Volvo S80 News Archives

“It is a lot of interpretation and understanding what the customer is looking for”

Remember the old Volvos? Loaded with safety features, but boxy and bland? As competitors began equipping their easier-on-the-eye cars with the latest in auto-safety technology to lure Volvo's customers, the ... via Forbes.com

The Volvo V70 was redesigned for 2008, but did anyone notice amid other exciting, younger new Volvo products like the C70 convertible and C30 coupe? Daniel Barron In fact, would anyone have noticed if the new ... via London Free Press

“Ministers must be able to justify every penny of this expenditure. On the surface it seems to be nothing more than a costly exercise in self-aggrandisement.”

ASSEMBLY Government ministers have been accused of enjoying a "limousine lifestyle" after new figures showed a four-fold increase in spending on official cars. via IcWales

Right-sized, all-terrain wagon improves with redesign The new XC70 wagon is derived from Volvo's flagship S80 instead of the mid-sized S60 sedan that was the previous generation's base, so it is longer and ... via Consumer Reports

One of this season's classiest debutantes was introduced to the Asian automotive world on April 20 in Beijing by Volvo Cars CEO and President Fredrik Arp when he unveiled the new XC60 at center stage of 2008 ... via People's Daily Online

Cato: Vaughan, the Nissan Altima coupe is an excellent buy, especially when compared to the far more expensive Infiniti G37 coupe. via The Globe and Mail

Read Rusty Blackwell's comments on driving the 2008 Volvo XC70. It rained during my entire Thanksgiving weekend in Dallas, Texas, but the XC70 was a rock of stability, even if I was a bit thrown off by the poor ... via Automobile Magazine

“No one with a credit score lower than Bill Gates ' can get this deal.”

Some refreshingly classy car ads have been running on TV lately, courtesy of Volvo. via AMNY

We all know that Volvos XC90 and S80 are safe places to be, but check the "executive" box in participating countries and you could also be in for all the creature comforts that being an exec entails. via Jalopnik

“And with multi-fuel vehicles already available in many European markets Volvo is well on its way to meeting the regulations for the middle of the next decade.”

Larger engined cars need not be polluting monsters. All Volvo six and eight cylinder cars sold in New Zealand already comply with Euro5 emission controls, which do not take effect in Europe until September 2009 ... via Scoop

Man, you shoulda seen the hate mail after we crowned Honda's Ridgeline our 2006 Truck of the Year. via Motor Trend