http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:57:53 -0500 Car Reviews -- Get the consensus and opinions from TheCarConnection and from around the Web on your favorite car. Lifestyle/Fashion http://static.thecarconnection.com/website/tcc-feed.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1038126_preview-2010-volvo-s60 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1038126_preview-2010-volvo-s60 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:38:00 -0500 • What is it? A stylish four-door with a Swedish twist • The basics: Coupe-like styling and efficient powertrains • On sale: In the second half of next year, with a public showing and more details at the Geneva Motor Show • Price: $32,000-plus (est.) Volvo is busy preparing its entry to the mid-size sedan market in the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037325_volvo-targets-tweens-in-twilight-new-moon http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037325_volvo-targets-tweens-in-twilight-new-moon Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:29:00 -0400 A couple of months ago, we mentioned that Volvo had paid for product placement arranged to have its products placed in The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Now that the movie is prepping for a November release, Volvo has upped its marketing game by launching WhatDrivesEdward.com. The microsite highlights the Volvo/Twilight alliance and gives visitors a ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037326_ford-geely-is-preferred-bidder-for-volvo http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037326_ford-geely-is-preferred-bidder-for-volvo Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:34:00 -0400 Ford Motor Company says China's Geely is the leader in the thinly populated race for Volvo Cars. In a release, the world's fourth-largest automaker said that the Geely consortium would enter "more detailed and focused negotiations" to sell the Swedish car company to the Chinese automaker. Ford has had Volvo on the market since last year, when ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036160_volvo-listens-carefully-in-new-nvh-lab http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036160_volvo-listens-carefully-in-new-nvh-lab Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:11:00 -0400 As the editors of TheCarConnection.com have experienced time and time again, an unsatisfying sound or some stray creaks and rattles can ruin an otherwise perfectly good new-car driving impression. Likewise, sometimes a vehicle that is very capable and sporty just doesn't feel the part because you don't hear the right performance sounds above ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035684_volvo-to-sell-diesel-electric-plug-in-hybrids-by-2012 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035684_volvo-to-sell-diesel-electric-plug-in-hybrids-by-2012 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:30:00 -0400 Technology has always been at the core of the automobile, and as tehcnology steps forward, so too does the automotive powetrain--from the realm of pure combustion to electrical power. Today, Volvo announced another step down that road with its intent to have a production diesel-electric plug-in hybrid on the road by 2012. Unlike some other ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035375_volvo-working-on-another-ev-for-real-this-time http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035375_volvo-working-on-another-ev-for-real-this-time Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:31:00 -0400 Yesterday we broke the news that Volvo is launching a fully electric vehicle next month. And although that's technically true, the news probably isn't very interesting to car buyers since the vehicle in question is a golf cart. However, Volvo and EV fans are in for a bit of luck: the company has now announced that it's hard at work on a second ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035287_volvo-to-launch-new-ev-next-month http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035287_volvo-to-launch-new-ev-next-month Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:36:00 -0400 It's been a busy week in the auto industry -- especially for European automakers. The big theme of Frankfurt has clearly been green technology, and most manufacturers in attendance claim to have some sort of electric vehicle in the works. The majority of those EV announcements have been vague, but here's one that isn't: Volvo is rolling out a ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034968_preview-2010-volvo-c30-hatchback http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034968_preview-2010-volvo-c30-hatchback Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:15:00 -0400 • What is it? One of the most stylish three-door hatchbacks on the market • The basics: Ultra-frugal engines and a practical hatchback body • On sale: Next year, with a public showing and more details at the Frankfurt auto show • Price: $24,000 (est.) Volvo's ultra-stylish C30 hatchback has a received a facelift ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034797_preview-2010-volvo-c70-convertible http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034797_preview-2010-volvo-c70-convertible Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:02:00 -0400     What is it?     The basics: A folding hard-top and sultry styling     On sale: Early next year, with a public showing and more details at the Frankfurt Auto Show     Price: $40,000 (est.) Volvo's ultra-stylish C70 Convertible has a received a facelift for the 2010 model year and has been revealed today ahead of its official world debut ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034364_rumor-fat-lady-still-quiet-swedish-group-to-bid-for-volvo http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034364_rumor-fat-lady-still-quiet-swedish-group-to-bid-for-volvo Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:50:00 -0400 It's been widely reported that Chinese automaker Geely is putting the finishing touches on an offer to purchase Volvo -- and frankly, when we saw yesterday's release about Chinese astronauts' love for the Volvo S80L, we thought the deal was done. However rumors have surfaced that a group of Swedish businesses, called Konsortium Jakob AB, is ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034339_crash-testing-in-the-old-days-volvo-safety-video http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034339_crash-testing-in-the-old-days-volvo-safety-video Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:28:00 -0400 Last Thursday was the 50th birthday of the three-point safety harness, invented by Volvo's first safety engineer, Nils Bohlin. After we ran an item to commemorate the event, we got a nice note from the UK offering us a video clip with some Volvo safety history. The video turns out to have wonderful historic footage of how safety testing used ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034206_celebrating-seat-belt-safety-50-years-of-saving-lives http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034206_celebrating-seat-belt-safety-50-years-of-saving-lives Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:28:00 -0400 As you get into your car today and buckle your belt without a second thought, pause for a moment. Today is the 50th birthday of the three-point safety belt, an invention that has saved hundreds of thousands of lives globally. The safety harness, as it used to be called, was created in 1959 by Nils Bohlin. He became Swedish carmaker Volvo's ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022735_rumor-geely-submitting-293-million-bid-for-volvo http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022735_rumor-geely-submitting-293-million-bid-for-volvo Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:12:00 -0400 According to a (very brief) article in China Car Times, Chinese automaker Geely is finally prepared to submit a bid to Ford Motor Company for Volvo. Geely's alleged offer: $293 million. A couple of weeks ago, sources were circulating a similar rumor, but with a figure of $2 billion attached. And back in June, our own Marty Padgett noted that ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022427_volvo-offers-free-vacation-to-supplement-existing-free-vacation-offer http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022427_volvo-offers-free-vacation-to-supplement-existing-free-vacation-offer Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:44:00 -0400 Volvo's Overseas Delivery Program regularly offers American Volvo buyers two round-trip tickets to Gothenburg, Sweden so they can pick out the car they want from the Volvo factory and have it shipped back to the U.S. But now Volvo has one-upped itself: from now through September 1, the company is running a contest that allows anyone to plan a ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022334_ford-focus-volvo-c30-get-top-marks-in-iihs-safety-ratings http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022334_ford-focus-volvo-c30-get-top-marks-in-iihs-safety-ratings Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:52:00 -0400 The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has conducted a new battery of crash tests -- this time on an assortment of coupes. Generally speaking, all five models performed well, but the Ford Focus and the Volvo C30 came out on top, beating out the Chevrolet Cobalt, Honda Civic, and Scion tC. Each of the small and midsize coupes earned an ..]]>