Volvo V70 R News

All the while, its competition from Germany, Japan and the U.S. have augmented their luxury lines with mid-level or super high-performance cars like the BMW 335i/ M3 , Audi S4 / RS4 and Cadillac CTS-V . Volvo, meanwhile, put all its egg into a basket that touted refined design and safety.

Volvo has released details and pictures of its new, high-performance S60R that, the Swedish automaker claims, is the most technically advanced model it has made.

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.

For years, I have had an abiding affection for sports wagons . Primarily but not exclusively a European thing, these cars struck me as far more rational compromises for those required by family obligations to turn in their sports cars and sport sedans for more sensible wheels than anything with an overly jacked-up four-wheel drivetrain and 5,000 ...