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Richard Yarrow, Editor
The safest car we have ever built – that’s the claim Volvo is making about the new XC60. From a firm that has built its entire reputation on making strong cars, it’s a bold statement. Designed as a baby brother to the XC90, an SUV which has been a massive success for the Swedish firm, the XC60 will get its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show in a fortnight. It will go on sale in Europe in the autumn, and in North America early next year. One hears the term, DNA, a lot in automotive circles, and the automaker’s Geneva preview was no exception. But as Volvo’s design director Steve Mattin, pointed out, it long seemed to stand for “Do Not Abandon,” as the Swedish maker hung on to the same, boring, boxy shapes that always seemed to roll off ...
Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 08/13/08 7:40 AM
Volvo is still not for sale, says a report from Autocar magazine, despite some Swedish workers calling for the brand to change hands and despite losses from the upscale carmaker. Autocar says, as... Read full review
Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 03/19/08 11:35 PM
With the imminent break-up of Ford Motor Co.’s Premier Automotive Group, it’s getting lonely out at PAG headquarters, in Irvine, CA. Gone is Aston Martin , now owned by Kuwaiti investors... Read full review
Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 03/07/08 4:06 PM
Pack up the lutefisk (maybe in a new XC60 crossover ) and leave the keys to the PAG building behind--Volvo's calling it quits in California and heading back to New Jersey. Ford's upscale... Read full review
Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 02/27/08 8:46 AM
A Lancer-derived concept is coming to the Mitsubishi stand in Geneva , and these are the first photos to be released of the new vehicle. Mitsu’s Prototype-S takes the stage for the first time... Read full review
Volvo will launch a new sport utility vehicle called the Volvo XC60 that's expected to go on sale in Spring 2009.Expect the XC60 to have about the same footprint as the S60 sedan, but to be... Read full review
Vehicle OverviewVolvo's XC60 is a new small crossover SUV that competes with other premium entries, like the Acura RDX and Land Rover LR2. Powered by a turbo inline-six-cylinder engine, the... Read full review
The safest car we have ever built – that’s the claim Volvo is making about the new XC60. From a firm that has built its entire reputation on making strong cars, ... Read full review
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