Volvo car reviews
Volvo reviews
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 – ) 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 C70 convertible (2006 -) expert review
The Volvo C70’s great looks, strong engine range and impressive spec list and clever roof mechanism make it a great drop-top you can live with all year round.
Date added: Wednesday 04 August 2010.
Volvo news
Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is £45k
The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid will have a range of 32 miles running on electricity alone, before its diesel engine takes over – making shorter journeys emission and fuel consumption free for its owners. It’s powered by both a 2.4-litre turbocharged diesel engine with 215bhp and an electric motor with 70bhp.
Date added: Tuesday 13 December 2011.
Britain’s safest cars
Safety is one of the top factors when motorists choose their next cars. And with models offering more protection than ever, there’s plenty of choice.
Date added: Friday 02 September 2011.
Used cars with the lowest running costs
With fuel prices at an unprecedented high and a one penny per litre cut in fuel tax unlikely to transform your motoring costs, a fuel efficient car could be for you. Auto Trader’s used car editor, Stuart Milne said: “Luckily, cars are becoming more and more efficient, and there are now plenty of affordable cars available on the used market that can cover more than 60mpg.
Date added: Monday 04 July 2011.
Nissan LEAF and Ford Focus: crash tested
The Nissan LEAF is the first electric car to be awarded a top five-star Euro NCAP crash test result by the recognised European car safety body. Nissan has a strong crash safety record, but faced new challenges with the all-electric LEAF.
Date added: Thursday 26 May 2011.