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Object moved to here . || You cannot view this content, since you either don’t have the Adobe Flash player installed, or have disabled JavaScript in your browser. Get the Adobe Flash Player LOADING MENU COMING SOON The Volvo S60 Concept – unpretentious yet dynamic Interior elegance Making the wheels go round The Volvo S60 Concept Car gives a good indication of what the brand new Volvo S60 will look like when it is introduced during 2010. It also shows that the Volvo Cars design team has cranked it up a notch when it comes to the development of the products’ DNA.The design of the car is elegant, natural and flowing. The lines do not stop abruptly, but simply seem to continue on. The slim roofline and window graphics are accompanied by an entirely new lateral shoulder line, forming a gentle double wave. The rear doors open up sideways along the body of the car to its end position by the rear wheel, simply by pressing a button. The angled headlights that flow up into the sculptural bonnet combined with the lower air intake’s reverse trapezoidal shape, reveal an almost animal-like expressive face. These, and other, inspirational touches such as the bulbs in the headlights, which are sculpted as two miniature Viking longboats sailing side by side, are details that make the car what it is – dynamic. Design Director Steve Mattin and his team have truly been inspired when it comes to the interior of the car. The main feature is undoubtedly the floating centre stack, handmade out of solid Orrefors crystal. Like a calm, gentle wave it floats from the instrument panel all the way to the rear seat backrest. The floating theme recurs in the car’s slender, lightweight seats, which are attached to the lower part and inner ledge of the centre stack, which means that they do not actually touch the floor. The Scandinavian coastline and its salt- and sun-bleached wooden piers and driftwood served as inspiration for interior, such as the ecologically tanned leather, which covers the floor and lower part of the doors, and the genuine blond birch wood on the upper part of the doors. The Volvo S60 Concept is equipped with a four-cylinder 1.6-litre petrol engine using high-efficiency GTDi (Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection) technology with 180 horsepower. Instead of injecting fuel the conventional way, into the manifold, the fuel is injected directly into the combustion chamber under high pressure. The GTDi technology in combination with a range of other features will help keep CO2 emissions to around 119 g/km. One such feature is Start/Stop which switches off the engine when the car is at a standstill. Another feature is the DRIVe-mode, which gives the driver the possibility of reducing fuel consumption through an economy mode that will limit selected electrical or mechanical systems. Download wallpapers Standard Widescreen HOME SAFETY THE STORY GALLERY VOLVO THE GAME TO BE REVEALED IN DETROIT 11 JANUARY 2009 Pages Click on an image to view it in full size. To return to the gallery, click anywhere. 1 2 3 4 http://grab.volvocars.net/Campaigns/09/S60Concept/pressconference.flv http://grab.volvocars.net/Campaigns/09/S60Concept/short_pressconference.flv Play Pause Download Video ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WITH QUEUE ASSIST COLLISION WARNING WITH FULL AUTO BRAKE PEDESTRIAN DETECTION 00:00:06:00 00:00:11:00 ADJUSTING SET SPEED 00:00:11:00 00:00:16:00 ADJUSTING TIME GAP 00:00:16:00 00:00:19:00 AUTO BRAKE 00:00:18:00 00:00:20:00 AUTO BRAKE Driving comfortably Automatic braking Detecting unprotected road-users Adaptive Cruise Control Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake Pedestrian Detection The S60 Concept Car has received the latest version of Adaptive Cruise Control, which now adapts driving speed to suit all driving conditions – from highway speed down to a complete standstill. A highly beneficial function in slow-moving queues. A truly innovative safety feature is the Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake. This feature warns the driver if a collision is imminent, and if the driver does not respond to the warning the vehicle’s full braking power will be activated to avoid an accident. An invaluable feature for the unprotected road users as well as other vehicles. Along with Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake, the S60 Concept is also fitted with Pedestrian Detection – a safety innovation that can detect a pedestrian who steps out into the path of the vehicle. If the driver does not respond to the danger the Full Auto Brake will be activated in order to reduce the vehicle’s speed. http://grab.volvocars.net/Campaigns/09/S60Concept/pressconference.flv