• Volvo ReCharge Concept

    13 September 2007 by Rowan Atkinson

    A Volvo hybrid? Let me guess, it appeases the greens but fails to deliver in the real-world The typical hybrid this is not. Instead of having an electric motor that only works at very low speeds...

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  • Volvo ReCharge Concept

    13 September 2007 by Rowan Atkinson

    Volvo ReCharge concept

    A Volvo hybrid? Let me guess, it appeases the greens but fails to deliver in the real-world The typical hybrid this is not. Instead of having an electric motor that only works at very low speeds...

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  • Volvo V70 and XC70

    08 March 2007 by Rowan Atkinson

    Bigger, safer, better. That'll be the new V70 Volvo unveiled two key new models at Geneva – the V70 estate and its faux-by-four sibling, the XC70. Key cars because despite the growing popularity of...

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  • Volvo XC70 (2007): first official pictures

    06 March 2007 by Rowan Atkinson

    I see Volvo hasn't given up on the halfway SUV idea Far from it. In fact Volvo UK watched sales of the old V70-based XC70 rise after the introduction of the full-blown XC90 off-roader. Apparently many...

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  • Volvo V70 (2007): unveiled

    02 February 2007 by James Mullan

    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...

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  • Volvo C30 (2006): first official pictures

    25 July 2006 by Phil McNamara

    The lowdown This is the Volvo C30, a rakish three-door set to take on the BMW 1-series and Audi A3. Unconventionally, this hatchback only has four seats; conventionally, it mounts its engines across...

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