Volvo has no plans to build a luxury limousine to rival the likes of the BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class, instead focusing its attention on smaller models that fit with its “green image”. Speaking with industry journal ...
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The production version of the new?Volvo S60 Polestar has been launched with a limited production run developed exclusively for the Australian market. Under the bonnet of the new Volvo S60 Polestar lies the T6 3.0-litre six-cylinder ...
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A video teaser suggesting the?Volvo S60 Polestar performance concept is coming to Australian showrooms has been released. Unlike the Volvo S60 T6 currently offered locally, which gets an optional Polestar tuning kit to produce 242kW and ...
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After some mixed results from early models tested in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) new small overlap crash test, the latest batch of vehicles earn top scores. The Volvo XC60 and two- and four-door versions of the ...
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Buried deep inside the all-new Volvo V40′s mind-bogglingly comprehensive list of active and passive safety systems is a feature called Road Sign Information. The potentially licence-saving technology uses a forward-looking camera to ...
Volvo has removed the virtual cover from its 2014 S60 sedan and XC60 SUV, revealing numerous interior and exterior updates. Volvo refers to this midlife freshening as the most extensive in its company history, although it is well within ...
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Volvo has announced significant updates for its mid-sized family, with the Volvo S60 sedan, Volvo V60 wagon and Volvo XC60 SUV all featuring revised styling, interior upgrades and fuel economy improvements. The most obvious changes are ...
The eagerly awaited all-new Volvo V40 has arrived in Australia promising class-leading dynamics and styling, along with state-of-the-art features and the world’s first pedestrian airbag. The Volvo V40 is effectively the replacement ...
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February 1, Volvo Company of North America announced that American sales (including sales of Puerto Rico) hit the record high in January of 2013 since 2008. In January of 2013, Volvo American sales were 4,875 vehicles, up 9.3% year on ...
Affordable mid-sized family cars have outperformed their luxury counterparts in the latest round of crash testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the US. Thirteen out of 18 'moderately priced' mid-sized cars were ...
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Sales of medium cars surged beyond those of large cars in Australia for the first time in 2012,with the locally produced Toyota Camry leading the charge. After coming up just short of the large-car segment in 2011(75,984 versus ...
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Swedish carmaker Volvo is recalling 300 units of 2013 XC70 and S80 models due to a problem with tire pressure monitoring system. According to the US Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA ), a software error within the Central ...
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The Volkswagen CC is like buying designer clothes at ready-to-wear prices. It looks really good, and you look good in it. But don't expect it to score aces for practicality. The CC is a "four-door coupe," another way of saying a sedan ...
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