Compact Cars Arriving In 2017Just as it has the SPA platform for its larger models, Volvo is working on another modular platform just like SPA that it will use for its range of next-generation compact cars. This second modular platform is called the Compact Modular Architecture, or CMA for short, and the first model to be...
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