Brand: Volvo

  • Exterior view of the new Volvo XC40, a pure electric vehicle.

    2018 Volvo XC40 T5 Review

    Volvo may have a small range but each new model is a jewel in their crown with another quality offering in the form of the Volvo XC40. The preceding XC60 and XC90 SUVs have won praise and accolades from all quarters and it’d be no surprise if this smaller version follows suit. I really enjoyed…

  • Exterior view of the new Volvo V60 Cross Country.

    Volvo launches V60 Cross Country in the USA

    Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, today revealed the new Cross Country version of its V60 (in the USA). The rugged V60 Cross Country is the latest addition to the company’s line-up of brand new Volvos that underpins the company’s transformation in recent years. Like its V60 sibling that was launched earlier this year on…

  • Side profile of a light grey Volvo XC60 SUV parked on a city street beside a grand stone building with trees.

    90 Years in Australia and Volvo’s new XC60 SUV

    Volvo Cars celebrates its 90th birthday in April with the production of the first new XC60 SUV Volvo Cars, the premium carmaker, will this month start production of its new XC60 mid-size SUV in Gothenburg, Sweden. The new XC60 will leave the factory 90 years to the month after the first ever Volvo, the ÖV4,…

  • A gold Volvo 262 C coupe parked in a studio setting, viewed from its side profile.

    Volvo 262C became an instant classic 40 years ago

    Volvo 262C became an instant classic 40 years ago Forty years ago, Volvo turned perceptions of what its brand stood for upside down. The Volvo 262 Coupé left no one unmoved and sold significantly better than expected, despite costing more than twice as much as the basic model in the 200 series. The Volvo 264…

  • A dark Volvo car's front grille and distinctive headlights are visible inside a garage with a wooden roller door.

    New Volvo XC60 City Safe gets Steering Assistance

    Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has announced that the new XC60 SUV – which will be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show – will feature three new advanced driver assistance features aimed at keeping the driver out of trouble. The new safety features are designed to provide the driver with automatic steering assistance or…

  • new V90 Cross Country

      Volvo Cars, the prestige car maker, has unveiled the eagerly awaited V90 Cross Country, completing its 90 Series line-up. Since the introduction of the first Cross Country almost 20 years ago, Volvo Cars has become synonymous with the rugged all-road, all-weather product category, with a growing stable of Cross Country models. Volvo Cars’ Cross…

  • A woman in a leather jacket uses a white tablet in the driver's seat of a dark Volvo car interior.

    Volvo tells govt inquiry self-driving cars could be on sale in NSW by 2021

    Swedish car maker Volvo has told a NSW parliamentary inquiry that self-driving cars could be on sale in NSW within five years if local road laws are changed. Appearing today before the NSW Staysafe Committee’s public inquiry into driverless cars and road safety, Volvo said advances in technology meant that fully autonomous self-driving Volvos could…

  • Volvo Cars reveals stylish and versatile new V90

        The eagerly awaited Volvo V90 was revealed today in Stockholm, Sweden. The stylish and versatile V90 is the latest in the premium car maker’s top of the line 90 series sitting alongside the award winning XC90 SUV and the recently launched S90 premium sedan. Building on Volvo Cars’ indisputable heritage in the estate…

  • The new Volvo S90 is Volvo Cars’ entry ticket to the prestige sedan club.

              The S90 marks a giant step forward for Volvo Cars. The Swedish car maker is better known for its SUVs and estates, but with the launch of the S90 Volvo is clearly intent on shaking up the prestige sedan segment with its distinctive executive class sedan. Equipped with a host…

  • Volvo Cars, the prestige car maker, will work together with Microsoft, the leading platform and productivity company, to jointly develop next generation automotive technologies.

        The two companies today revealed how Microsoft HoloLens, the world’s first fully untethered holographic computer, might be used in future to redefine how customers first encounter and explore a car, as well as how cars might be bought and sold in future. Areas of future collaboration between the two companies could include autonomous…

  • Triple podium for Scott McLaughlin and Volvo at Phillip Island

      Scott McLaughlin claimed a triple podium finish for Volvo Polestar Racing at the Phillip Island Super Sprint. ”It has been an awesome weekend. Our pace has been great and this is really something for us to build on ahead of 2016,” said McLaughlin. McLaughlin qualified on pole position for the second race and was…

  • Volvo Cars begins first ever Australian tests for unique kangaroo safety research technology

    20,000 roo collisions each year cost $75 million Swedish car maker Volvo Cars plans to develop technology that can detect kangaroos to avoid collisions moves a step closer this week with local testing involving real kangaroos to begin in the Australian Capital Territory. A team of Volvo Cars safety engineers arrived from Sweden this week…