Volvo XC 60
These are the latest spy shots of Volvo's XC 60, winter testing. Although the test vehicle is quite heavily disguised, we can still pick out some of the details that will be making it onto the actual model. The profile of the car shows that the XC 60 will follow the same cab-forward design theme of it's bigger brother, the XC 90. The lower slung bonnet is indicative of the measures taken by manufacturers of SUVs to meet EU crash standards because a tall bonnet does more damage to pedestrians. A good...

Volvo not for sale says chairman
Volvo’s sales slump of the past several months has led to a pretax loss of $151 million in the first quarter of the year, and with no sign of turnaround in sight analysts are predicting Ford could end up selling the carmaker just as it did with Jaguar, Land Rover and Aston Martin. According to Volvo chairman Lewis Booth, nothing could be further from the truth. Speaking with Automotive News Europe, Booth said management is focused on improving the business and not on selling it. Booth’s comments...

Volvo XC60
What is it? 2009 Volvo XC60 What's special about it? According to Fredrik Arp, president and CEO of Volvo Cars, the 2009 Volvo XC60 is not only the safest Volvo ever, "It's also the most stunning." Of course, he's paid big bucks to say stuff like that, but the fact that he's mentioning design at all shows just how important the look of the XC60 is to its success. Mr. Arp isn't blowing smoke, though. The XC60 is certainly more stylish than the homely XC90. Instead of big and boxy, the XC60 is...

2008 Volvo S60 T5 Sedan Shown
What Edmunds.com says Although generally competent and comfortable, the aging 2008 Volvo S60 falls short of its German and Japanese rivals in regards to driving dynamics, refinement and overall desirability. Pros Superb front-seat comfort, long list of safety features, comfortable ride. Cons Soft suspension tuning limits handling potential, steering lacks feedback, turbo lag and torque steer in T5 model, tight rear legroom. What's New for 2008 For 2008, the high-performance "R" model has been...

Volvo's S60 concept
Just like they did with the XC60, this is pretty much what the new production version of the S60 will look like.I hear the car is larger than the current model. To distance itself from the S40.What we re getting at is that it s high-time for Volvo in order to introduce a brand-new s60 sedan. Volvo s shoulder-like design confession will get a slight postmortem regardless a double wave accent antique each wheel instead of just a straight shot from front to rear.  We also see inevitable Audi and...

2008 Volvo XC90 3.2 SUV Shown
  Volvo does things a little differently from other premium brands in the automotive world. For this Swedish manufacturer, safety and kid-friendliness are just as important as luxury amenities and driving performance, and in no vehicle is this more apparent than the Volvo XC90, a midsize seven-passenger SUV.Innovative safety features aside, the XC90 is merely adequate relative to the premium midsize SUV competition. Zestier performance is available elsewhere, as are more cavernous cargo holds. With...

Volvo lets you customize you C30 with new applique films
Want to make your Volvo C30 unique? Well, Volvo Cars in Sweden is the first car brand to make it possible for new-car buyers in this Scandinavian country to specify applique film on the bodywork panels of their cars. Wether there are polka dots, clouds or simply a rainbow, Volvo lets you customize your car in order to make it unique.[source]

2008 Volvo C30 WTCC Green Racer
Robert Dahlgren returns to his old training ground, driving Volvo’s new C30 Green Racer . Volvo has decided to enter its new ethanol powered Volvo C30 racer in the WTCC World Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch on the 26 - 27th of July.The car, which is in its first year on track, races in the Swedish Touring Car Championship STCC as the only ethanol E85 powered car in that series. In STCC, the car has so far secured three out of seven pole positions and has led close to half of all laps...

Sneak peek: 2010 Volvo S60 | detnews.com | The Detroit News
When Volvo's sleek S60 reaches dealerships, it will -- except for the so-called suicide doors -- very closely resemble the stunning concept shown at the 2009 North American International Auto Show. With a coupe-like roofline, the all new S60 will add sex appeal to the once boxy and somewhat boring Volvo lineup. The S60 will eventually be offered with a high-efficiency gasoline turbocharged direct-injection 1.6-liter engine mated to a twin-clutch transmission -- with an estimated-combined 47 miles per...

New Diesel Engine from Volvo Doesn’t Go to America
The Swedish automaker Volvo designed a new diesel engine which will be a part of Volvo S80. It is claimed to be much better than its predecessor. The new 2.4-liter five-cylinder diesel engine comes with sequential twin turbochargers and provides for Volvo S80 205 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque. The manufacturer says the engineers worked hard on the fuel efficiency of the vehicle and as a result Volvo S80 gets 38 mpg 6.2 liter/100 km. Unfortunately the U.S. has very strict laws for diesel...