As we all know, Volvo will be revealing its competitor to Audi A4 and BMW-3 Series, the 2011 Volvo S60, in the forth coming Geneva Auto Show in March. So to keep the people interest, the company has released the video of the car on the road and desert. The Prroduction of the 2011 Volvo S60 will start in early summer in the Volvo car Plant in Ghent, Belgium. Volvo has...

Volvo has expanded uts range of Gasoline engines with the introduction of the new 2.0-liter Gasoline TurboCharged Direct Injection enhine. This new engine will replace the existing ones from the S80 sedan, V70 estate, and XC60 compact SUV. The new Volvo 2.0 GTDi engine pumps a hefty output of 203HP and a torque of 300Nm. The new engine will be mated with either Volvo’s...

After the BMW, Volvo to debut its all new electric concept ActiveE at the 2010 Detroit Motor Show. Volvo is also planning to build a test fleet of at least 50 plug-in c30s which will be used in real-life traffic from 2011. Volvo has already showed off the protype in september 2009. But the detroit model has been further refined and now features complete interior and full...

Volvo has announced pricing for the UK market 2010 model year C30 sport hatchback and C70 hardtop convertible that were both unveiled for the first time at last month’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The facelifted C30 is available in four trim levels S, SE, SE Lux and R-DESIGN and a choice of six engines with prices starting from 14,495 OTR for the entry-level 100HP 1.6...

In addition to the market introduction of a diesel-electric plug-in hybrid in 2012 (details here), Volvo is also working on a pure electric model with the C30 BEV, which stands for ‘Battery Electric Vehicle”. The Swedish automaker has built a small number of prototype versions of the C30 BEV that will are to be tested internally by Volvo to evaluate the vehicle...

In anticipation of the production version of the S60 Concept, Volvo used the Frankfurt Motor Show to introduce its refreshed C70 hardtop convertible and C30 sport hatchback. The most significant changes for the two models come up front as both receive a new fascia that takes its inspiration from the S60 Concept along with numerous other detailed but less important spec...

When you’re an auto journalist blogger, you’re constantly, incessantly bombarded with a series of questions. Usually it’s, “What’s the best car you’ve ever driven?” (Personal answer: Superformance Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, followed by blank stares.) The other question we get more frequently than, “How you doing?”...

As with the C70, the front-end of the C30 has been restyled taking styling cues from the S60 Concept. This translates to larger (maybe a tad too large in our opinion) and ’swoopier’ headlights, a more distinct grille treatment with a new honeycomb pattern unique to the C30 as well as redesigned wings and bonnet. “The front of the Volvo C30 has become...

With the R-series sports cars eliminated from Volvo’s line-up, the Swedish firm’s R badge lives on as a high-end trim and equipment level that may also include some degree of chassis upgrades as is the case with the new XC60 R-Design. According to Volvo, the R-Design chassis of the XC60 is stiffer than that of the standard model, featuring stronger damping...