“Do not underestimate how appealing a high seating position is to customers”
It's tough being a hatchback, eh? One day you're soup du jour, the next you're being shunned in favor of fancy new SUV-shaped things. If this troubles you as much as us, please direct your anger toward Volvo,
When it comes to small cars, Volvo isn't exactly the first name to pop into mind. Sure, it has had models like the C30, the S40 and the V40 wagon/hatch. But while the last one has been selling quite well,
Volvo Philippines is confident that when you test-drive the V40 Cross Country, you'll choose it against its competitors. Otherwise, you'll get a free tank of fuel.That's right. For its latest promo for the V40 Cross Country, Volvo
There is a call from PR and marketing people that never gets old. When you pick up the phone and hear the words "test drive," "exclusive," and "weekend," it immediately makes your day.One such call was made to us last week,
Volvo's rugged estates (or station wagons) have always had a special appeal. They're versatile crossovers that you can take on a classy night out, then bring out of town the next morning. Even light dirt trails are no problem for
Chinese ownership hasn't ruined brand's originality
Automobile gauges are one of the most overlooked aspects of a car's cabin. We take the design of gauges for granted because their main function is utility, and as long as they tell us what we need to know, we hardly
Volvo\'s pioneering work on pedestrian protection has earned for the Swedish carmaker the 2013 Global NCAP Innovation Award at the \"Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Conference\" in Seoul, South Korea, recently.With pedestrians accounting for a significant number of traffic fatalities in
Viking Cars, the official distributor of Volvo vehicles in the country, has quietly brought into its showrooms the all-new V40 five-door hatchback, a car that has the characteristics of larger Volvo models \"wrapped in a sleek, compact package.\" The local
While we're waiting for the Volvo V40 wagon to reach our shores--hopefully by the end of March as we reported earlier this week--Polestar, the Swedish carmaker's motorsport and performance partner, has announced that the model is now included
Volvo Cars Asia Pacific president Carl Goran Larsson recently made a courtesy call to Volvo Philippines' headquarters in Makati City. He also dropped by the two newest Volvo dealerships in Metro Manila: Volvo Cars North EDSA Centris in Quezon City and Volvo
Volvo is developing a technology that will allow its cars to automatically follow the vehicle in front of them "in slow-moving queues up to 50kph." Said technology will reportedly be ready for production by 2014."This technology makes driving more relaxed
Fifteen years ago, Volvo gave birth to a segment that featured a luxurious midsize station wagon with an all-wheel drivetrain and the ground clearance to go with it. That car was the V70 Cross Country, or the XC70, which is how
Volvo has made an already desirable car even better by fitting the V40 with an R-Design package, making it "a head-turner that radiates a truly stylish and dynamic look.""The V40 R-Design is designed around the performance-minded individual
In the latest Euro NCAP collision test, Volvo's all-new V40 not only received the top rating of five stars, but its overall result is the best-ever recorded by the institute."A fantastic result," said Thomas Broberg, senior technical safety
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