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  • 2015 Volvo V60 Polestar

    Polestar doesn't yet have the mystique or history of BMW's Motorsport division, AMG or even Audi's RS line of vehicles. But what it does have is a team of engineers capable of building race-winning vehicles, access to some excellent Volvo vehicles, and several tins of bright blue paint. DON'T MISS: 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Is World's Most Powerful Sedan The first vehicles combining all these attributes are the 2015 Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar, and Volvo has now announced pricing. The S60 Polestar sedan begins at $60,225 and the V60 Polestar wagon kicks off at $61,825. The price...

  • Teaser for new Volvo XC90
    Volvo Reveals 'Face' Of New XC90 In Latest Teaser

    Volvo’s second-generation XC90 is set to be revealed in a fortnight at a special event in Stockholm, Sweden. But this being the first all-new version of the SUV since the original’s debut at the 2002 Detroit Auto Show, Volvo simply can’t help itself from revealing many of the...

  • New Volvo XC90’s modular SPA platform
    Volvo Presents New XC90’s Modular SPA Platform

    Volvo is about to introduce a new modular platform called the Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) that will soon underpin all of its models sized from the S60 up. The first to be based on the SPA platform will be the all-new Volvo XC90, which thanks to the capabilities of its platform promises to...

  • New Volvo XC90 safety and convenience features
    New Volvo XC90 To Offer New Levels Of Safety And Convenience

    We’re now just a few weeks out from the reveal of the all-new Volvo XC90, which goes on sale in the U.S. early next year, and today we’ve received details on some of the new safety and convenience features that will be offered on the seven-seat SUV. Volvo is famous for its safety, and...

  • 2014 Volvo V40 D2 diesel - UK first drive
    V40 Polestar To Be The Next Fast Volvo?

    Swedish tuning firm Polestar needs very little introduction. It takes sensible Volvos, paints them an eye-searing shade of blue, and makes them very brisk indeed. It's managed to turn the S60 sedan and V60 wagon into proper drivers cars, and already taken victory in Australia's V-8 Supercars...

  • New Volvo XC90 T8’s plug-in hybrid drivetrain
    Volvo Announces Powertrain Lineup For New XC90

    Volvo’s all-new XC90 SUV is now just a month away from its reveal but today we have the first details on the powertrains that will be available for it. As previously reported, Volvo’s future lineup—starting with the new XC90—will come powered exclusively by four-cylinder...

  • #LOLVO Volvo V60 Sportback ad is hilarious

    With features like floor bibs, a cavernous twerk, and an inside, it’s hard not to recognize the Volvo V60 wagon as most definitely a car, not a motorcycle or a plane. Those are among the lessons learned in this hilarious ad from YouTube user PonyHans, also known as Christoffer Castor. According to 22 Words, Castor was commissioned to create this Volvo V60 ad after the Swedish brand saw his ad for his own 1993 Volvo wagon in May, which you can view below. Castor, himself a Swede, is an art director—and also the owner of a very peculiar but effective sense of humor. Now go check out...

  • 2014 Volvo S60L production in China
    Chinese-Built Volvos To Reach U.S. In 2015: Report

    Volvo is rapidly expanding its operations in China, including establishing new manufacturing facilities and co-developing vehicle platforms and new models with Chinese parent company Geely. Simply put, Volvo plans to build and develop more cars in China. Currently, Volvo’s Chinese-built cars...

  • 2015 Volvo XC90 spy shots
    2015 Volvo XC90 Spy Shots

    These are the latest spy shots of Volvo’s next-generation XC90 SUV, which is set to be revealed in August before a debut at the 2014 Paris Auto Show in October and showroom arrival next spring. The XC90 is one of Volvo’s most acclaimed models but the current one is well overdue for a...

  • Jay Leno in the 2015 Volvo V60 Polestar
    Jay Leno Creates Classic Stunt In A 2015 Volvo V60 Polestar: Video

    Roughly 20 years ago, a 12-year-old boy wrote a letter to Jay Leno asking to be picked up from school in a Lamborghini. Leno agreed, and picked up the boy in what has since become to be known as the original ‘School Run’ stunt. MUST WATCH: Enhanced Ayrton Senna NSX Video Shows The...

  • Volvo XC90 Bowers & Wilkins audio system
    Volvo Opts For Bowers & Wilkins Audio In New XC90

    Volvo's next-generation XC90 SUV won't just introduce a new design language and interior layout to the brand, it'll also offer one of the world's best automotive audio systems. That's because Volvo has teamed up with British audio equipment company Bowers & Wilkins to develop a system for the...

  • 2016 Volvo XC90
    Volvo Shows Off New XC90’s Button-Less Interface: Video

    In just a couple of months Volvo will reveal its first all-new XC90 since the launch of the original SUV all the way back in 2002. The new XC90 is shaping up to be a much more luxurious and refined model than the one it replaces, and it will also be packing some of the latest technology found in...

