Volvo News
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Whatever driving enthusiasts think of autonomous cars, it looks very much like the concept is here to stay. Volvo has now launched a pilot project in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden, where its self-driving vehicles will be tested on real public roads among other, non-autonomous traffic. Volvo calls the project "Drive Me – Self-driving cars for sustainable mobility", a joint initiative between Volvo, the Swedish Transport Administration, the Swedish Transport Agency, Lindholmen Science Park and the City of Gothenburg. DON'T MISS: Fast & Furious Star Paul Walker Dies In Fiery Crash...
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Polestar-Enhanced Volvo S60 And V60 Confirmed For U.S.
Swedish motorsport and engineering firm Polestar is slowly establishing itself as the official performance arm of Volvo, starting off with running the automaker’s motorsport program and more recently dabbling in the world of tuning Volvo road cars. Polestar first launched a hotted-up C30...
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Volvo To Return To Tokyo Motor Show
Japan’s biennial Tokyo Motor Show faced an exodus of international brands following the financial crisis of the past decade, proving so severe there were concerns the show might be canceled. Many of the big names will still be absent from this year’s show, commencing November 20, but...
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Jean-Claude Van Damme In Best Ad Ever For Volvo Trucks
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, AKA JCVD, AKA the Muscles from Brussels, is best known by his professional name Jean-Claude Van Damme. He's also, I would assume, best known for the film Bloodsport, which tells the story of Frank Dux as he battles for his life, the memory of his...
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Volvo Starts Production Of Long-Wheelbase S60L In China
Volvo has started production of a new long-wheelbase S60, aptly named the S60L, but unfortunately the car will be limited to the Chinese market, as is the case for many of the smaller long-wheelbase sedans. Production is taking place at Volvo’s new plant in Chengdu, China. The S60L...
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Volvo C70 Successor Planned
Volvo’s aging C70 convertible finally bows out of the market once the 2013 model year has run its course, but a successor is planned, according to some senior sources at the Swedish automaker. And just as the original was offered both as a coupe and a convertible, the same could be true for...
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Volvo is working together with independent research groups to develop a means of energy storage for future electric cars that does away completely with traditional battery and super capacitor systems, which typically carry considerable weight and take up a lot of space. The solution is a new type of material that integrates nano structured batteries and super capacitors together with carbon fiber, and which can be formed into body panels for a car. Research in the new material is being headed by Imperial College London and includes a number of partners, one of which is Volvo, the only...
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2014 Volvo V60 Polestar Spy Shots
In mid-2012, normally-conservative Volvo unveiled an S60-based concept, built with tuning partner Polestar, that was anything but ordinary. Boasting some 508 horsepower and 424 pound-feet of torque from its turbocharged 3.0-liter six, the car was a slap in the face of convention. Initially, it was...
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Irv Gordon Reaches 3 Million Miles In His 1966 Volvo P1800
Modern cars can do over 100,000 miles without pausing for breath. If you really pile on the miles, you might have 200,000 or even 300,000 miles on the clock. If the car Gods are really shining on you, you might have managed more than half a million. Prepare to feel insignificant. Irv Gordon from...
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Volvo Concept Coupe Could See Limited Production: Report
Easily one of the most classically beautiful cars on display at this year's Frankfurt auto show, the Volvo Concept Coupe may see a limited production run, according to a new report. Taking its core cues from the classic, beloved P1800, the Volvo Concept Coupe is also a thoroughly modern bit of...
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2015 Volvo S60: Preview Drive
Zooming upward on a ribbon of road, along a cliff wall, between tight hairpin curves and breathtaking views in the mountains of Southern France, I goose the accelerator from about 2,000 rpm and hear a series of sounds that’s entirely foreign, especially in a Volvo: the wail and whine of a...
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2015 V60 Is First Volvo To Offer New Drive-E Engine
The 2015 Volvo V60 wagon that goes on sale in January will offer one of the automaker’s new Drive-E four-cylinder engines. Drive-E is the name for Volvo’s next generation of engines, which consist of gasoline and diesel units and include power-boosting technologies such as direct fuel...
