Volvo has announced an intense driving experience as part of its Overseas Adventure. For only $3,500, a select few Volvo buyers can fly to Sweden and pick up your new Volvo at the Goteborg Factory Delivery Center. Then you board the ferry to Germany, with sleeping accomodations on the ferry, you’ll arrive in Germany well-rested. […]

When Volvo new XC60 crossover arrives in early 2009, the automaker’s lineup will include five wagon or crossover models, and the XC60 may not be the last. Volvo is considering expanding its utility vehicle range both upscale and downmarket, according to AutoWeek. Volvo’s wagons and crossovers accounted for just under half of the automaker’s U.S. […]

The new 2008 Volvo XC70 was caught on camera as the completed car came off the actual production line. The new XC70 and V70 are based on the Volvo’s S80 sedan instead of the S60. To go with the S80 platform, expect the XC70 to feature the same drivetrains as the sedan, with a range-topping […]

Earlier this week, Volvo introduced its XC60 concept at the Detroit Auto Show. More than just a concept, the Volvo XC60 previews the automaker’s next XC model — a compact crossover SUV — and as a way to reveal design elements that will be part of future Volvos.
“In recent years we have successfully emphasized the […]

The Volvo Cars Driving Academy in Sweden are teaching British police how to drive safely on slippery and icy roads, especially when operating at high speeds.
To simulate icy road conditions, the officers drive cars on a frozen lake, where they test the limits of their vehicles, learn how the safety systems act at high speeds, […]

Last week, Chicago VIPs gathered at Volvo of Oak Park to celebrate the area’s newest architectural landmark, Chicago’s first-ever tower of cars, which is visible from the Eisenhower Expressway. The vertical showcase can display seven Volvos in glass cases stacked on top of one another. When faced with a growing business and shrinking amount of […]

Volvo Cars Design Director Steve Mattin talks about the his experience designing Volvo XC60 Concept, which is the first Volvo concept he designed from the start. The concept itself serves multiple purposes for the automaker. First, it previews Volvo’s next XC. It also provides a look into Volvo’s future design DNA. And finally, the concept […]

Volvo released the first official images of the XC60 Concept that the automaker will unveil at the upcoming North American International Auto Show. Scheduled to be shown to the world on January 7, 2007, the XC60 Concept looks towards Volvo’s future, offering a sneak preview of Volvo’s next XC model, and it reveals several design […]

Last month, we reported that Volvo was working on double-clutch transmissions. The dual-clutch technology would eventually find its way into other Ford Motor Co. vehicles. According to WhatCar? magazine, the new transmissions were in the early stages of development and would likely be launched by 2008.
Now, reports say that Volvo is much further along than […]

Volvo has revealed that it is developing a dual-clutch gearbox to compete with Volkswagen group’s popular DSG transmission, according to WhatCar? magazine, citing company officials. Volvo also said that the technology would be shared with Ford.
The Volvo transmission will be similar to Volkswagen’s Direct Shift Gearbox, which uses two clutches so the next gear can […]