http://grab.volvocars.net/Campaigns/09/S60Concept/short_pressconference.flv The S60 Concept Car is revealed Broadcasting from Detroit Stephen Odell, President and CEO Volvo Car Corporation, and Steve Mattin, Chief Designer Volvo, reveal the S60 Concept Car to the press at the Auto Show in Detroit. The S60 Concept Car’s debut took place at the Detroit Auto Show on the 11th of January. If you didn’t have the chance to experience it firsthand, you can see the whole thing right here. Top management presents the S60 Concept Car Highlights from the press conference in Detroit 00:00:2:00 00:00:11:00 Test subtitles 1 00:00:11:00 00:00:16:00 Test subtitles 2 00:00:2:00 00:00:11:00 Test subtitles 1 00:00:11:00 00:00:16:00 Test subtitles 2 Safe trip Gallery of pictures Volvo The Game The S60 Concept Car is fitted with new innovative safety functions which will make driving a safer and more pleasant experience. Would you like to see the S60 Concept Car? Browse the gallery of pictures and films and get a feel for Volvo’s latest creation. Drive a Volvo car in this new exciting and completely free racing game. Click to learn more. Skip Intro Coming Soon launchVideo_PC.wmv s60_studio_PC.wmv acc_PC.wmv cw_PC.wmv pedestrian_PC.wmv volvogame.wmv launchVideo_MAC.mov s60_studio_MAC.mov acc_MAC.mp4 cw_MAC.mp4 pedestrian_MAC.mp4 volvogame_MAC.mp4 launchVideo_IPOD.mp4 s60_studio_IPOD.mov acc_IPOD.mp4 cw_IPOD.mp4 pedestrian_IPOD.mp4 volvogame_IPOD.mp4 Volvo the Game How to install and play Global Competition Game gallery http://www.simbin.se/ A new way to drive a Volvo Volvo the Game is an exciting new racing game where you get to feel what it is like to drive a Volvo on a real race track. It features six different models, including the S60 Concept Car. Races are driven on two race tracks; the Eco Drive Arena in Gothenburg, Sweden, and Chayka race track in Kiev, Ukraine. Through Global competition you can compete with your best lap time against players across the world. It is also possible to select the Volvo of your choice, compete against your own best times and have the track all to yourself. Or you can compete against up to eleven computer-controlled competitors. Volvo the game System requirements This PC game is free to download and play, just click the button to the right. When the download is finished open the Readme file and follow the instructions. Minimum system requirements: Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP Home/Pro, Windows Vista* Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or 100% compatible Memory: 1GB RAM Hard Drive: 1 GB free space 3D Accelerator: DirectX 9 compatible graphics card with 128 MB memory Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible Input: Keyboard and Mouse DirectX Version: 9 Recommended system requirements: Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP Home/Pro, Windows Vista* Processor: 3 GHz Intel Pentium IV or 100% compatible Memory: 2 GB RAM Hard Drive: 1 GB free space 3D Accelerator: DirectX 9 compatible graphics card with 512 MB memory Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible Input: DirectX 9 compatible force feedback steering wheel DirectX Version: 9 *Limited support. Download the game (570mb) http://s60game.volvocars.edgesuite.net/Volvo_TheGame_1.0_Setup.exe Compete against drivers from around the world The Global competition is a single player race where your score is compared to other players who have joined the competition. The competition is set up as two independent races: The first is run between 26 May and 9 June, 2009, on the Gothenburg race track. The second is run between 10 and 24 June, 2009, on the Chayka race track. To join the Global Competition you simply sign up in the game and click Global Competition. You can only drive the S60 Concept Car in the competitions. After each lap you will see your score and position and you can drive as many laps as you like. The winner is the one who has the fastest time at the end of the competition. Simple as that. 1st Prize Set of tyres, up to 18", from Pirelli. Official Partner for Volvo the Game http://www.pirellityre.com 2nd Prize Framed quality print of the S60 Concept from www.volvoprints.com http://www.volvoprints.com 3rd Prize Games from SimBin http://www.simbin.com 4th Prize Games from GamersGate, account loaded with 50 000 "Blue Coins". http://www.gamersgate.com 5th Prize Quality print of the S60 Concept from www.volvoprints.com http://www.volvoprints.com 6th-10th Prize Collectable Scale model of the S60 Concept from Volvo Merchandise. Limited edition in scale 1:43. http://www.volvocars.com/collection http://www.opendoorsgeolocator.se/leaderboard/leaderboard_xml.php Global Competition highscore Name Best laptime