Posts from ‘Volvo’
Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast
Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.
Test Drive: 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge
2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate in Fjord Blue (a $695 color option)
2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate
Class: Electric Vehicle
Miles driven: 702
Battery capacity: 78 kWh
2022 Volvo V90 Cross Country in Platinum Gray Metallic (a $695 option)
2022 Volvo V90 Cross Country B6
Class: Premium Midsize Car
Miles driven: 562
Fuel used: 22.0 gallons
Classic Car Ads: Luxury Cars of 1985
1985 Chrysler Town & Country
For the most part, we identify luxury vehicles not by price, but by make and model. For example, an Oldsmobile 88, to most people, was not a luxury car. But an Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight… we can pretty much agree that the senior Olds was a luxury ride.
Classic Car Ads: Sedans of 1980
1980 Chrysler LeBaron
According to website Statista, light-truck sales—which include crossovers and SUVs—have risen from about 2 million in 1980 to almost 12 million last year. One needs only to look around to see that coupe and convertible sales have fallen to all-time lows, but it’s the humble sedan that I am most worried about.
Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast
Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.
2022 Volvo XC60 B6 R-Design in Crystal White Metallic (a $695 option)
2022 Volvo XC60 B6 R-Design
Class: Premium Compact Crossover
Miles driven: 346
Fuel used: 15.6 gallons
Test Drive: 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge
2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge in Glacier Silver Metallic (a $645 option)
2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge
Class: Electric Vehicle
Miles driven: 400
Battery capacity: 78 kWh
1988 Volvo Turbo Wagon (left) and 1988 Lamborghini Countach
When you’re an automaker whose advertising people have spent years brilliantly crafting a message of safety and reliability, you’re going to need to do something special when you add performance to the mix. And so it was when Volvo wanted to get the word out about its turbocharged models—especially the wagons.
Forgotten Concept: Volvo VESC
Volvo VESC Concept
This is an installment in a series of posts looking back on show cars that we feel deserved a little more attention than they got. If you have a suggestion for a Forgotten Concept topic, please shoot us a line or leave a comment below.
