2020 Volvo XC40 T5 review: no more SUV malaise
The amalgamation of sport utility vehicles has continued in 2020. About half of the new vehicles sold this year in the United States will be … Read more
Volvo, VW and driving in the pro cycling caravan (video)
For every cyclist competing in a professional bike race, there’s seemingly a corresponding vehicle. But it’s not an exact parallel. In fact, in top-level races, … Read more
Episode 87, Cars, bikes mix in cycling caravan
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:38 — 44.8MB) Support independent journalism during the coronavirus crisis. Many of us are undergoing pay cuts … Read more
2019 Volvo XC40 breaks tradition for younger buyers
When competition includes models from BMW (X1), Mercedes-Benz (GLA-Class), Jaguar (E-Pace) and Audi (Q3), Volvo had to do something different. It has. Welcome the 2019 … Read more
2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country: new station wagon redux
Stations wagons were all the rage 75 years ago. The 1941 Chrysler Town and Country bubble-back design had a cavernous interior and featured top-line woodgrain … Read more
Volvo unveils new car-buying reality in cool car videos
Volvo has just released two videos that have moved to forefront of the auto industry. Volvo cars are marketed as the safest cars on the … Read more
2016 Volvo XC90: Style, safety in new luxury SUV
The first generation Volvo XC90 SUV was introduced in 2002. Worth the wait 13 years later is the second generation 2016 Volvo XC90. It offers … Read more
2015 Volvo V60 T5: Wagon comeback in a big way
The 2015 Volvo V60 T5 is a new car the United States. It’s been in Europe for a few years, but for the American market … Read more
2015 Volvo XC60: Hot engine, better transmission
I’m happy to see Volvo is surviving. I’ve been an on-off-on Volvo fan since I bought a seemingly indestructible 1956 Volvo PV444 in 1963 with … Read more
Top-10 cars in 2013 no one is buying
Competition in the auto industry is ever-intensifying. Or at least it seems that way. As a result, more vehicles have become better cars and fewer … Read more
Volvo C30, 2013: Cool look, safe ride got Swedish retro hatchback extinct quickly
The Volvo P1800ES is arguably the coolest and most unheralded sports cars from the 1970s. It’s still around and without too much difficulty could be … Read more
Car Review: 2013 Volvo S60 T5 is a four-door coupe with a sports car feel
It’s hard to keep track of Volvo. The Swedish manufacturerwhose emblem dates to the country’s early iron industry history, was sold to Ford in 1999. … Read more
2013 Volvo XC60: Solid sports car alternative with vast cargo room
It used to be that a need for more room called for a move to a truck-like SUV. But then vehicles such as the Volvo … Read more
Volvo S60 T6, 2013: Sporty all-wheel drive T6 offers sedan at its best
The five-cylinder 250-horsepower 2013 Volvo T5 sedan I tested was very good. But I soon found the hotter S60 T6 AWD R-Design sedan almost felt … Read more