Gothenburg race - 26 May to 9 June,2009 Chayka race - 10 to 24 June,2009 Leaderboard is unavailable at the moment. Please try again later. Click on an image to view it in full size. To return to the gallery, click anywhere. Share this Facebook Twitter Mail to a friend Check out the Volvo Cars Racing game at Download the Volvo Racing game for free at Compete against drivers across the world in Volvo's racing game here: Check out in-game action footage from Volvo's racing game here: http://www.volvocars.com/intl/campaigns/misc/S60Concept/Pages/default.aspx?section=1 http://www.volvocars.com/intl/campaigns/misc/S60Concept/Pages/default.aspx?section=2 http://www.volvocars.com/intl/campaigns/misc/S60Concept/Pages/default.aspx?section=3 http://www.volvocars.com/intl/campaigns/misc/S60Concept/Pages/default.aspx?section=4 http://bit.ly/wWJkc http://bit.ly/17PSLn http://bit.ly/4XvvX http://bit.ly/bl0Wm Buy the S60 Concept now (in a small version) Download the game Legal Disclaimer FAQ http://www.simbin.se/games/volvofaq_pop.htm Email Please complete the highlighted fields Your name * Your friend’s name * Your email address * Your friend’s email address * Message Send Sending message Send again || Volvo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article is about Volvo Group - AB Volvo; Volvo Cars is the passenger vehicle maker using the Volvo trademark, owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group . AB Volvo Type Publicly traded Aktiebolag ( OMX :  VOLV B ) Industry Commercial vehicles Founded 1927 by SKF Headquarters Gothenburg , Sweden Area served Worldwide Key people Louis Schweitzer ( Chairman ) , Leif Johansson (President and CEO ) Products Trucks , buses , construction equipment , marine and industrial power systems , aerospace components , financial services Revenue SEK 218,361 million (2009) [ 1 ] Operating income (SEK 17,013 million) (2009) [ 1 ] Profit (SEK 14,718 million) (2009) [ 1 ] Total assets SEK 332.3 billion (2009) [ 1 ] Total equity SEK 67.03 billion (2009) [ 1 ] Employees 90,210 (2009) [ 1 ] Subsidiaries Mack Trucks , Renault Trucks , UD Trucks , Volvo Construction Equipment , Volvo Buses , Volvo Trucks Website www.volvogroup.com AB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles , including trucks , buses and construction equipment . Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace components and financial services. Although Volvo was incorporated in 1915 as a subsidiary of AB SKF , a Swedish ball bearing manufacturer, the auto manufacturer considers itself officially founded on 14 April 1927, when the first car, the Volvo ÖV 4 series, affectionally known as "Jakob", rolled out of the factory in Hisingen , Gothenburg . [ 2 ] Volvo means "I roll" in Latin , conjugated from "volvere", in relation to ball bearing. The name Volvo was originally registered in May 1911 as a separate company within SKF AB and as a registered trademark with the intention to be used for a special series of ball bearing, but this idea was only used for a short period of time and SKF decided to use "SKF" as the trademark for all its bearing products. In 1924, Assar Gabrielsson , a SKF Sales Manager, and Engineer Gustav Larson , the two founders, decided to start construction of a Swedish car. Their vision was to build cars that could withstand the rigors of Sweden's rough roads and cold temperatures. This has become a feature of Volvo products ever since. [ 3 ] The company AB Volvo had no activities until 10 August 1926, after one year of preparations involving the production of ten prototypes, was set up to carry out the car-manufacturing business within the SKF group. AB Volvo was introduced at the Stockholm stock exchange in 1935 and SKF then decided to sell its shares in the company. Volvo was delisted from NASDAQ in June 2007, but remains listed on the Stockholm exchange. [ 4 ] In 1999, Volvo sold its car division Volvo Cars to Ford Motor Company for $6.45 billion. The Volvo trademark was shared between Volvo AB, where it is used on heavy vehicles, and the unit of Ford, where it was used on cars. In 2008, Ford decided to sell its interest in Volvo Cars; in 2010, Ford sold the brand to the parent of Chinese motor manufacturer Geely Automobile for $1.8 billion. [ 5 ] Contents 1 History 2 Business areas 3 Trademark 4 The Volvo brand 5 See also 6 References 7 External links [ edit ] History The Volvo Group has its origin in 1927 when the first Volvo car rolled off the production line at the factory in Gothenburg. [ 6 ] Only 280 cars were built that year. [ 7 ] The first truck, the "Series 1", debuted in January 1928, as an immediate success and attracted attention outside the country. [ 8 ] In 1930, Volvo sold 639 cars, [ 7 ] and the