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Volvo Polestar Performance Optimization

Volvo announces Polestar-designed tuning packages for cars equipped with a Drive-E engine

Volvo's Polestar Performance Optimization kits boost mid-range performance by tweaking the throttle response and making gear changes faster.
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Stretch out! Volvo’s luxurious ‘lounge console’ concept coddles passengers

At this year’s Shanghai auto show, Volvo revealed its approach to interior car innovation with the Lounge Console concept.
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Volvo will introduce a plug-in hybrid S60 in Shanghai, but Americans won’t be able to buy it

The gas-electric Volvo S60L Twin Engine pairs a four-cylinder engine with an electric motor mounted over the rear axle.
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Set to replace the S80, the upcoming Volvo S90 will target the 5 Series and the E-Class

Set to debut in Frankfurt, the Volvo S90 will feature a more distinctive design and an upscale interior inspired by the XC90.
Volvo XC90 Excellence

Fit for a king, the XC90 Excellence is the most luxurious car that Volvo has ever built

The range-topping XC90 Excellence is the most luxurious car that Volvo has ever built in its 88-year history.
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Volvo LifePaint is an invisible spray that makes cyclists visible to drivers at night

Volvo has created a temporary spray that makes bicyclists visible when in the line of car headlights during those perilous nighttime hours.
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Infotainment Review: Volvo Sensus Connect

Volvo's new XC90 is replete with innovations, but perhaps the most impressive is its new Sensus Connect infotainment system.
Volvo Sensus Connect

Why does in-car tech lag behind phone tech? It’s trickier than you think

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First Drive: 2016 Volvo XC90

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Volvo says its Autopilot autonomous-car tech is ready for public roads

Volvo says it has a production-ready system for autonomous cars, and plans to test it on public roads with actual customers in Sweden.
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First drive: 2015 Volvo V60 Cross Country

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Never want to see a gas station again? Volvo may be able to help you

Volvo is reportedly looking into a fuel-delivery service that would top off owners' tanks wherever they happen to be.
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Volvo is preparing a more upscale XC90 … How do you say ‘Maybach’ in Swedish?

Volvo's yet-unnamed posh XC90 will offer room for four passengers on individual seats that will be heated, cooled and power-adjustable.
Volvo S60 Cross Country

Volvo on Cross Country line: ‘We are starting to really believe in the potential of the brand’

Volvo’s Senior Vice President of Product Strategy Lex Kerssemakers recently said that the automaker plans more Cross Country models in the future.
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Volvo may join Formula E electric car racing series

Volvo is ending support for Polestar touring-car race teams, but it's considering a shot at the FIA Formula E electric series.
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Missed out on Volvo’s sporty S60 and V60 Polestar? There are more on the way

Volvo will do a second production run of its S60 and V60 Polestar performance models, and is open to doing other versions in the future.
Volvo XC90 R-Design

As if the XC90 wasn’t handsome enough, Volvo flaunts sporty ‘R-Design’ variant in Detroit

Volvo has showcased the sporty R-Design variant of its XC90 SUV at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.
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UPDATED: Volvo S60 Inscription is the first Chinese made car to be sold in the US

Volvo's new car unveiled in Detroit is a long wheelbase version of its S60 sedan. More interestingly it could be the first Chinese built car sold in the US.
Volvo S60 Cross Country

Volvo literally cranks things up with the S60 Cross Country sedan

Volvo has introduced the S60 sedan to its Cross Country family of vehicles.
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Hello, MPG! 5 automakers that plan to make 2015 the year of the turbocharger

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Volvo wants to make a bike helmet to keep you from getting hit by Volvos

A collaboration between Volvo, POC, and Ericsson will produce wearable cycling technology that hopes to end collisions between cyclists and cars.
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Volvo’s smart connected helmet keeps cyclists safe

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Volvo starts over from scratch, will replace entire line by 2018

Volvo has made the news a lot in the last year, thanks to the introduction of new engines and the debut of the stunning new XC90. But the Swedish automaker is just getting started; Volvo is planning on releasing as many as seven new cars in the next three years.
2015 Volvo XC90

Volvo may swap auto shows for online sales and more digital marketing

Volvo plans to start selling cars online and focus more on digital marketing, while curtailing its presence at international auto shows.
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Volvo gets closer to a zero-emission car with its new three-cylinder engine

Currently in testing, Volvo has developed a small-displacement three-cylinder engine for its CMA platform.
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Does Volvo’s XC90 T8 Hybrid have the power to back up its green yet sporty sensibilities?

With an output of 400-horsepower and a high MPGe, the XC90 raises the bar for plug-in SUV’s.
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Volvo continues to make roads safer with new technology

Volvo’s vision for 2020 is autonomous driving, parking and other accident-preventing systems.
2015 Volvo V60 Cross Country

Good news, college professors: Volvo’s rugged Cross Country wagon is back

The 2015 Volvo V60 Cross Country brings the Cross Country nameplate back to Volvo showrooms after a brief hiatus.
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Think outside the battery: Weird, clever, crazy tech driving green cars further

When we think about automotive efficiency we tend to think of electric cars and hybrids, but there is a whole world of crazy and cool ideas beyond that.
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Why touch screens are killing the center console command wheel

Last week Audi announced that it would be switching to touchscreens in favor of its command wheels, and as we explore that just might be a bad decision.
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On track or highway, Volvo’s V60 Polestar is as unrelenting as it is unassuming

Volvo High Performance Drive-E Powertrain concept

How turbochargers are going to save the planet, while burning more rubber

A Volvo Drive-E powertrain concept with three turbochargers makes 450 horsepower from just 2.0 liters. Is this the future of internal combustion?
Volvo High Performance Drive-E Powertrain concept

Volvo unveils 450-hp Drive-E engine with electric turbo

A Volvo Drive-E powertrain prototype produces 450 hp from 2.0 liters, thanks in part to an electric turbocharger.
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Volvo Trucks pranks valet in new video

Volvo Trucks wanted to prove its new FH was a sports car at heart, so it brought it to the stomping ground of sports cars: the Italian Riviera.