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Wednesday, 08 October 2008 03:13
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We've seen bits of evidence that Volvo's future powertrain strategy will incorporate both diesel engines and hybrid drivetrains, but Automotive News now provides more detail on Volvo's evolving propulsion plans. Larger sedans and SUVs will be targeted first, with their V8 engines replaced by a diese…
 
Monday, 05 May 2008 06:19
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2009volvoxc60floorWith the growing trend of downsizing and environmental conscienceless now filtering down into the car industry, without a doubt one of the biggest hot spots in the market is now the newly created premium compact SUV segment. BMW pioneered this area of the market a few years back with their X3 SUV, a…
Wednesday, 20 February 2008 05:33
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Volvo XC60: Production LeakDon't you just love the internet? Thanks to some clever bugger Volvo's world premier of their new XC60 SUV at the Geneva Motor Show has been ruined by these leaked images of the production car. In one instant you can easily come to the conclusion that Volvo's new design DNA is bang on the money. Thi…
Wednesday, 06 February 2008 05:05
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Full256288volc30For the last 15 years Volvo has been reinventing itself. Once renowned for building extremely safe, well made, well engineered, yet boxy and dull fridges, the Swedes now understand that luxury car buyers demand more than just a hint of style and image. So since the 1995 S40, Volvo has been building …
Thursday, 13 December 2007 05:09
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This is the Volvo S40 and V50. Rather confusingly, they are the slightly smaller twins of the larger S60 and V70. You see, Volvo made the strange decision to have a 2 pronged attack at the compact exec class by offering the smaller S40 and V50 between the $40-$60k price bracket, and the S60/V70 betw…