export of trucks to Europe started soon after; the cars did not become well-known outside Sweden until after World War II . [ 7 ] Marine engines have been part of the Group almost as long as trucks. Pentaverken, founded in 1907, was acquired in 1935. As early as 1929, however, the U-21 outboard engine was introduced. Manufacturing continued until 1962. The first bus, named B1, was launched in 1934, and aircraft engines were added to the growing range of products at the beginning of the 1940s. On 28 January 1999 Volvo Group sold its business area Volvo Car Corporation to the Ford Motor Company for US$6.45 billion , with the resulting group largely set on commercial vehicles. Volvo Cars was then sold to China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in 2010. On 2 January 2001, Renault Véhicules Industriels (which included Mack Trucks , but not Renault's stake in Irisbus ) was sold to Volvo, which renamed it Renault Trucks in 2002. As a result, former mother company Renault is AB Volvo's biggest shareholder with a 20% stake (in shares and voting rights). The last ten years the company has undergone rapid growth in the service area with, for example, financial solutions supporting the sales of the manufacturing business units. In 2006, AB Volvo acquired from Nissan Motor Co Ltd, 13% of the shares in the Japanese truck manufacturer UD Trucks former Nissan Diesel, and became major shareholder. In 2007 the Volvo Group took complete ownership of Nissan Diesel to extend its expansion in the Asian pacific market. [ 3 ] [ 9 ] [ edit ] Business areas Volvo Group's businesses are conducted in several companies - among them these subsidiaries : Volvo Trucks (midsize-duty trucks for regional transportation and heavy-duty trucks for long distance transportation, as well as heavy-duty trucks for the construction work segment) Mack Trucks (light-duty trucks for close distribution and heavy-duty trucks for long distance transportation) Renault Trucks (heavy-duty trucks for regional transportations and heavy-duty trucks for the construction work segment) UD Trucks (midsize-duty trucks) Volvo Construction Equipment (construction machines) (previously Volvo BM, see also AB Bolinder-Munktell) Volvo Buses (complete buses and bus chassis for city traffic, line traffic and tourist traffic) Volvo Penta (marine engine systems for leisure boats and commercial shipping, diesel engines and drive systems for industrial applications) Volvo Aero (high-tech components for aircraft and rocket engines as well as services for the aircraft industry) Volvo Financial Services (customer financing, inter-group banking, as real estate administration) Beside this the group consists of several business units: Volvo Parts (Spare parts, maintain services for support to the aftermarket within Volvo Group's companies) Volvo Information Technology (IT services, develop new technology and business solutions for Volvo Group's companies) Volvo Powertrain (Responsible to Volvo Group's development of diesel engines, transmissions, and axles) Volvo 3P (Responsible for product planning, product development, and for purchasing to all Volvo Group's truck businesses) Volvo Logistics (Plans and hands logistic solutions for the metal and air-related industry worldwide) Volvo Technology Transfer (Develop and support new businesses with relevance for Volvo Group's companies) Volvo Business Services (Maintain cost effective and high quality services within financial administration for Volvo Group's companies) Volvo Treasury (Manage Volvo's cash flow) Volvo Event Management, which coordinates sponsorship activities including the Volvo Ocean Race Previously Volvo Group consisted of also of these businesses subsidiaries : Volvo Leisure (Leisure group) (mainly Jofa sports products and Ryds boats) Provendor (Food and beverages group) Volvo Energy (Energy group) (mainly STC Scandinavian Trading Company) Wilh. Sonesson (Engineering group) Volvo Group also had several associated companies from 1981 to 1997, which themselves were corporate groups: Kebo AB (Pharmaceutical group) SvedaKemi AB (Chemical group) AB Wilh. Becker (Paint group) AB LEO (Pharmaceutical group) AB Gambro (Medical dialysis group) AB Nils Dacke (Engineering group) Procordia AB (Food and Beverages group) BCP Branded Consumer Products AB (Food and Beverages group) Pharmacia AB (Pharmaceutical group) Alfred Berg Holding AB (Financial services group) Falcon Holding AB (Brewing group) Swedish Match AB (Matches and lighters group) [ edit ] Trademark Volvo Trademark Volvo Trademark Holding AB is equally owned by AB Volvo and Volvo Car Corporation. [ 10 ] The main activity of the company is to own, maintain, protect and preserve the Volvo trademarks (including Volvo , the Volvo device marks (grille slash & iron mark) Volvo Aero and Volvo Penta ) on behalf of its owners and to license these rights to its owners. The day-to-day work is focused upon maintaining the global portfolio of trademark registrations and to extend sufficiently the scope of the registered protection for the Volvo trademarks. The main business is also to act against unauthorised registration and use (including counterfeiting ) of trademarks identical or similar to the Volvo trademarks on a global basis. [ 11 ] [ edit ] The Volvo brand The S80 , one of the best-selling cars under the Volvo brand The Volvo B7RLE in Chennai . Many of these buses are extensively used in public transportation systems . The brand's [ 12 ] promotional strategies include the sailing race Volvo Ocean Race , [1] formerly known as the Whitbread Around the World Race . Volvo likes to encourage its affluent image by sponsoring golf tournaments all over the world including major championship events called the Volvo Masters and Volvo China Open . Volvo sponsored the Volvo Ocean Race , the world's leading round-the-world yacht race for the first time in 2001–2002. Volvo has also had a long-standing commitment to the ISAF and is involved in the Volvo/ISAF World Youth Sailing Championships since 1997. Volvo Group also sponsored the Show Jumping World Cup from its inception in 1979 until 1999. The company also sponsors culture, e g The Göteborg Opera [ 13 ] and The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra . [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ edit ] See also Volvo Cars Ainax - ownership of Scania shares acquired by Volvo [ edit ] References ^ a b c d e f "Annual Report 2009" (PDF). Volvo . http://www3.volvo.com/investors/finrep/ar09/ar_2009_eng.pdf . Retrieved 2010-04-03 .   ^ "Volvo's founders : Volvo Group - Global" . Volvo.com. 1927-04-14 . http://www.volvo.com/group/global/en-gb/volvo+group/history/volvosfounders/volvo_founders.htm . Retrieved 2009-06-12 .   ^ a b "Historic time-line : Volvo Group - Global" . Volvo.com . http://www.volvo.com/group/global/en-gb/volvo+group/history/ourhistory/history_introduction.htm . Retrieved 2009-06-12 .   [ dead link ] ^ "AB Volvo applies for delisting from Nasdaq" . Forbes.com. 2007-06-14 . http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/06/14/afx3820156.html . Retrieved 2010-11-06 .   ^ Clark, Andrew (2009-10-28). "Ford set to offload Volvo to Chinese carmaker Zhejiang Geely | Business | guardian.co.uk" . London: Guardian . http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/oct/28/volvo-ford-geely-china-car . Retrieved 2009-12-04 .   ^ Volvo Group Global. "Volvo 80 years" . Volvo.com . http://www.volvo.com/group/global/en-gb/Volvo+Group/history/history.htm . Retrieved 2010-11-06 .   ^ a b c Georgano, G. N. Cars: Early and Vintage, 1886–1930 . (London: Grange-Universal, 1985) ^ "Volvo 80 years : Volvo Group - Global" . Volvo.com . http://www.volvo.com/group/global/en-gb/volvo+group/history/volvo_80years/volvo_80-years.htm . Retrieved 2009-06-12 .   ^ "Volvo Annual Report 1999" . .volvo.com . http://www3.volvo.com/investors/finrep/eng/index.html . Retrieved 2009-06-12 .   ^ "Volvo Annual Report 1999" . .volvo.com . http://www3.volvo.com/investors/finrep/eng/html/thevolvobrandname/ingress.html . Retrieved 2010-11-06 .   ^ "The Volvo Brand Name, Volvo Annual Report 1999" . .volvo.com . http://www3.volvo.com/investors/finrep/eng/index.html . Retrieved 2010-11-06 .   ^ The Volvo Brand [ dead link ] ^ "GöteborgsOperan" . Opera.se. 2009-06-02 . http://www.opera.se . Retrieved 2009-06-12 .   ^ "Göteborgs Symfoniker" (in (Swedish) ). Gso.se . http://www.gso.se . Retrieved 2009-06-12 .   ^ "Sponsorships : Volvo Group - Global" . Volvo.com . http://www.volvo.com/group/global/en-gb/volvo+group/sponsorships/ . Retrieved 2009-06-12 .   ^ Volvo Group Global. "Volvo Sponsorships" . Volvo.com . http://www.volvo.com/group/global/en-gb/volvo+group/sponsorships/ . 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The V60 Sports Wagon, as Volvo calls it, rivals the BMW 3 Series Touring and Audi A4 Avant. We put it to the test to see if it can rival the German duo for all round appeal. Date added: Thursday 02 September 2010 . Volvo C70 (2006-) car review The Volvo C70 is a true four-seater with a folding hardtop roof. It sets out to offer the safest and most refined driving experience in the premium cabriolet class. First released in 2006, it has been now been treated to a raft of improvements to keep it competitive with new rivals like the Audi A5 Cabriolet, Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet, BMW 3 Series Convertible and Lexus IS C. Date added: Wednesday 04 August 2010 . Volvo S60 car review