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The Volvo XC40 has claimed yet another significant honour, adding the New Car of the Year title in the Motor Trader 2019 Awards to its impressive collection. Its success confirms its status as a game-changing model in the fiercely competitive premium compact SUV market, more than a year on from its UK debut. Motor Trader’s […]
The Volvo V60 has long been quite a good ‘Q’ car. It is understated but efficient, smooth and comfortable. Can the new estate car (saloon to follow) better the outgoing model by improving on weaker areas? Will it be premium enough to take sales from the likes of BMW or Audi? Watch the video from […]
Not a single Volvo XC90 occupant has died in a car-to-car accident in the UK, according to official Government crash figures. The statistics, provided by the police as a result of personal injury accidents on public roads, show that no XC90 driver or passenger fatalities have been reported since records began in 2004. The XC90, […]
Now look – we at Car Articles understand the appeal of the SUV. An imposing road presence, the imperious driving position and (sometimes) greater visibility all mean good things. That said, do you really want all of that extra additional weight to lug around? Or the rolling in the corners brought on by a car […]
The new Volvo XC60 has been crowned overall UK Car Of The Year 2018. It also took the award for ‘Best Medium Crossover’ in the same awards, showing that it is not only best in category but currently best on the road overall. “The XC60 being crowned UK Car of the Year 2018 is very […]
The SUV category was chosen as this year’s first Car Of The Year award because of the proliferation of this type of vehicle now. Whether small or large, you can have a high riding, big wheeled tall car in just about every price bracket. However, we consider the Volvo XC60 to be the best of […]
The new SEAT Arona was awarded the maximum Euro NCAP test five stars in November 2017 – along with seven other cars! Also awarded were the VW T-Roc, Skoda Karoq and Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, with robust performance in all areas of assessment. The Vauxhall Crossland X, VW Polo and Citroen C3 Aircross also came up trumps. […]
Look at these two cars. The S60 and V60 might well be some of the best ‘Q’ cars on the market. Fettled by the performance division of Volvo – Polestar – either car will be just at home taking the kids to school or smashing the nearest track day. The cars shown are the Model […]
This short video is well worth a watch. In it, you’ll see how the Volvo S60 was pushed to the ragged edge of performance at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The test took place last year, after the FIA World Touring Car Championship and the record breaking results will be used to further develop Volvo cars into the […]
The Volvo XC60 as most people know it has been around for nine years now. Interestingly, it has sold in increasing numbers, to the point where the previous year it sold more than it had at any other point. What do we take from that? Quite simply that as reviews have gotten around and people […]