13 January 2021
Volvo’s award-winning XC60 mid-size SUV is now available with a full range of electrified powertrains. The former World Car of the Year is offered purely with hybrid power, from mild-hybrid petrols and diesels to petrol-electric plug-in hybrids.
Mild-hybrid powertrains
Every mild-hybrid powertrain in the XC60 range combines a powerful 2.0-litre engine with a 48-volt battery and a KERS kinetic energy recovery system to reduce fuel consumption and improve driveability and response, esp
01 December 2020
At Volvo Cars, they are known as the company’s in-house detectives. Yet they could also be called the Swedish car maker’s own CSI team, with a little twist on the acronym of TV fame.
The crash scene investigators of the Volvo Car Accident Research Team, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, are ready around the clock to make sure that Volvo Cars learns from real-life accidents and constantly improves its cars.
“The Acc
18 November 2020
The rise of smartphones and touchscreens inside cars has sparked a growing debate around the dangers of distraction behind the wheel. But Volvo Cars safety experts say that distraction is a fact of life, and that technology should be used to support people in their daily commute.
The company’s own safety research and behavioural science work suggests that when used correctly, modern technology inside the car can actively reduce distracti
30 October 2020
Volvo’s XC90 Recharge Plug-in Hybrid has been named the Large SUV of the Year in the News UK Motor Awards. This fourth major honor so far this year for the flagship of the Volvo range reinforces the success of the company’s ambitious electrification program and the strong market appeal of its seven-seat SUV.
Announcing the award yesterday, Will Dron, Driving.co.uk Editor, said: “Plug-in hybrids really can be the best of both worlds w
23 October 2020
The XC40 Recharge Pure Electric P8 is the first of several fully electric Volvos to come, and today’s production start represents a significant step towards Volvo Cars’ ambition to reduce its CO2 footprint per car by 40 percent by 2025. That same year, it expects 50 percent of its global sales to consist of fully electric cars, with the rest hybrids.
Customer demand for the XC40 Recharge P8 has been strong and, while order books rema
22 October 2020
The Volvo XC60’s lasting quality and excellent value have been recognized with the Used Large SUV title in the 2021 What Car? Used Car of the Year Awards, announced today.
Now in its fourth year on sale in the UK and positioned at the heart of Volvo’s multi-award-winning SUV line-up, the XC60 continues to be a top pick for customers and critics alike in an increasingly competitive market. The XC60 stands out from its premium rivals wit
08 September 2020
Volvo’s progressive and wide-ranging electrification program has delivered a second plug-in petrol-electric hybrid powertrain for the multi-award-winning XC40 compact SUV. The introduction of the new XC40 Recharge Plug-in Hybrid T4 increases customer choice and opens the highly efficient plug-in hybrid technology to a wider market.
At the same time, two new mild-hybrid petrol options have been added to the range, in the form of the new XC40 B4 and B5.
With first UK deliveries of the
21 May 2020
From now on every new Volvo model will come with a limited top speed of 112mph (180km/h), as Volvo Cars team delivers its promise to introduce such limitation and goes beyond regulation and legislation in order to help to reduce the injuries and fatalities in traffic incidents.
Along with the speed cap, every Volvo machine will also feature a Care Key, which allows setting additional limitations on vehicle’s top speed, for example before len
13 April 2020
New Volvo XC90 luxury SUV has been named a 2020 Best Luxury Car by a prominent jury at Parents magazine. With a pretty smooth starting price, the new seven-seater SUV is based on Volvo’s Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) and features tons of safety features!
Just like its siblings, the S90 and V90, new XC90 is characterized by Volvo’s confident face and features brand’s notable design language and all these sexy styling cues. As expect
12 March 2020
Volvo SUV lineup continues to impress both sceptics and experts with the 2020 XC90 midsize luxury SUV and 2020 XC40 compact SUV each earning Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy Awards.
The jury at Consumer Guide has selected the XC90 in the Premium Midsize Crossover/SUV category for the fifth year in a row, and the XC40 in the Premium Subcompact Crossover/SUV category – for the second consecutive year in a row.
The sexy XC90 is one of Volv
23 January 2020
2020 Volvo XC40 has managed to hold its vale better than most other vehicles in the segment, according to experts at Kelley Blue Book. As you might know, this is organization that makes comprehensive tests and evaluations and give a real advice to future buyers for certain vehicles and their real worth.
The XC40 has
16 January 2020
Volvo XC90 SUV has been named a Car of the Decade by the experts at Autotrader, one of the most recognized third-party car listing brands. The XC90 is the only luxury SUV to make the independently-chosen list.
According to Autotrader, the XC90, which debuted in 2015, is a good example of a contemporary vehicle with
