Brand: Volvo
Abandoned: Country Cottages in places only a Volvo XC60 can reach
Beautiful one day, abandoned the next. This cottage imbued with with the very essence of what it means to be Australian. Rusted iron, peeling paint, and crumbling timberwork herald a state of advanced decay which is both charming and alarming in a cozy comforting kind of way. More shots of gorgeous rural Queensland to follow……
Volvo’s First Self-driving Autopilot Cars Test on Public Roads
Volvo Car Group’s ground-breaking project ‘Drive Me’ – featuring 100 self-driving Volvos on public roads in everyday driving conditions – is moving forward rapidly. The first test cars are already driving around the Swedish city of Gothenburg and the sophisticated Autopilot technology is performing well. “The test cars are now able to handle…
Volvo Polestar Racing Drivers Hand Over S60 Polestar to Police
Volvo Polestar Racing V8 Supercars drivers Scott McLaughlin and Robert Dahlgren have officially handed over a high-performance Volvo S60 Polestar to NSW Police’s Rose Bay Local Area Command. The 257kW S60 Polestar is capable of hitting 100km/h in just 4.9 seconds and is supplied to the police via a partnership with Volvo Car Australia…
Volvo Car Group Tests Road Magnets for Accurate Positioning of Self-Driving Cars
Volvo Car Group has completed a research project using magnets in the roadway to help the car determine its position. The research, which has been financed in strategic co-operation with the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket), is a potential key to the implementation of self-driving vehicles. Reliable and highly accurate positioning is one of the…
Volvo Cars to Unveil Sexy Concept Sportswagon at Geneva Motorshow
Concept Estate is third design study by Thomas Ingenlath Concept Estate echoes design heritage of Volvo 1800 ES Interior reveals how forthcoming models will look and function Volvo Car Group will use the Geneva Motorshow to reveal the third in a series of concept cars – the Concept Estate – that…
Global Rating Results Confirm Volvo Cars’ Leading Safety Position
Volvo Car Group keeps on moving towards the vision that by 2020, nobody should be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo. In 2013, top results from independent rating institutes all over the world emphasised that the company remains on top when it comes to automotive safety. The most recent rating result is an…
Volvo XC Coupé –Thomas Ingenlath design direction Q&A
The Volvo Concept XC Coupé has a strong connection to both an active outdoor lifestyle and Volvo Car Group’s aim to offer customers a world-class safety and support package. “Enjoying a car with great power and capabilities, at the same time as you are safe and protected, gives a great feeling of joy and…
Volvo Car’s Cloud Solution Offers Total Connectivity
With the launch of Sensus Connect, Volvo Car Group reveals an updated on-board infotainment and navigation solutions. Now, Volvo Cars truly offers customers a fully-connected experience. The cloud-based services allow drivers to find and pay for parking from their car, discover new restaurants at their destination, stream their favourite music seamlessly and much more. Sensus…
Volvo CX Coupe: The Concept XC Coupe – Teaser
The Volvo Concept XC Coupé – The Next Chapter in Volvo’s New Design Story In September 2013, the Volvo Concept Coupé was launched to critical acclaim and many awards, and represented the world’s first insight into Volvo Car Group’s new design direction under Senior Vice President of Design, Thomas Ingenlath. It also showed one…
Volvo Car Group Completes Successful Study of Cordless Charging for Electric Cars
Volvo Car Group has been a partner in an advanced research project that has studied the possibilities of inductive charging for electric vehicles – and the results show that this technology for transferring energy via an electromagnetic field has a promising future. “Inductive charging has great potential. Cordless technology is a comfortable and effective…
Volvo’s Updated S60 and V60. Both Sexy AND Safe
he new-look Volvo S60 and V60 bring purposeful design, innovative new technologies and enhanced driving dynamics to the luxury sedan and wagon segment. With a range of body styles, drivetrains, engines and specifications, from the Polestar-optimised 242kW T6 R-Design with All-Wheel Drive, to the fuel-efficient and infinitely practical V60 D4 Kinetic, there’s something for everyone.…