You might not have associated Volvo with Aussie motorsport just a few years ago, but now the brand has developed quite a following in the local V8 Supercars series with the S60-shaped race car. And to thank the fans Volvo Australia has come up with this, the S60 T4 Sprint […]
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Super-luxury 2015 Volvo SC90 Excellence announced
Volvo has lifted the lid on what it is calling “the most luxurious vehicle ever built by the Swedish company”, incorporating aspects of modern Scandinavian technology and luxury. It’s called the XC90 Excellence. It shares all the underpinnings of the regular XC90, and from the outside it looks suspiciously identical. But the Excellence is […]
Volvo V60 D5 Twin Engine Special Edition unveiled at Geneva
Volvo has revealed its latest special edition based on the V60; a D5 Twin Engine hybrid limited to just 500 examples. Set to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which kicks off today, the V60 D5 Twin Engine is a special edition plug-in hybrid that follows in the footsteps […]
Video: Volvo outlines clever Drive Me autonomous technology
In a first for the automotive world, Swedish manufacturer Volvo will put 100 autonomous cars on the street as part of its new Drive Me project. Volvo claims that 100 completely autonomous cars will be available to be driven on selected roads around Gothenburg, Sweden’s second largest city. The cars […]
Volvo XC90 Polestar performance variants on the way
Everyone’s favourite Scandinavian auto manufacturer Volvo has confirmed its performance arm Polestar is currently working on spicing up the new XC90 SUV. Volvo’s vice-president of powertrains Michael Fleiss has confirmed that Polestar versions of the D5 diesel and T6 petrol are expected to be on the way. Speaking with Auto […]
ACT Police trial Volvo S60 T6 for potential patrol duties
The ACT Police force has a new recruit on board, a new Volvo S60 T6 R-Design. The car will be used for a trial period for potential inclusion in its future patrol fleet. The car was loaned to the force by Volvo Car Australia. It’s the top-of-the-range S60 (aside from […]
Volvo releases touching ‘Vintersaga’ commercial (video)
Volvo has officially thrown down the gauntlet when it comes to car commercials, with its latest four-minute work of art. The ad originally named ‘Vintersaga’, or winter-saga translated into English, takes the viewer through the harsh landscapes of a Swedish winter, with a soft melody echoing names of locations in […]
Volvo expands Drive-E engine family with new 3-cylinder
Volvo has revealed the next stage in its latest Drive-E engine family development with a new three-cylinder turbo. The engine will, in various specification, eventually make its way into vehicles sized up to the S60 platform. Specifications on the new engines are yet to be announced, however, they have been […]