Volvo car reviews
Volvo reviews
Volvo V40 hatchback (2012 – ) expert review
The Volvo V40 is a stylish and well-equipped model which is relaxing to drive and proves a real contender to the Audi A3 and BMW 1 Series.
Date added: Friday 01 June 2012.
Volvo XC60 4×4 (2008 – ) expert review
The XC60 has a Scandinavian design flair which sets it apart from the Audi Q5 and BMW X3. It’s practical, good-looking and well-equipped.
Date added: Monday 06 December 2010.
Volvo C30 hatchback (2007 – 2013) expert review
The Swedish manufacturer has stepped out of its usual territory with the Volvo C30 and given us an unconventional coupe-like hatchback. It’s not the most practical, but it has integrity.
Date added: Monday 06 December 2010.
Volvo V70 estate (2007 – ) expert review
The Volvo V70 is a traditional estate with a huge boot. It offers the same practicality of an MPV or 4x4, without sacrificing a car’s driving credentials. It received revised engines and a new infotainment system in 2011.
Date added: Monday 06 December 2010.
Volvo V50 estate (2004 – ) expert review
The Volvo V50 offers a package of practicality and driveability and DRIVe models are very economical.
Date added: Monday 06 December 2010.
Volvo XC90 4×4 (2003 – ) expert review
The Volvo XC90 4x4 is a runaway success thanks to seven seats, attractive styling, strong engines and reassuring safety levels.
Date added: Monday 06 December 2010.
Volvo S60 saloon (2010 – ) expert review
The Volvo S60 is a return to form for Volvo, with a great interior, brilliant diesel engines and confidence-inspiring handling. But, its image is still behind BMW and Audi.
Date added: Monday 29 November 2010.
Volvo XC70 4×4 (2007 – ) expert review
The Volvo XC70 is one of the most practical large estate cars on the market. It’s also built to a high standard, supremely comfortable and extremely safe.
Date added: Thursday 25 November 2010.
Volvo S80 saloon (2006 – ) expert review
The Volvo S80 won’t set the world on fire, but it's comfortable, refined and packed to the gills with safety equipment. Equipment levels are generous too.
Date added: Wednesday 24 November 2010.
Volvo V60 estate (2010 – ) expert review
The Volvo V60 offers style, space and safety. In short, everything you could want from a modern estate car.
Date added: Thursday 02 September 2010.
Volvo news
Volvo extends Selekt Approved Used Car Programme
Volvo has extended the coverage of its Approved Used Car programme. The Selekt scheme now covers cars up to seven years old and with less than 100,000 miles on the clock.
Date added: Tuesday 14 May 2013.
Ultra-low CO2 Volvo V60 plug-in hybrid reviewed
You expect innovations in safety from Volvo, but not necessarily in engine technology. However, with the V60 plug-in hybrid, the company has created something brand new: the world’s first diesel-electric plug-in hybrid.
Date added: Friday 03 May 2013.
2014 Volvo V40 now even more efficient
The Volvo V40 is now available with a new petrol engine and a new automatic gearbox to make for even more impressive emissions and MPG figures.
Date added: Thursday 14 March 2013.
Geneva 2013: Volvo V60 plug-in hybrid
The facelifted Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid continues the fine tradition of Volvo estates but this one aims to crack the tricky balance between good performance and being environmentally friendly. Can it deliver?
Date added: Tuesday 05 March 2013.