Posts from ‘Volvo’
First Spin: 2019 Volvo S60 and V60
2019 Volvo S60
As one of the oldest members of Volvo’s reinvigorated – and fast-growing — lineup, the S60 premium midsize sedan was due for an update. And boy, did it get one.
Volvo was the first foreign carmaker to produce automobiles in North America. The company’s Halifax assembly facility built Volvos between 1963 and 1998.
This past June, Volvo gave the public a peek at its redesigned S60 compact sedan. Long one of the Swedish maker’s volume products, the S60 introduction alone would have been news enough to merit media attention. It was the venue for the S60 reveal that stole the show, however.
Hands-Free Haven: Volvo 360c Concept
Volvo 360c Concept
Where would you live if you could commute each workday in an autonomous-driving, fully-functional, connected, comfortable, mobile office space? What if the service was provided via an on-demand subscription basis? Or, what if it was provided by one employer but not another – which company would you work for?
Review Flashback! 2013 Volvo C30
2013 Volvo C30
With a huge budget, and a script based on the work of famed science-fiction novelist Frank Herbert, the motion picture Dune should have been the kind of movie sci-fi geeks go crazy for.
Test Drive: 2019 Volvo XC40 R-Design
2019 Volvo XC40 T5 AWD R-Design in Crystal White Metallic (a $595 option)
2019 Volvo XC40 T5 AWD R-Design
Class: Premium Compact Crossover
Miles driven: 525
Fuel used: 23.0 gallons
2018 Volvo XC60 T8 Inscription in Crystal White Metallic (a $595 option)
2018 Volvo XC60 T8 E-AWD Inscription
Class: Premium Compact Crossover/SUVs
Miles driven: 547
Fuel used: 20.8 gallons
What Did The Saint Drive?
Roger Moore starred as Simon Templar in the popular show The Saint, which ran from 1962-1969 on British TV.
Here’s a question for you: What was Jaguar’s biggest-ever marketing blunder? Many might argue it was the X-Type, a compact sedan that was little more than a Ford Mondeo (called Contour in the U.S.) gilded with a Jaguar grille, curvy sheet metal, and some extra wood and leather inside. By virtually every measure, the X-Type was a flop as a Jaguar, though the wagon version was not without its charms.
1983 Ford Thunderbird
I graduated from high school in 1983. The third year of President Ronald Reagan’s first term was pretty good to me—I spent the summer working full time at a service station, I starting taking classes at a local junior college, and I spent a considerable amount of time looking at, reading about, and talking about cars.
First Spin: 2019 Volvo XC40
2019 Volvo XC40
If you think of Volvo as autodom’s safe but slightly stodgy Swede, think again; the company’s new XC40 compact crossover just might be enough to alter your perception.
2018 Volvo S90 T6 AWD Inscription in Mussel Blue Metallic (a $595 option)
2018 Volvo S90 T6 AWD Inscription
Class: Premium Midsize Car
Miles driven: 373
Fuel used: 20.0 gallons
Classic Cars
