All Volvo articles – Page 4
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Volvo XC60 concept
Volvo will introduce the XC60 concept at the Detroit Auto Show in January.
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Volvo V70
Volvo has just released details of the all-new Volvo V70 wagon. With its more athletic lines, fast windscreen angle, blacked-out side pillars and C30-inspired taillights, the V70's style is said to hint at its newfound on-road dynamism. The rear end features an unusual design where the tailgate takes the upper ...
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Volvo XC60
Volvo has just released official photographs of its new XC60 ‘sporty crossover' the firm is set to reveal at the forthcoming Geneva Auto Show. The production car is closely based on the XC60 concept unveiled at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, but the design has been sadly diluted in its ...
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Volvo S60 concept
This is the first look at the new S60 concept Volvo plans to reveal at the Detroit Auto Show in January. The concept gives an indication of what the new sedan will look like when it's launched in 2010.
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VIDEO: Volvo S60 concept
We showed you a sketch of the Volvo S60 concept last month, and now the company has revealed more official images of the car, set to be unveiled at the NAIAS in Detroit. Previewing the all-new S60 scheduled for launch in 2010, the new car is a dynamic, flowing form ...
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New Volvo C70
Volvo has significantly revised its C70, replacing the model that made its debut in 2006. The new coupe/convertible features a redesigned exterior and interior, yet retains the three-piece retractable roof and four seat accommodations of its predecessor. "We have carefully redesigned the front and rear of the car so ...
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Volvo Concept Universe
Taking center stage at the Shanghai Auto Show was the Volvo concept Universe. As the first project done under Peter Horbury since his return to Volvo, and new owner Geely the car marks a departure from current design languages and returns to simple Scandinavian design.
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Volvo Concept XC Coupé
Volvo's Concept XC Coupé is the second of three concepts developed under the design language of senior vice-president design Thomas Ingenlath, and is a much-needed replacement for the XC90.
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Volvo Concept Estate [w/video]
Volvo's Concept Estate completes the trio of concepts created under senior vice president design Thomas Ingenlath following the Coupe and the XC Coupe and channels the classic P1800 ES.
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Volvo XC90 (2015)
After three highly-regarded concept cars and a rather extended gestation period, the first of the new generation of Volvo cars, the XC90 SUV, has been unveiled.
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Interview: Peter Horbury, Vice President Design, Volvo Cars
Currently Vice President Design at Volvo Cars, Peter Horbury has a long and illustrious association with the Swedish brand. Educated at Newcastle Polytechnic (now the University of Northumbria) and the Royal College of Art, he began his career with Chrysler and subsequently Ford in the UK, before his first association ...
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Volvo Chief Designer reinterprets classic P1800
Christopher Benjamin, Chief Designer at Volvo's Monitoring and Concept Center in the US, has penned his vision of a future P1800 as part of Volvo's half-centenary celebrations for the car.
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Design Development: Volvo C30
A key part of the design, which emphasises the shooting wagon concept, is the rear side window that is much longer and narrower than on premium hatchbacks such as the Audi A3, BMW 1 Series, Mercedes C-Class Sports Coupe or Mini. Plus the glass hatch that extends way below the ...
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Design Development: Volvo C30
Although Volvo is best known for its large wagons and sedans, it has a periodic history of making sporty cars too. It made the P1800 coupe for ten years from 1961, which culminated in the pretty 1800ES shooting wagon, made for a brief two years from 1972-73. Two decades later ...
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Design Development: Volvo S60
This racetrack theme actually originated with the interior design, which was led by chief interior designer Jonathan Disley. "We had already developed the ‘Spa' theme for the S80/V70 - a feeling of luxury, of wellbeing after a long trip. The question was how to turn that into something very racy ...
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Design Development: Volvo S60
Last year's Volvo S60 concept stirred up great expectations for the production version to follow. Wearing an exciting new face and sleek, coupe-like proportions pushed through by then Design Director Steve Mattin, it promised to usher in a new era of more overtly sporting design at the Swedish brand.
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Volvo to unveil new SUV tomorrow [w/video]
Volvo will premiere a mystery new vehicle tomorrow after releasing a series of three teaser videos.