Volvo patent drawings – an S Class rival?
Published By Lupica G. On Thursday, February 9th 2012. Under Volvo Tags: concept, leaked, luxury market, patent drawings, s class rival, universe, Volvo
As some new patent drawings leak there's two questions that pop into my mind and none of them are the sort of stuff that you just throw into the wind.
The first would be, just how poorly are the patent office guys paid if they can't keep these things secret and ... read more
Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid concept ready for Detroit debut
Published By Rikk On Friday, January 6th 2012. Under Volvo Tags: Detroit Motor Show, Volvo, Volvo XC60, Volvo XC60 hybrid, Volvo XC60 PHEV Concept
It seems that the Swedish people from Volvo are preparing their second hybrid model, namely the XC60 plug-in hybrid crossover. The production model is currently in the works, therefore, Volvo will debut a concept version of the XC60 hybrid at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show.
From the start we find out ... read more
Volvo’s new V40 gets spied
Published By Lupica G. On Tuesday, December 20th 2011. Under Volvo Tags: estate, Hatchback, spied, spyshots, Stefan Jacoby, v40, Volvo
Teasers are small potatoes, even when talking about something as boring as a new Volvo estate. With the V40, you allegedly get a smaller dose of the estate feeling.
That said, the new Volvo V40 hatchback teaser isn't pleasing enough to compete with these brand new spyshots that were taken out ... read more
2012 Volvo V40 teased
Published By Lupica G. On Monday, December 19th 2011. Under Volvo Tags: 2012, four door hatchback, Hatchback, teased, teaser, v40, Volvo
The Geneva Motor Show is so far away it's next year. Not only that, it's not going to begin until the 8th of March but it's not putting off Volvo from preparing for it.
The Swedish have just released a photo of their star car to unveil there, the 2012 Volvo ... read more
Volvo’s LA star: the C70 Inscription edition
Published By Lupica G. On Tuesday, November 8th 2011. Under Volvo Tags: c70, coupe, edition, inscription, limited, Los Angeles, special edition, Volvo
The upcoming Los Angeles Motor Show is starting to unveil its most important models to ever be unveiled there and, to start with, Volvo will be there with a special edition of the C70.
Those hoping for the uglier extra door version of the C30 will be hung at noon disappointed ... read more
Volvo C30 rumored to be phased out
Published By Lupica G. On Tuesday, November 8th 2011. Under Volvo Tags: c30, five door, Hatchback, phased out, practicality, rumor, Volvo
There's plenty to like about the Swedish at Volvo and their product lineup even though most of it is actually boring.
After a brief scare from the automotive crisis brought along not that long ago Volvo's change of direction included sporty behavior in their models, along side the legendary safety.
Despite that, ... read more
Volvo’s V60 Plug-in Hybrid to go on sale next year
Published By Lupica G. On Tuesday, October 18th 2011. Under Volvo Tags: Eco, emissions, hybrid, on sale, Plug-in, V60, Volvo
Beyond plenty of issues with financing and automotive industries, particularly in Sweden, some would say that new cars from that region are going to be quite rare.
Not so as far as Volvo is concerned as they've just announced that the V60 Plug-in Hybrid is going to hit the market ... read more
2012 Volvo S60 already in with a recall
Published By Lupica G. On Wednesday, June 8th 2011. Under Volvo Tags: 2012, fuel starvation, NHTSA, recall, S60, Swedish, Volvo
In one of the rare if not unheard of occasions, the Swedish at Volvo have seen themselves faced with recalling a brand new car, the 2012 S60.
Volvo may have made a bit of a mistake with it producing their newest mid range saloon and the Americans at the NHTSA weren't ... read more
Heico Sportiv livens up the Volvo XC90
Published By Lupica G. On Thursday, March 31st 2011. Under Volvo Tags: appearance, ecu remap, exhaust, family, Heico Sportv, performance, sports suspension, suv, Volvo, Volvo XC90, XC90
Just because Volvo now has a bit of a sporting image along side their safety profile that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement in their cars.
A company who clearly adheres to this sort of thinking is Heico Sportiv who already did a tuned version of the S60, why not ... read more
Volvo sends C30 Electric to winter testing
Published By Lupica G. On Wednesday, March 30th 2011. Under Volvo Tags: Arctic Circle, DrivE, electric, lithium-ion battery, performance, safety, safety systems, Swedish, testing, Volvo, Volvo C30, winter testing
We've got to go electric but the current technology isn't exactly on our side as far as the reliability is concerned so there's still a lot of testing before it happens.
In working towards improving the most tedious aspect of the electric cars, Volvo sent their electric C30 DrivE to the ... read more