  • 1954 Volvo Sport P1900

    You've probably never heard of the Volvo Sport P1900 before. The beautiful P1800 coupe or the handsome Amazon have probably registered on your car-guy radar, but in 1954, Volvo produced just 68 units of the Sport P1900—a chic convertible that pointed the way for the more popular P1800 in the following years. MUST SEE: Who Needs A Big Block? Supercharged Smart Car Does Wheelies, Whips Mustang: Video Like many of its era, the P1900—known only as 'Sport' on the showroom floor—used humble mechanicals, in this case those of the Volvo PV 444. The wheelbase was 7.8 inches shorter...

  • Teaser for new Volvo XC90
    Volvo Kicks Off Marketing Campaign For New XC90 With World’s Lamest Teaser

    Volvo’s XC90 SUV is arguably the Swedish automaker’s most important model yet the current one has been with us since its debut at the Detroit Auto Show all the way back in 2002. The good news is that an all-new model is just around the corner and is expected to bring with it a stylish...

  • 2015 Volvo V60 Polestar - quick drive
    2015 Volvo V60 Polestar first drive review

    The Volvo V60 Polestar, we were told before getting behind the wheel for the first time, should not be judged against traditional competitors. Instead, says Volvo, it should be judged on the smile it leaves on your face after a drive. DON'T MISS: Mercedes-Benz 300SL Wrecked After Mille Miglia...

  • 2015 Volvo V60 Polestar
    Future Polestar Volvos To Offer Diesel And Hybrid Options

    Volvo's Polestar performance brand doesn't have the heritage of BMW M or Mercedes-AMG, but what it lacks in history it makes up for in style, performance and plenty of bright blue paint. It's also going to offend very few with the news it's looking to diesel and hybrid powertrains in an effort to...

  • Volvo Drive Me autonomous car pilot project in Gothenburg, Sweden
    Volvo Drive Me autonomous car pilot project announced in Sweden

    While in the U.S. Google is making strides in the development of autonomous cars, overseas major automakers such as Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Volvo are also at an advanced stage and hope to have the technology ready for the mainstream by as early as the end of this decade. Volvo recently launched a...

  • 2015 Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid R-Design
    2015 Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid R-Design: Forbidden Fruit

    Volvo’s first plug-in hybrid model in the U.S. will be based on its next-generation XC90 SUV and is still more than a year away from reaching showrooms, but overseas the Swedish automaker has been selling a plug-in version of its V60 station wagon for a couple of years. Called the V60 Plug-In...

  • Volvo Torslanda Plant in Gothenburg, Sweden

    Volvo is in the final stages of developing its next-generation XC90, and soon production of the all-new SUV will get underway at the automaker’s Torslanda assembly plant in Gothenburg, Sweden. The plant, which turns 50 today, has just undergone a massive expansion program to help increase capacity from 200,000 to 300,000 vehicles annually. Volvo says that this was a necessary move to achieve its long-term goal of selling 800,000 vehicles worldwide. In 2013 Volvo managed to sell 427,840 vehicles. Most of the expansion at the Torslanda plant was in the body shop area. This is because the...

  • Volvo S60L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle concept, 2014 Beijing Auto Show
    Volvo S60 Plug-In Hybrid Concept To Debut At 2014 Beijing Auto Show

    Volvo’s V60 wagon has been sold with a diesel-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain overseas for the past couple of years. At the 2014 Beijing Auto Show on Sunday, the Swedish automaker will show an S60 concept powered by a gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain. The concept is the Volvo...

  • Racing driver Scott McLaughlin tests the 2015 Volvo S60 Polestar
    Volvo V8 Supercars Drivers Check Out The 2015 S60 Polestar: Video

    Racing drivers Scott McLaughlin and Robert Dahlgren recently headed to northern Sweden to spend some time in the new 2015 Volvo S60 Polestar. The duo race a unique version of the car in Australia’s V8 Supercars touring car series, and Dahlgren thought that it would be a great deal of fun to...

  • 1966 Ford Mustang paired with Volvo 240DL wagon for unique 'sedan delivery' on eBay
    1966 Ford Mustang Meets Volvo Wagon: A Marriage Of Convenience?

    If you're asking yourself why anyone would want to graft a Volvo 240DL's wagon roof and hatch onto a Ford Mustang, let us know when you find out. We're asking ourselves the same question. DON'T MISS: 1968 Ford Mustang Gets A 443-WHP Turbo 2JZ Swap: Video Okay, so it's not so hard to figure out why...

  • Volvo Inscription
    Volvo Adds Luxury And Engine Choices For 2015 Lineup

    Volvo is eager to position its vehicles as being more premium than some may currently view them. To do that, the automaker is offering up a 2015 lineup that features more luxurious interiors, and it all starts with the Inscription upgrade package. Soft leather, which is available in a handful of...

  • Volvo S60 KERS engineering prototype
    Volvo Gives Update On Flywheel Tech, Eyes 2020 Rollout

    About a year ago we brought you the first details on a flywheel-based hybrid system Volvo is developing that could reduce fuel consumption by up to 25 percent. Volvo has since partnered with Flybrid Automotive, part of transmission specialist Torotrak, to further develop the technology and...

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