Report: Volvo develops 350HP C30 R prototype
The C30 has been a hit with hatch fans since its introduction thanks to strong proportions and unique design cues, but something that has always been missing is a super-high performance variant. Like the Focus RS, the new C30 R could offer huge power in a small and sporty hatch. The C30 R shouldn’t be confused with the R-design package C30 pictured, which is a strictly visual upgrade package. The C30 R is intended to be a much meaner variant. In fact, the C30 R will be using the same engine block...

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...

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...

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...

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...

An early Christmas present from Volvo Cars - a glimpse of the next-generation Volvo S60
A few days before Christmas, Volvo Cars treats the automotive world to an early unwrapping of a car that will shine bright in the streets for years to come.The Volvo S60 Concept gives the car world a glimpse of what the all-new Volvo S60 is going to look like when it arrives in 2010."The all-new S60 will be one of the strongest players in a segment where the competition is razor-sharp," says Volvo Cars President and CEO Stephen Odell.The coupe-inspired lines that gave the original S60 its...

Geely Is Serious about Volvo
Selling a big auto manufacturing company is not easy and quick. It has been almost a year since the American automakers announced that they would like to give up certain brands. Some deals are already over, but the others have not found good buyers so far. A Chinese company Geely Automobile has joined the bidders that want to purchase Volvo Car from Ford. While making this bold step the Asian manufacturer has admitted that it would not be able to complete the deal without help. The chief-executive of...

Gesundheit! All Volvo models now allergy-friendly
Ursäkta! It's how you say "Excuse me!" in Swedish, though you might not be hearing it much anymore as Volvo has managed to get Oeko-Tex certification for all of its interior fabrics including the roof lining, floor mats, luggage compartment mats, upholstery, door panels, leather-trimmed steering wheels and seat belts. This means the entire Volvo line-up is now completely allergy friendly and won't make any of your friends break out in hives.Seriously, this is why we love Volvo, which had embarked...

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...

Rumormill: 350 hp Volvo C30 R in the works
Click above for a high resolution image of the C30 D-Design package Volvo gave its C30 hatchback a pretty aggressive look when it introduced the R-Design package, but unfortunately none of that sportiness made its way beneath the hood. Adding some show to the go, Volvo has reportedly created a C30 prototype fitted with a turbocharged inline-5 pumping out 350 horsepower using the Ford Focus RS engine block as a base. Best of all, it would be able fully put down all that power combined with Volvo's AWD...