Our humble Volvo 240 GL has been stripped of its 2.3-litre credentials in preparation for an LS1 Chevrolet V8 conversion. It’s all happening. For those who missed Part 1 of the fortnightly feature series we’re doing, PerformanceDrive and some of the guys from our partner company are planning a very […]
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New Volvo S90 Polestar performance variant in the works?
Volvo boss Håkan Samuelsson has hinted its latest model, the S90, could receive Polestar treatment in the future, with reports suggesting a performance hybrid powertrain. Volvo’s latest flagship model, revealed last week, is based on the company’s latest Scalable Platform Architecture (SPA), shared with the new XC90. It will face […]
2016 Volvo S90 officially revealed
Following a number of reveals via leaked toys, and a few teasers, Volvo has now gone ahead and revealed the all-new 2016 Volvo S90 large luxury sedan. First up, the design. It carries over a similar theme as seen on the latest XC90 SUV, with rounded headlights and Thor hammer […]
Volvo 240 GL with LS1 V8 conversion project: Part 1 – The intro
Welcome to our first project car. Over the coming months PerformanceDrive and the guys from our partner company are setting out to build Australia’s quickest, fully engineered, street legal Volvo 240 GL. We’ll be posting regular updates on the build process, and include plenty of video footage where we can […]
Volvo developing future car technologies with Microsoft
A collaboration between computer system giant Microsoft and Scandinavian luxury and vehicle safety expert Volvo has today been announced, furthering the Swedish company’s ambition to have zero fatalities in its vehicles by 2020. Microsoft’s HoloLens , a fully untethered, holographic computer, could be adopted by Volvo in the future. It […]
2016 Volvo S90 officially previewed, Detroit show debut confirmed
Following a number of scale model leaks showing the exterior of the all-new Volvo S90, the Swedish company has now confirmed it will unveil the large luxury sedan at the Detroit show next year. Volvo has released a couple of typical teaser images to go with the news, showing a […]
Volvo Concept 26 previews autonomous driving interior of the future
Volvo has unveiled an interesting interior design layout to go with its advancements in autonomous driving technologies. It’s called the Concept 26. Why Concept 26? Volvo says it relates to 26 minutes, which is apparently the average daily commute motorists make every day – obviously the data wasn’t recorded in […]
Polestar working on Volvo’s 2.0L Drive-E engine, around 260kW
Volvo’s in-house performance division, Polestar, is currently tuning and tweaking the new 2.0-litre Drive-E turbo and supercharged four-cylinder engine. The division is also looking at all models in the showroom to transform into sports versions. Confirmed in a recent Autocar report, the new project for Polestar is the 2.0-litre four-cylinder […]