Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik My old 1994 Volvo 940 Turbo wagon was the first car I owned with usable cupholders, coming from a 1984 Mercedes-Benz 300TD with none and a 1994 Mazda Miata with two cupholders positioned just ahead of the shifter, rendering them unusable. Not only were the Volvo’s usable, but they were cool, metal … Read more
The Volvo EX90 is a ridiculously comfortable, quiet and luxurious electric vehicle, but what if you aren’t quite ready to go fully electric? Well, that’s where the XC90 comes in. It’s been refreshed with new styling and a new infotainment system, and while those changes aren’t exactly revolutionary, they should make the XC90 more desirable. … Read more
Photo: Genesis Maybe it’s a sign that at the ripe old age of 28 I’m becoming jaded, but I don’t think many modern cars look as good as they did just a few years or restyles ago. When car designers are asked to design a new vehicle, they have to remember that aerodynamic efficiency, safety, … Read more
Image: UCG (Getty Images) Data from the start of Q2 of this year shows sales are up 14 percent in the U.S. Despite that, there’s still millions of people out there who still haven’t purchased an EV and don’t plan on buying one. A Small and Overpriced (for Volvo’s Target Audience) EV is Coming Last … Read more
While most of the world’s carmakers — and the press outlets who dutifully chronicle their every mood swing — are busy hyperventilating over unfair subsidies greasing the skids for the cataclysmic Chinese electric car menace come to up-end the auto business we westerners all know and love, Volvo Cars and its fans can only thank … Read more
The upcoming Polestar 3 hasn’t gone into production yet, but parent company Geely has already decided to give it a discount that slashes the EV’s price by nearly $10,000. Carmakers are usually timid with pricing forecasts for their latest models because final MSRPs are (supposedly) subject to things like volatile supply chains and the ever-increasing … Read more
Photo: Volvo Out of all the legacy automakers, Volvo is one of the most steadfast and fastest working when it comes to the transition to electric cars. In every market the Swedish brand will only sell EVs by 2030, with no caveats or asterisks attached. Volvo already has a growing lineup of electric cars that … Read more