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There hasn't been a lot of reason to get excited about Volvo's products lately. Sure, they're generally attractive, sometimes innovatively efficient, and even occasionally fun to drive. But that's changed, at least conceptually, with the Concept Coupe. Inspired in part by the classic P1800, the Volvo Concept Coupe debuting at the 2013 Frankfurt auto show today proves Volvo still knows what it takes to make a beautiful car--in theory, anyway. In addition to its vintage inspiration, the Volvo Concept Coupe takes some ideas from the present and future, including a plug-in hybrid powertrain, and...
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Volvo Concept Coupe: A New P1800 Plug-In Hybrid For The Frankfurt Auto Show
The Volvo Concept Coupe is here--online at least, more than a week before the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show opens its doors to the media. Hinted at last week in a video released by Volvo, the new Concept Coupe is billed as the first taste of Volvo's new styling direction--a direction that's taken a...
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Volvo To Reveal Future Styling Direction With New Concept: Video
Volvo isn’t exactly known for being a style setter but the automaker hopes to change all that. At the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show next month, Volvo will present a new concept it bills as the embodiment of an upcoming “transformation.” That transformation has been instigated by the...
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Volvo To Share Development With Geely, Build Cars In China
Chinese officials have given approval for Volvo to establish new plants in Daqing and Zhangjiakou. As a result, Volvo's full Chinese industrial base, including a current site in Chengdu, has been approved. An assembly plant in Daqing is under construction and is expected to be fully operational in...
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Volvo Reveals Next-Generation ‘Drive-E’ Engine Tech
Volvo first announced in September 2011 it would fit its entire lineup with engines consisting of no more than four cylinders. From the smallest hatch to its seven-seat XC90 SUV, a four-cylinder engine would eventually be fitted to each model, albeit with power-boosting technologies in order to...
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2014 Volvo Lineup Priced: S60 T5 From $32,400
While Volvo's range of vehicles does get a range of minor dress-up updates for 2014, the bulk of the range remains essentially the same as last year. Accordingly, the pricing remains much the same as last year, with the 2014 S60's base price rising $500, from $31,900 to $32,400, to cover the...
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Volvo is hard at work developing its next-generation XC90 SUV, which the automaker promises to launch at the end of 2014. While there’s still a significant gap until the new SUV’s launch, Volvo is providing numerous details to keep audiences primed. Today, the automaker has revealed just some of the new safety technology that will appear on its next-generation XC90. In the video above, Volvo has outlined six new technologies that are planned for the next-generation XC90, though all of them may not be available at next year’s launch. Pedestrian Detection In Darkness: This is...
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More Polestar Volvos On The Way
Volvo has launched its first model built by its performance partner Polestar, a tuned S60 sedan limited to just 100 units and of which half will be sold exclusively in the Australian market. The land down under is serving as a testbed for the sale of Polestar-enhanced Volvos and if the results are...
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Volvo Shows Self-Parking Car, Confirms Autonomous Steering For 2016 XC90
Volvo has previewed some of its upcoming technology with a demonstration of a new self-parking system which doesn’t require the driver to even be present in the vehicle. You may recall that Audi previewed just such a system earlier this year and it’s likely many more automakers will be...
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Volvo And Polestar Confirm 2014 Entry For V8 Supercars: Video
Following initial reports a week ago, Volvo has now formally announced its participation in the exciting touring car series that is V8 Supercars. Raced primarily in Australia but with a handful of races held overseas, including one in the U.S., V8 Supercars pits family sedans turned race cars in...
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Volvo May Be Next In Joining Aussie V8 Supercars
After being dominated for years by Holden and Ford, Australia’s V8 Supercars this year opened up the series to more brands. This saw Nissan with its Altima and a private entity racing a Mercedes-Benz quickly sign on, and at one point there was talk of Chrysler joining too. While the Chrysler...
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Driving Volvo's KERS Flywheel Hybrid Prototype: What It's Like
Sure, hybrids don't have the greatest reputation for driving appeal. But would you feel better about saving gasoline if you knew that the hybrid system in your car used Formula One technology? That's just what Volvo has done in an engineering prototype it's now testing in Sweden, which adds an...
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