Volvo Road Tests
Friday 3rd November 2006
Those nice people at Volvo are only planning on selling 5,000 C30s in 2007.
They'd better make some more.
If...
Fri, 03 Nov 2006
Tuesday 21st March 2006
Updated to include D5 Wednesday 7th June 2006
I like the S40 and V40. Nice styling. Decent road manners, as you'd...
Tue, 06 Jun 2006
Wow! It's not often I get to test a new car and it turns out to exceed all expectations. Okay, just about anything would have been better than...
Sat, 01 Nov 2003
Volvo's new car is a slightly shorter S80 with sportier suspension and a more rakish look about it. It actually looks and feels such a big car...
Wed, 22 Nov 2000
Technobabble alert. To pitch its 300bhp Type Rs against Audi's 340bhp S4, BMW's 343bhp M3, Mercedes 354bhp C32 AMG and Mercedes forthcoming 371bhp...
Thu, 10 Jul 2003
The S60, V70 and XC70 have all been around for 5 years now, so Volvo thought it was time to refresh them.
They all boast new, 'softer' fronts...
Fri, 18 Jun 2004
Tuesday 12th December 2006
It used to be called 'Carriage Trade'. Now 'Private Hire'.
Those Middle Eastern guys in sharp suits, sunglasses...
Tue, 12 Dec 2006
It seems only yesterday that I last test-drove a Volvo S80.
But actually it was December 2006. And now Volvo has introduced some significant...
Sun, 22 Mar 2009
Volvo's executive saloon gets the low CO2 treatment, with emissions under 120g/km. But does that compromise performance?
Mon, 01 Aug 2011
Last year I wrote a rave review of the new Volvo S40. It was the first time for a long time a car had exceeded all my expectations. That test...
Sun, 22 Feb 2004
Have a crash in a new Volvo V70 and your chances of stepping out intact are better than in any other station wagon.
There are now extra airbags...
Thu, 21 Jun 2007
by Chris Rees.
It was a Brit - Paul Horbury - who changed forever Volvo's shoebox styling ethic by penning cars like the original C70 and...
Mon, 29 Sep 2008
There are a few excellent four-wheel drive cars, like the Subaru Legacy, that ride at normal car height and handle like a normal car. There are...
Sat, 17 Aug 2002
Thursday 7th June 2006
It's nearly 4 years since the XC90 was launched. You can see my original test way back at www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/index.htm?id=59...
Thu, 08 Jun 2006
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