The Volvo S60 is the large saloon which the company hopes will finally close the door on Volvo’s image of a company that produces angular estate and four-door cars. Its design certainly follows the path forged by the stylish Volvo C30 hatchback and Volvo C70 convertible, but can it deliver on the road? Date added: Wednesday 28 July 2010 . Volvo XC60 2.4d car review When it made its world debut at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, the all-new Volvo XC60 crossover was billed as the Swedish company’s safest and most stunning car ever. It certainly grabbed our attention on the stand in Sweden, but looking good is just one important aspect – the Volvo XC60 needs to be the full package to compete with the German mainstays. Sitting beneath the Volvo XC90, the XC60 goes up against the likes of the BMW X3 and Audi Q5 in the medium-sized SUV market. Date added: Thursday 19 March 2009 . Volvo C30 T5 car review Volvo’s return to the hatchback has been on the road for a few years now, but the bravely-designed four-seater is still a rare sight. Have buyers been right to stick with the big-sellers, or are they missing a trick? We spend a week with one, and found it started to get under our skin. Date added: Saturday 24 January 2009 . Volvo XC90 2.4 D5 car review The Volvo XC90 was a hit as soon as it was launched in 2003 for its understated quality, practicality and luxury. Now the Swedes have given it a shove upmarket with a facelift and introduced two powerful new petrol engines to add to the more frugal diesel model. Date added: Tuesday 01 January 2008 . Volvo S60 2.0T car review The Volvo S60 is the Swedish company's rival to the executive car class leaders; the BMW 5 Series, Audi A6 and Mercedes E Class. And that's a hard act to follow. So Volvo needs to make up ground where the others can't; by building on the bits the company is known for. Date added: Saturday 01 December 2007 . Volvo S80 2.5T SE car review Building on Volvo’s deserved reputation for safety – it introduced the first seat belts in 1959 - the S80 attempts to add style, sophistication and comfort to the mix. How well does it perform? Date added: Thursday 24 May 2007 . Volvo C30 2.0 SE Sport car review The C30 marks a radical change of direction for Volvo. While most of its range plays safe, tipping a nod to its safe and subtle past; the C30 tears up the rulebook, creating something unique. In fact, the coupe/hatchback C30 is one of the biggest headturners on the road, with its pretty front and radical rear - complete with one-piece glass tailgate. But does the four seat C30 have ability beneath its sharp suit? We drove one for a week to find out. Date added: Sunday 01 April 2007 . Volvo V70 car review The invasion of new types of people carriers in recent years has cut into demand for conventional estates. More drivers are being wooed by the status symbol of a towering SUV. But estate cars with their lower rooflines can usually be relied upon to handle better, without the lurching bodyroll of SUVs. Volvo have a healthy pedigree of building fine estates – they even raced them in the 1990s – so the V70 should be a fine drive. Date added: Friday 10 November 2006 . Volvo news Volvo S60 and V60 get R-Design treatment The new Volvo S60 and V60 saloon and estate will soon be available as R-Design models, featuring racier suspension and looks. Upgrades are available across the entire S60 and V60 range, from the economical 163bhp D3 2-litre diesel up to the performance 304bhp T6 petrol. Date added: Tuesday 21 September 2010 . Volvo embrace new 1.6-litre petrol engine Volvo has announced an all-new 1.6-litre GTDi petrol engine, which will be introduced into the S60 saloon and V60 estate before the end of the year. This move confirms Volvo’s commitment to ‘down-sizing’ engines, using direct fuel injection and turbocharging to extract performance from small, economical engines. Date added: Thursday 02 September 2010 . The £5,000 used convertibles With the summer months upon us and a distinct possibility of a decent British summer, why not drop your top with one of our pick of bargain convertibles? From the sleek BMW 3 Series Convertible to the ever-popular Mazda MX-5, there’s a convertible to suit all tastes and budgets. Full gallery: £5,000 used convertibles Mercedes SLK It’s hard to [...] Date added: Wednesday 28 July 2010 . New Volvo V60 revealed Volvo has announcreleased full details and pictures of the new V60 estate ahead of its public debut at the Paris Motor Show in September. The Volvo V60 – the estate version of its new S60 saloon – takes its sibling’s coupe-style design and adds a dose of practicality. Date added: Tuesday 06 July 2010 . 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