Volvo fantasy league - The video
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 Posted in Volvo | No Comments »This video review of the Volvo C3 Polestar Performance Concept is a welcome complement to the text based feedback we got last month. Seeing the car move around the track and hearing its exhaust note bring a new dimension to ...
Volvo fantasy league
Monday, May 24th, 2010 Posted in Volvo | 5 Comments »You know how those fantasy football league things work. You try and cram Rooney, Drogba and Torres up front, with Terry, Vidic and Vermaelen down back. In the midfield you somehow have to find the cash for Lampard, Fabregas and ...
Crash test dummy
Saturday, May 8th, 2010 Posted in Volvo | 3 Comments »Sometimes you just shouldn't get out of bed in the morning. That was probably the conclusion Thomas Broberg, Senior Safety Advisor at Volvo Cars, came to after a demonstration featuring the new S60 saloon went a little bit pear shaped. Assembled ...
VIDEO: Volvo C30 Polestar Performance Concept
Friday, April 23rd, 2010 Posted in Volvo | 2 Comments »Following today's earlier post about the Volvo C30 Polestar Performance Concept comes this brief YouTube clip (see below). Sadly there is no driving footage showcasing just how effective this car and its 300kW+ could be. So that means its interviews and ...
Volvo C30 Polestar Performance Concept
Friday, April 23rd, 2010 Posted in Volvo | 10 Comments »Three hundred kilowatts plus… Five hundred and ten Newton metres of torque… Haldex all-wheel drive… Yeah, I want one too! Whichever way you look at Volvo's slightly oddball C30 those numbers are massive. The power comes courtesy of Polestar Performance who ...
Volvo’s naughty teaser
Monday, March 1st, 2010 Posted in Volvo | No Comments »In the build up this week's Geneva Auto Salon Volvo have released a couple of short teaser clips on YouTube (see below). They promise something naughty is on its way. If you follow their naughty.volvocars.com URL you end up at ...
New vehicle sales report - December 2009
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 Posted in Audi, BMW, Holden, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, VFACTS reports, Volkswagen, Volvo | 1 Comment »According to official VFACTS figures released earlier today new vehicle sales in Australia for 2009 reached 937,328, an overall drop of 7.4% compared to 2008. November's cracking results showed the motor industry was well on the way to financial recovery and ...
VIDEO: 2010 Volvo S60
Monday, January 4th, 2010 Posted in Volvo | 1 Comment »Late last year Volvo released a couple of still images of their new S60 saloon, which closely resembled the S60 Concept. Over the new year Volvo released a teaser video of the S60, first to subscribers on Facebook, then to ...
Sheer Swedish pleasure
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in Volvo | 5 Comments »Volvo reckon this is the car to make BMW's 3 Series shake in its boots. This car, of course, is the new Volvo S60 and it is due for public release at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2010. Despite ...
Targa Tasmania 2009 - The winners
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 Posted in Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Targa Tasmania, Volvo | 5 Comments »Tony Quinn (QLD) and Naomi Tillett (SA) in a 2008 Nissan GT-R have won this year's Targa Tasmania. Quinn was at the pointy end of the field throughout the event, but he faced an eight second deficit to the 2007 ...
It’s a Volvo Wazza, but not as we know it
Sunday, April 5th, 2009 Posted in Volvo | 1 Comment »Stone the flamin' crows have you seen what them Swedish blokes have gone and done? They've sent some backpackers down under and nicked our way of life. We're not pulling anyone's leg here, these are pics of a V8 powered Volvo ...
Volvo S60 Concept
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Posted in Volvo | 1 Comment »It's a Volvo Jim, but not as we know it. The swooping lines, dramatic curves and brooding stance of the S60 Concept bring a new visual language to the Volvo brand. This is a beautiful design solution. While the design may ...
