Volvo V70 News

By Danie Botha Volvo's sportiest offering in decades, the S60, was launched in South Africa last week amidst high hopes from Volvo SA that this would be the car that will successfully take on BMW's 3-series and Mercedes-Benz's C-class. Based on the same platform used for the top-of-the-range S80, the V70 wagon and the four-wheel drive Xross ...

November 8, 2009: Volvo is in the starting blocks for 2010 with changes across its model range that further raise the stakes on technological advancement, customer appeal and value for money.

FORGET budget airlines for low cost breaks to Europe - Volvo has a new car which can do the job at a fraction of the price.

CAMDEN : If you believe that diesel vehicles are just those monster pickup trucks with dual wheels that fume and snort through town on the weekend , herea TMs a news flash: Diesel technology has come a long way, at least in Europe.

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Volvo's V70 family troop carrier has most of the UK's big estate market sewn up, but in spite of its enduring appeal and long-lived toughness, the V70 is a heavy and thirsty car which means high running costs and growing VED taxes.

FAMILY fun is the goal for Peugeot as it goes about launching a new seven seater.

There comes a time in the world of ever-upsized cars when you reckon there's simply no need for anything bigger, writes Ian Donaldson.

Andrew English of Popular Mechanics magazine is an envious individual right now.

Subaru's flagship, the Outback H6-3, has taken top honours as Caravan & Outdoor Life's Towcar of the Year in the new 4x4 category against tough competition from Audi's Allroad and Volvo's Cross Country, which were second and third respectively.

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Volvo Cars of North America today announced it is the first automaker to offer HD Radio technology as a standard feature across its entire product line.

As the editors of TheCarConnection.com have experienced time and time again, an unsatisfying sound or some stray creaks and rattles can ruin an otherwise perfectly good new-car driving impression.

September 28, 2009: Volvo has again demonstrated its legendary towcar credentials with another class win at the Caravan Club Towcar of the Year Awards 2010.

VOLVO will have a plug-in hybrid car on sale in three years' time. To be offered as an alternative to an existing model, it will be able to cover more than 30 miles on battery power before switching to a conventional diesel engine for longer trips.

This V70 model is a research vehicle for Volvo to develop a plug-in hybrid power train.

Technology has always been at the core of the automobile, and as tehcnology steps forward, so too does the automotive powetrain--from the realm of pure combustion to electrical power.

Initial long term plans for Volvo have been scrapped in order to make way for a plug-in hybrid sooner than anticipated.

Today, the Swedish brand announced that it would start building a production car with a plug-in hybrid diesel powertrain in 2012.

The car that inadvertently began the now-burgeoning crossover utility vehicle segment, the Subaru Outback wagon, comes to market in its fourth generation for 2010.Having no sport utility in its lineup and no truck chassis upon which to base one, Subaru decided to try to pass off a beefed-up version of its midsize Legacy wagon as an SUV, introducing ...