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Volvo will showcase its latest plug-in hybrid technology in the new 2012 XC60 Plug-in Hybrid concept car at next week's Detroit auto show. The Swedes have been developing a range of plug-in hybrid cars, using both petrol and diesel. The hybridised V60 which goes on sale in Europe later in 2012 uses diesel, whereas the new SUV drinks from the ...

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Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid concept car (2012) first pics

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Tim Pollard, 04 January 2012 11:43

Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid (2012): first details

Sarah-Jayne Harrison, 28 January 2011 12:00

Volvo will unveil its new V60 Plug-in Hybrid at the 2011 Geneva motor show in March. The new Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is described as 'virtually production-ready' and will be built and sold by the Swedish car company from 2012. What are the components of the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrd? Driving the front wheels through a six-speed automatic is an upgraded ...

Choice of UK police cars massively slimmed down

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Tim Pollard, 22 October 2010 11:03

Car enthusiasts will soon be able to relax a little after it was announced that the range of police cars approved for use in Britain is being slashed. Those backward glances in your mirror will now be a simpler mental process. This week’s Government spending review will purge many of the wilder police cars favoured by some constabularies, as they ...

Volvo V60 estate (2010) first official pictures

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Mark Passer, 05 July 2010 16:00

Volvo has unveiled the new V60 estate car, a sleeker kind of estate from the traditionally boxy Swedes. It's the wagon version of the new S60 and it has overtones of the BMW 3-series Touring in the metal. Trust us; we've seen it. It's sleek and lower slung than previous Volvo load luggers and reflects a definite shift in emphasis.As ...

Volvo commits to plug-in diesel hybrids in 2012

Tim Pollard, 24 September 2009 16:53

Volvo will launch its first hybrid production cars in two years' time. The 2012 replacement for the V70 - which won't necessarily be a conventional estate - will have a premium range-topper powered by a plug-in diesel-electric powertrain. CAR's out in Sweden trying out the tech and today we drove a prototype for the new electric Volvo green car. It's ...

Volvo V70 (2007): unveiled

James Mullan, 02 February 2007 09:09

New Volvo V70: the lowdown Today heralds the launch of a new Volvo of the sort that’s shaped the world’s view of the Swedish company: a large, luxury estate. The new V70 is more practical, roomier and – surprise, surprise – faster than its predecessor. Volvo has attempted to spice up its oh-so-sensible estate by installing the T6 six-cylinder 285bhp ...

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